Nearby Happy Valley House

Groceries

Safeway 8340 15th Ave NW has a pharmacy

QFC 5700 24th Ave NW

Trader Joe’s 4609 14th Ave NW

PCC 1451 NW 46th

Fred Meyer 915 NW 45Th St & 100 N. 85^th St. NW has a pharmacy. Fred Meyer is a local arm of Kroger and is a good place to find almost anything you might need from clothing to groceries.

Cannabis Shops

Have popped up like weeds in Seattle (pun intended :-), here’s two we like.

Dockside 4601 Leary Way & 8401 Aurora Ave N. Good selection of local growers, knowledgeable staff

Seattle Tonics 12059 Aurora Ave N (SR 99) Hole in the wall with good prices, and a good bargain rack.

FOOD and DRINK

The Walrus and the Carpenter 4743 Ballard Ave NW

Ballard Annex Oyster House 5410 Ballard Ave NW,

Stoneburner 5214 Ballard Ave NW

Paseo Caribbean Food 6226 Seaview Ave NW

The Fat Hen 1418 NW 70th St

NightLife & BrewPubs

Tractor Tavern 5213 Ballard Ave NW

Sunset Tavern 5433 Ballard Ave NW

Conor Byrne Pub 5140 Ballard Ave NW

Hazlewood 2311 NW Market St

Ballard Station Public House 2236 NW Market St

Stoup Brewing 1108 NW 52nd St

Reuben’s Brews 5010 14th Ave NW

Cloudburst 5456 Shilshole Ave NW

THINGS TO DO

Check out the National Nordic Heritage Museum and learn why Ballard has such historic ties to Scandinavia. 2655 NW Market St.

Woodland Park Zoo 5500 Phinney Ave.

While in Seattle be sure to visit the Ballard Locks, Drive South down 32^nd Ave NW to the end and you almost run straight into the locks

Visit the beach at Golden Gardens Park, 8498 Seaview PL NW (very close – top of the street, right and follow Golden Garden’s Dr to the end). WARNING, if your vehicle is over 9 feet high 11”, DO NOT go this way, there is a very low bridge. Check the map and take NW 65^th St

Uber/Lime/Other electric bike rentals, and the nearest bus stop are about 6 blocks away at the corner of 32^nd Ave NW and NW 85^th St

Drop your bags and explore the nearby neighborhoods of Ballard, Greenwood (on our map) and Fremont (just off our map at the South end of Green Lake).