Magnolia, home to Discovery Park, is the lush, green gem of Seattle. With its small lighthouse and a beach full of perfect pieces of driftwood, it is the ideal location to watch the sunset in Seattle. If the clouds align correctly with the sun, you get that vanilla sky and calm pinkish tint on the water that makes you feel like you are meant to be there.

Magnolia is in the middle of the city, but it feels like it’s far away from the city. The neighborhood is tucked away on what feels like a peninsula. It’s the perfect getaway from city life, but it’s only five minutes from city life.

It starts with a morning fog that engulfs large ships as they pass through the sound, followed by some local farmers’ market fair, and a picnic at Ella Bailey Park overlooking the city. The day ends with a sunset walk to the Discovery Park lighthouse.

It doesn’t feel like you’re in the city, but you are.

There’s really only one bus that goes through all of Magnolia.

How close it is to downtown Seattle.

Andrew Gallo, Jared Hogan, Lord Huron, and Melody & Gabriela Hansen.