Seattle Attractions
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Discovery Park
Walking and jogging trails through forest and upon wild and windswept grassy meadows.   Steep sea cliffs with beach access and lighthouse.  Reputedly Seattle's best birding spot.  Native American cultural activities and art exhibits are at the park's Daybreak Star Arts Center.  The 535 acre park is Seattle's largest, and is  also home to the Fort Lawton Military Reservation.  (City of Seattle, Department of Parks and Recreation web site.)

Kubota Garden.  Located at Renton Avenue South and 55th Avenue South in the Rainier Beach neighborhood of south Seattle.

The Kubota Garden Foundation.  Office: 10915 51st Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98178.  Mail: P. O. Box 78338, Seattle, WA 98178-0338.  Phone: 206-725-5060.

Green Lake

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Victor Steinbrueck Park. 1600 Western Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101. Phone: 206-684-4075. GPS: N 47 36.555; W 122 20.517.

Volunteer Park

Waterfront Park. 1407 Alaskan Way. Seattle, WA 98101. Phone: 206-684-4075. GPS: N 47 36.411; W 122 20.483.

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Birds of Seattle and Puget Sound
by Chris C. Fisher, Ewa Pluciennik (Illustrator), Gary Ross (Illustrator)
December 1996, Paperback, 160 pages, (non-fiction)
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Kids Go! Seattle: A Fun-Filled, Fact-Packed Travel & Activity Book
by Donna Bergman
September 1996, Paperback,  (ages 9-12)
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Out and About Seattle With Kids: The Ultimate Family Guide for Fun and Learning
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March 1998, 2nd edition, Paperback, 250 pages, (guidebook)
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