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23 Listed places
4.7 average across 23 rated listings
W North River Dr • Davenport • Reardan
Free park admission; paid individual tickets or passes for Carrousel, SkyRide, and Skate Ribbon – Paid admission (~$12.95 adults, ~$9.95 youth ages 3-12, free for ages 2 and under); Value Pass bundles available
Popular Neighborhoods:
W North River Dr Davenport Reardan Hayden

Audubon Park

Famous for: Spacious 27-acre Olmsted-era neighborhood park with towering ponderosa pines, ballfields, a playground, and a seasonal splash pad.

Explore Spokane's 27-acre Audubon Park: home to ponderosa pine trails, baseball diamonds, a playground, summer splash pad, and nearby neighborhood dining.

Families with Kids Local Walkers & Runners Recreational Athletes

Bing Crosby House

Famous for: Bing Crosby’s preserved Spokane boyhood home and Gonzaga’s extensive collection of music, film and personal memorabilia

Visit Bing Crosby’s 1889 Spokane boyhood home at Gonzaga for free, exploring memorabilia, manuscripts, recordings and the singer’s story today.

Music lovers History buffs Families with school-age kids

Bird Aviation Museum and Invention Center

Hayden
Famous for: Historic aircraft, flight simulators, and Dr. Forrest Bird’s aviation-to-medical-invention legacy.

Explore vintage aircraft, flight simulators and Dr. Forrest Bird’s invention legacy at Hayden’s museum beside Pappy Boyington Field in Idaho.

Aviation enthusiasts Families History buffs

Cannon Hill Park

Famous for: Olmsted-designed 13-acre neighborhood park with a spring-fed duck pond, basalt stone footbridges, and shaded walking paths

Explore Cannon Hill Park on Spokane's South Hill, a 13-acre Olmsted-era park featuring a duck pond, basalt footbridges, shaded walking paths, and…

Families with children Architecture walkers Nature photographers

Fort Spokane Visitor Center & Museum

Davenport
Famous for: Interpreting an 1880 Army post, Indigenous boarding-school history, and Ice Age floods beside Lake Roosevelt.

Explore Fort Spokane’s 1892 guardhouse museum, boarding-school history, and military grounds near Davenport, with free admission and seasonal hours.

Military history enthusiasts Indigenous history learners Families with school-age children

Gaiser Conservatory

Famous for: Historic 1912-style Lord & Burnham glasshouse in Manito Park featuring tropical palms, desert cacti, and seasonal floral displays

Explore Spokane's historic Gaiser Conservatory in Manito Park, a free Lord & Burnham glasshouse filled with tropical palms, cacti, koi ponds, and…

Botanical enthusiasts families with children winter day-trippers

Huntington Park

Famous for: Close-range views of Lower Spokane Falls, the historic 1911 Monroe Street Bridge, and terraced riverside gardens.

Visit Huntington Park at 350 N Post St in downtown Spokane for free, close-up views of Lower Spokane Falls, the 1911 Monroe…

Waterfall photographers Couples Families with kids

Inland Northwest Rail Museum

Reardan
Famous for: Preserved Northern Pacific and Union Pacific steam locomotives, historic railway cars, and a two-foot-gauge train ride.

Explore steam locomotives, historic rail cars, and a two-foot-gauge train at Reardan’s Inland Northwest Rail Museum, west of Spokane on Highway 2.

Railway enthusiasts Pacific Northwest history buffs Families with train-loving children

John A. Finch Arboretum

Famous for: A 65-acre collection of over 2,000 labeled native and cultivated trees along Garden Springs Creek

Explore over 2,000 labeled trees and shrubs across 65 wooded acres along Garden Springs Creek at Spokane's free John A. Finch Arboretum.

Botany enthusiasts autumn leaf-peepers families with kids

Jundt Art Center & Museum

Famous for: Free university art museum showcasing a Dale Chihuly glass chandelier, Rodin bronzes, and prints by Rembrandt, Goya, and Warhol.

Explore Gonzaga University's Jundt Art Center & Museum in Spokane, featuring free galleries with works by Chihuly, Rodin, Rembrandt, Goya, and Warhol.

Art Lovers University Visitors History Buffs

Lincoln County Museum

Davenport
Famous for: Local artifacts, antique collections, historic photographs, and visitor information interpreting Davenport and rural Lincoln County.

Free downtown Davenport museum with Lincoln County artifacts, antique collections, historic photographs, maps, and local road-trip insight.

History buffs Road trippers Families with Kids

Looff Carrousel and Gift Shop

Famous for: A 1909 National Register-listed wooden carrousel with hand-carved animals and a brass-ring ride tradition.

Ride Spokane’s 1909 Looff Carrousel in Riverfront Park, with 54 hand-carved horses, dragon chairs, a brass ring, and gift shop.

Families with young kids Spokane history fans Downtown sightseers

Manito Park

Famous for: Five distinct botanical gardens, the glass Gaiser Conservatory, 1,500 rose bushes, and Olmsted-designed South Hill parklands.

Explore Spokane's 90-acre Manito Park on South Hill, home to five free botanical gardens, the Gaiser Conservatory, Rose Hill, and a Japanese…

Garden enthusiasts Families with children Nature photographers

Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture

Famous for: Plateau Native American collections, regional history exhibits, fine art galleries, and tours of the 1898 Campbell House mansion

Explore the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture in Spokane's Browne's Addition, featuring Plateau Native art, regional history, and the 1898 Campbell…

History buffs Art lovers Architecture enthusiasts

Numerica SkyRide at Riverfront Spokane

Famous for: A 15-minute aerial gondola ride descending 200 feet into the gorge for front-row views of Lower Spokane Falls.

Soar 200 feet down into the Spokane River gorge aboard the Numerica SkyRide for a 15-minute round-trip gondola view of Lower Spokane…

Families with Kids First-Time Visitors Couples

Riverfront Park

Famous for: Thundering Spokane Falls cataracts, the hand-carved 1909 Looff Carrousel, the Numerica SkyRide gondola, and preserved 1974 World's Fair architecture.

Explore Spokane's 100-acre Riverfront Park, home to Spokane Falls, the 1909 Looff Carrousel, the Numerica SkyRide gondola, and historic Expo '74 landmarks.

Families with Kids First-Time Visitors Outdoor Enthusiasts

Rotary Fountain

Famous for: Harold Balazs’ Expo ’74-era interactive public artwork and cascading water display in Riverfront Park.

Free in Riverfront Park, Spokane’s Harold Balazs-designed Rotary Fountain offers Expo ’74 public art, cooling water displays, and falls access.

Families with Kids Art Lovers Photographers
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  • W North River Dr: Check the listed addresses and travel time from your base when grouping visits in this area.
  • Davenport: Check the listed addresses and travel time from your base when grouping visits in this area.
  • Reardan: Check the listed addresses and travel time from your base when grouping visits in this area.
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