Fremont Travel Guide

 Jonathan_C Says:  When you visit Fremont you should stroll the Burke Gilman Trail along the water, find a comfortable spot to sit and just relax for a while. Before long a sailboat will approach the bridge and ask it a question: "toooooot-toot?" The bridge will give a short answer:... 

 Jonathan_C Says:  If you're in Fremont on a Sunday then you won't be able to avoid spending some time at the market. You never know what you'll find and it provides some of the best people watching in Seattle.Did you know the Fremont Sunday Market was featured in a PBS documentary on flea... 

 glabah Says:  The Fremont neighborhood's first outdoor movie showing was in 1992, and ever since the summer nights in this part of Seattle have welcomed all manner of movies, eccentric pre-movie games, and group fun. The screen is the side of a building 1. Bring your own chair, or sofa,... 

 glabah Says:  Scattered throughout the Fremont district you will find kiosks on the sidewalk. These are known as the "Fremont Hysterical Markers" and tell stories and traditions about the area.You will also find Fremont brochures in these kiosks that tell you where certain stores and... 

 Jonathan_C Says:  The Still Life has been a Fremont institution since it opened in 1986. Here you simply cannot go wrong -- everything is fabulous. The fare is Northwest hearty. If you know of the Moosewood cookbooks then you know what you'll get here.The Still Life is also a great spot for... 

 Jonathan_C Says:  There are still places where people cross the street in their bath robes to go get their morning coffee. At the Lighthouse you'll meet the whole neighborhood including their dogs, kids, inlaws, guests, etc. Ed and Mileaux have created the ultimate gathering place for hilltop... 

 Jonathan_C Says:  If you're in Femont on a sunny Saturday night you should head out to the movies. Go see a good flick outside with your fellow Fremonsters and rest assured that your $5 ticket will go to a good cause. The Fremont Outdoor Movies is a local non-profit now in their 15th... 

 Jonathan_C Says:  Seattlites are raised learning the three R's: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. When it comes to shoes this means you'll be visiting your local cobbler. And when you count on your shoes to keep you alive in the mountains it's important to get them fixed properly. Dave Page has been a... 

 Jonathan_C Says:  Like everything else in Fremont, yards are up for grabs for individual artistic expression. If you stroll around the residential neighborhood you won't see a lot of tidy green lawns and trimmed hedges. Many of us have ripped out the sod to experiment with more interesting... 

 glabah Says:  According to the Seattle Parks web site, this park was dedicated on August 6, 1990 on the 45th Anniversary of the dropping of the bomb on Hiroshima. It was constructed by volunteers using $5,000 seed money from the professor that won the 1988 Hiroshima Peace Prize.The park... 

 glabah Says:  When discussing if the Seattle area tends to lean politically "red" or "blue", the response must always be somewhat mixed, for Seattle was doing thing in a "red" way long before those colors came to symbolize USA political parties.Indeed, with the arrival of this huge statue... 

 glabah Says:  The story goes that this rocket had its origins in Russia in the 1950s, and somehow wound up at a surplus materials dealer in Seattle by the 1990s. In order to create a "suitable landmark" for the Fremont District, local businesses and a few others raised funds to re-create...