Seattle Urban Pockets of Nature

by pacnorthwester

16 Places

Kenmore, Washington

St. Edward State Park

A former Catholic seminary, now a Washington State Park, preserves undeveloped lands on Lake Washington and also hosts a luxury hotel.

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Bellevue, Washington

Mercer Slough Nature Park

This 329-acre nature park is Lake Washington's largest remaining wetland ecosystem.

RobertPakko

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Seattle, Washington

The Magnificent Forest

Tucked away in Seward Park is Seattle’s only old-growth forest.

RobertPakko

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Seattle, Washington

Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Gardens

A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.

meganmichelle

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Seattle, Washington

Fort Lawton

This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.

steedjb

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Seattle, Washington

Dunn Gardens

A lush Seattle garden designed by the same landscape architects responsible for New York's Central Park.

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Seattle, Washington

Beacon Food Forest

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

rachelrummel

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Seattle, Washington

Valley of the Gnomes

The classic lawn figurine now claims this wooded area as home.

RobertPakko

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Seattle, Washington

Amazon Spheres

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

Jake Uitti

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Seattle, Washington

Kubota Garden

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

EricGrundhauser

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Seattle, Washington

Seattle Chinese Garden

This beautiful landscape is the only Sichuan-style garden outside of China.

KVH

Seattle, Washington

Neukom Vivarium

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

Rebekah Otto

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Seattle, Washington

Seattle's Giant Sequoia Tree

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

Jake Uitti

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Seattle, Washington

Alki Flower Houses

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

Mira

Seattle, Washington

Volunteer Park Water Tower

One of the best views of the city is tucked away at the top of a water tower.

RobertPakko

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Issaquah, Washington

Treehouse Point

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.

Jessica Carpenter

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