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City in Washington, United States
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Redmond is a city in King County, Washington, on the Eastside of Lake Washington. It is a suburb of Seattle, 15 mi away. Redmond is home to Microsoft Corporation, which has a large presence in the area. It is also home to Nintendo of America and numerous other companies. It is the self-proclaimed Bicycle Capital of the Northwest.
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The majority of the campus is comprised of office buildings closed to the public, but there is a Visitor's Center. It's not much more than a few small marketing displays, rather than a decent history or behind-the-scenes museum. There's also a large Microsoft Store, which to its credit does have a lot of exclusive merchandise you can't buy elsewhere. To give you an idea of how underwhelming the Visitor Center is, the most popular attraction appears to be taking photos with the large Microsoft sign in front of the building.
There are a number of things to do in its vast 640 acres (259 ha). It lies along Lake Sammamish and the Sammamish River. There are sports fields, tennis courts, a climbing wall, a radio-controlled airplane field, a dog park, and the Velodrome, which is a bicycle racing track that connects with the Sammamish River Trail. Parking is $1/day per vehicle.
Has soccer fields and Radio Controlled airplane field, for primarily electric powered aircraft and gliders.
Located near the Sammamish River Trail, this bike shop is good place to rent a bike, helmet included.
Live theater at the Redmond Town Center.
Southern and Northern Indian food.
Great food.
Full bakery and British imported food and gift shop, with a full restaurant for lunch and dinner. Serves high tea.
This is authentic Mexican food. Fantastic salsas made right there. Great for kids as well. Get there early for lunch.
A trendy Tex-Mex style bar. Get there early on Friday and Saturday night as seating past 7PM is difficult.
Local draft beer in rotation, friendly staff and good quality food. Outside seating for warmer days.
Palmer's is a cozy dive bar with drinks and food, and karaoke 7 days a week.
An outdoor mall between downtown Redmond and Marymoor Park, with around 50 of the usual mall boutiques.
Starting in May, every Saturday the farmer's market operates from 9AM-3PM. You'll find a wide variety of products that are grown or crafted within the state.
If you're looking for local chocolates to sample then this shop is well worth a visit.
It occupies the space where Gold Class Cinemas was located. IPIC theaters still have the same concept of a nice inclusive theater, complete with a bar, food and plush chairs to view your movie. Tickets sold online.
Well-curated toy store.
Used book store. Has a particularly good selection of computer programming books.
By car
By bus
For intercity bus services beyond the region, travel to Seattle.
By train
Downtown Redmond is the east terminus of the Link light rail 2 Line, from Lynnwood City Center via Seattle, Mercer Island and Bellevue.00, regardless of distance; children 18 and under ride for free.
By bicycle
Given that Redmond styles itself the "Biking Capital of the Northwest", you might expect Redmond to be accessible by bike from surrounding areas, but this isn't always the case.
By public transit
The public transit hubs in Redmond are Redmond Technology Station (Overlake Transit Center) at NE 40th St and SR-520 and Redmond Transit Center on NE 83rd St and 161st Ave NE in downtown.
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