Undiscovered Mukilteo

It kind of feels like the setting for a romantic comedy where quirky things happen to the protagonists.

If you’re a big-time film producer, you read it here first. Don’t forget to give me shoutout when you accept your Oscar.

Let’s see what Mukilteo has in store!

James Madison is a master carver for the local Tulalip tribes. His indigenous art is featured prominently at the Mukilteo Lighthouse Park – look at the planters and statuary around the roundabout. This is significant, since this beach is where the historic Point Elliot Treaty was signed in 1855. You can learn more about this history-changing document by taking a tour of with the Mukilteo Historic Society or by checking out our podcast episode about treaty rights, featuring Tulalip tribal member, Andrew Gobin.

The best things in life are free. If you don’t have the time, money, or interest in SCUBA diving, windsurfing, parasailing, or what have you – well, you can always take a stroll down the coast, marveling at the world underfoot. Look closer and be amazed by the microcosm between your toes: tiny shells, bits of worn-down sea glass, purple rocks, and the occasional starfish. Sitting on driftwood staring at the water is a mesmerizing and totally legit way to spend an entire afternoon.

The secret to Brooklyn Brothers Pizza is the dough. It’s made every day from scratch in nearby Everett and trucked in fresh for the baking. Locals swear that the quality of the dough comes from the vintage building in which the Brooklyn Bros. commissary kitchen resides – it has something to do with the great local water (filtered glacial melt from Spada Lake) and the old, iron-rich pipes.

Bonus: if you’re an ice cream kind of person (of course you are), then visit the walk-up window at Diamond Knot Brewing. You can get a hand-dipped ice cream cone to go and take it to the beach. There's no way to fact check this, but folks insist that ice cream on the beach just tastes better.

We’re big fans of car-free travel in this neck of the woods. Carbon and climate change and whatnot – you know the story. Luckily, you can take a day trip to Seattle and back on weekdays by taking the Sounder Train, which will zip you directly from Mukilteo to the heart of downtown Seattle via Edmonds. This is primarily a commuter train, so the hours are a bit irregular, but the views are simply unparalleled as you clack and roll down the tracks enjoying amazing panoramic views of Puget Sound out the window.

Love Snohomish County? How can you not! Make it an intra-county road trip adventure: start at the sea and make it to the summit in just over an hour. That’s what we’ve got here. Book your trip today!