Discovery Park, Seattle

Discovery Park is truly a great get away spot. If you just have a few minutes or an entire afternoon, it's a great place to take a book or magazine, or just to watch the boats cruise by or you could spend the entire day exploring the parks different features. I highly recommend the south beach trail that leads down to the beach, though be prepared for kind of a tough hike, and make sure you bring some water! It would also have been helpful to print a map of the park off before going. The only downfall was the smell that sometimes blew over from the nearby sewage treatment facility, which nearly made me a gag a few times. But overall, it's definitely worth visiting.