Woodland Park Zoo - Located near Green Lake, this lovely zoo offers excellent and well-kept exhibits covering the globe along with a family farm, indoor play area for children, and a petting zoo that is open during the spring and summer. They offer strollers to rent along with red wagons. The annual membership is very reasonable and well worth the price for the indoor play area alone! http://www.zoo.org/
Outback Christmas Tree and Kangaroo Farm - Come to Arlington to take a tour of this unique farm and its residents including kangaroos, wallabies, wallaroos, llamas, lemurs, alpaca, pygmy goats, peacocks, an ostrich, a miniature donkey, a parrot and an emu. Tours last 40 minutes and are $7 for children (2-12) and $8 for adults. There are 4 tours daily March - October, Wednesday through Sunday, and by appointment only November - February. http://www.christmastreesandroos.com/
Japanese Gardens - located in the Arboretum, the Japanese Gardens provide a lovely area to explore that is big enough to be interesting to adults but not so big as to be too big for little ones. A surprising numbers of toddlers visit the gardens, fascinated by the giant Koi and easy walking trails (you can buy bags of fish food on the grounds for $1). Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for 6-17, and free for 5 and under. http://www.cityofseattle.net/parks/parkspaces/japanesegarden.htm
Willows Edge Farm - this Bothell farm offers unique and rewarding experiences. You can take a family tour exploring this real working farm complete with horses, chickens, pigs and rabbits. On tours you may learn everything form how to brush a horse, to collecting farm eggs, feeding chickens and caring for rabbits. The entry fee is $5 for anyone 1 years old or older. Don't miss this one of a kind experience just outside of Seattle! http://www.willowsedgefarm.com/farm-tour.html
Cougar Mountain Zoo - this conservation focused zoo in Issaquah offers an award winning mountain lion exhibit. It also offers the largest Siberian reindeer herd in the country as well excellent Tiger and Macaw exhibits. An exciting option here are some of the "close encounter" tours you can take that let you get up and personal with Tigers, Reindeer, Cougars, Lemurs, Cranes, or Mule Deer. http://www.cougarmountainzoo.org/
Remlinger Farms - open May through October, Remlinger Farms offers 25 rides as well as a petting zoo, train ride, theater, restaurant and food booths. Kids can interact with ponies, goats, horses, pigs, cows, alpacas, sheep, bunnies and donkeys! http://www.remlingerfarms.com/index.htm
Northwestrek and Animal Park - this is a great place to get to know the native animals of the Northwest. With a focus on Northwest wildlife, this zoo also offers a tram tour through 435 acres of their free roaming area. It is a 55 mile drive from Seattle so plan naps accordingly. http://www.nwtrek.org/
Wolf Haven - with a mission of protecting and providing a sanctuary for wild wolves, Wolf Haven is located 77 miles outside of Seattle. They offer 45 minute guided tours and offer a unique opportunity to see wild wolves up close. One warning - if your child is deemed "disruptive" or upsetting to the animals, you will be asked to leave... http://www.wolfhaven.org/index.php
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