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Surrounded by water, mountains, and old growth forests, Seattle’s proximity to nature sets it apart\u2014and its <\/strong>downtown<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is full of spaces where you can experience natural beauty among the buildings.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

From the stunning new Overlook Walk to secret local spots, there\u2019s an abundance of green and plant-filled destinations to pair with your trip to the Emerald City.<\/p>\n

All of the locations below are a great way for folks of all ages to experience fresh finds in Seattle\u2019s downtown neighborhoods and easily accessible from the Seattle Convention Center Arch building if you’re here for a meeting or event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Surrounded by water, mountains, and old growth forests, Seattle’s proximity to nature sets it apart\u2014and its downtown\u00a0is full …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":212,"featured_media":458254,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[229],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-458166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-things-to-do"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDowntown Green Spaces to Pair with Your Trip to Seattle - Visit Seattle<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Read our post: Downtown Green Spaces to Pair with Your Trip to Seattle.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/visitseattle.org\/blog\/downtown-green-spaces-to-pair-with-your-trip-to-the-northwest-flower-garden-festival\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Downtown Green Spaces to Pair with Your Trip to Seattle - 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