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Seattle Map: Washington Park ArboretumWashington Park Arboretum Frommer's Highly Recommended

Hours Daily dawn-dusk; Graham Visitors Center daily 10am-4pm
Address 2300 Arboretum Dr. E
Transportation Bus: 11. Enter on Lake Washington Blvd. E. off E. Madison St.; or take Wash. 520 off I-5 north of downtown, take the Montlake Blvd. exit, and go straight through the 1st intersection
Phone 206/543-8800
Web site depts.washington.edu/wpa/general.htm
Prices Free admission

Frommer's Review

The acres of trees and shrubs in Washington Park Arboretum stretch from the far side of Capitol Hill all the way to the Montlake Cut (a canal connecting Lake Washington to Lake Union). Within the 230-acre arboretum are 4,600 varieties of plants and quiet trails that are pleasant throughout the year but are at their most beautiful in spring, when the azaleas, cherry trees, rhododendrons, and dogwoods are all in bloom. The north end of the arboretum, a marshland that is home to ducks and herons, is popular with bird-watchers as well as kayakers and canoeists. A boardwalk with views across Lake Washington meanders along the waterside in this area (though noise from the adjacent freeway detracts considerably from the experience).

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