Monica O.
Yelp
550th review!
Was in Spokane for the weekend and had been told by many to check out Riverfront Park and I'm so glad I did!
Riverfront Park is smack dab in the middle of Spokane , well to me it is, it seemed like it was, there was building all around it, so when I started exploring the park, I didn't realize there was so much too it. And even though the city life is around you, you don't feel it and are at peace in the park.
There is a Pavilion Amusement Park that has fun rides for kids to enjoy and history too, some parts of that area are from the 1974 World Expo, I find it kind of neat to find areas that have those structures still up and then sad because I never got to experience something grand like that. Well in my head the World Expos sounded grand.
You also can find the Looff Carrousel, it was built in 1909, and it's still a lovely today, when you hear the music and see the horses go around and around the little kid in you wants to go for a ride! This carrousel has 54 horses, which each horse has a split personality, on the outside (the side you see visually ) the horse is painted with extreme detail making it look like the fanciest horse on the ride, on the inside of the horse is just a plain painted horse, no flash or thrill, but how cool is that? It also has 1 giraffe, 1 tiger and 2 chariot benches if riding the horses isn't your thing to do.
Not to far from the carrousel you will see Riverfront Rotary Fountain, oh this looks like a fun time waiting to happen, I bet it's a hit during the summer, I'm sure if it was warmer I too would be running around it, its like a huge sprinkler made for adults but it's for everyone.
There are plenty of walk ways, bridges, and sidewalks too, regardless if you bike, walk, run, you too can enjoy the park.
Don't forget to check out the Clocktower, stands 3 stories tall, was started in 1901 and finished in 1902 and to this day it still rings out the time. Heard a technician climbs 5 stories to check the clockworks and turns the crank 99 times to rewind the clock each week to keep the clock going.
Oh and the larger than life Radio Flyer, how can the kid inside you not get excited by this, and don't worry, you too can climb up into it with the kids, there is plenty of room!
Another fun feature of the park is the trash eating goat, yes I know your thinking aren't all goats trash eaters haha well at least that's what I thought, but this is a sculpture that when you push a button turns in a vacuum and sucks up the trash in your hand, saw plenty of kids having fun with this.
Riverfront also has a sculpture walk and you can see the many art works throughout the park, I really liked the joy of running, it's a group of runners running along the edge of the park.
And if you're feeling like a dare devil, jump on one of the skyride gondola's and ride over the Spokane Falls, for me this was a ton of fun, liked seeing the city from a different point of view, and enjoyed watching the water fall off the cliff. It was very easy to forget I was in the middle of a city.
Riverfront Park has lots for everyone to do; I am very thrilled to have had the chance to check it out. You could easily spend hours in this park and feel like you haven't seen it all. It's a great attraction for the city of Spokane.