Visit The Kid-Friendly Pacific Bonsai Museum In Washington, Then Stop For Ice Cream At Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream
By Carolyn Harmon|Published July 18, 2022
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Under Brown Mountain Lights the Beast of Blandenboro wanders this magical land where lighthouses shine on kingdoms only accessible by ferries. A Lost Colony of legends and pirates revealed in historical sites and majestic mountains with views that make us weep. The home of handmade sculptures and scrumptious cuisine. North Carolina leaves this long-time writer and artist breathless with endless surprises, including the unlikely warmth a winter walk on the beach can bring.
Federal Way is a suburb of Seattle sitting in King County, Washington, containing an interesting museum and ice cream shop. These two featured attractions go beyond the ordinary offerings from an outdoor fine art gallery exhibiting the ancient Japanese art of shaping trees into potted marvels, to an ice cream shop whipping up mouth-watering concoctions using liquid nitrogen. Are you ready for this fun-filled day?
If you are interested in reconnecting with nature, consider doing so through the living art of bonsai at the Pacific Bonsai Museum in Federal Way. This elegant, fine art museum is housed in a contemporary outdoor setting.
Pacific Bonsai Museum, 2515 South 336th St, Federal Way, WA 98003, USA
In the most diverse collection in North America, it holds more than 150 bonsai from China, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, and the U.S.
Recognized on a national level, the museum is a World Bonsai Friendship Federation Cooperation Center seeking to make aware the public bonsai institutions that support the bonsai.
Featuring a rotating display of 60 trees out of the inventory, this public space is open six days a week.
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In this unique and beautiful place, the public is offered traditional and contemporary exhibitions, educational programs, a members-only reading room, tours, public events, and field trips.
Painting classes sometimes visit the museum using the enchanting trees as subjects.
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Such as this lovely specimen, the Elephant Bush (Portulacariaafra), which has been in training since 1960. Cultivating bonsai is a traditional Japanese art.
Using the science behind cryogenics and by using liquid nitrogen your ice cream is created here. In physics, cryogenics is the production and behavior of materials at very low temperatures.
Italian ice anyone? This exciting flavor burst is light and dairy-free. What a great way to cool off on a hot summer day.
