Travel Reference
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welcomes spectators whenever it's open and is a popular stop in the monthly Art At-
tack.
West Seattle
DUWAMISH HEAD
LANDMARK
( 775 from Seacrest Dock)
Popular for its views of Elliott Bay and downtown, this is the
former site of Luna Park. In its days as an over-the-top amusement center, the park
covered more than 10 acres and boasted the 'longest bar on the bay.' This grand asser-
tion unfortunately led to claims of debauchery and carousing, and the park was eventu-
ally closed in 1913 by the conservative powers-that-were.
ALKI BEACH PARK
BEACH, PARK
( 775 from Seacrest Dock)
Alki Beach has an entirely different feel from the rest of
Seattle: this 2-mile stretch of sand could almost fool you into thinking it's California, at
least on a sunny day, except for the obvious lack of…Californians. There's a bike path,
volleyball courts on the sand, and rings for beach fires.
Look for the miniature Statue of Liberty, donated by the Boy Scouts (currently re-
moved for repair and replaced by a copy). There's also a pylon marking Arthur Denny's
landing party's first stop in 1851, which for some reason has a chip of Massachusetts'
Plymouth Rock embedded in its base.
ALKI POINT LIGHTHOUSE
LANDMARK
( 206-217-6123; btwn Beach Dr & Point Pl, Alki Beach; 775 from Seacrest Dock)
The US
Coast Guard maintains this lighthouse. It has limited public hours and you can't just
walk up to it, but tours are available by appointment. Call for a current schedule and
more information.
LOG HOUSE MUSEUM
MUSEUM
( 206-938-5293;
www.loghousemuseum.inf
o
; 3003 61st Ave SW; suggested donation $3;
noon-4pm Thu-Sun; 775 from Seacrest Dock)
A historical curiosity in Seattle's oldest
neighborhood, this museum was built in 1903 from Douglas fir trees as a carriage
house for a much larger property that once stood on the site. When all around it was
moved or demolished to lay out West Seattle, the house miraculously survived and now
sits amid a dense urban grid rather than dense forest.
It has been a museum focusing mainly on local history since 1995.
