Now that the sun seems to be considering the possibility of gracing us with its presence, we should bring up the Olympic Sculpture Park again. Located along the waterfront in Belltown, the park is Seattle’s newest and most beautiful tourist attraction. Walking distance from those other popular joints, Seattle Center and Pike Place Market, the park successfully completes what can now be known as the triumvirate of quintessential spots for residents and visitors alike.

First and mainly, the art. Richard Serra’s “Wake” is the perfect blend of nautical and abstract, Northwest-ified and classic. Wandering in between and around the massive structures is alternately sublime and claustrophobic. Tony Smith’s pieces are nestled in what one day will be a leafy grove, hidden away like magic gems in the forest. Roxy Paine’s “Split” rises above the park and joins the skyline among the skyscrapers and the hills. And SAM may have taken the uplifting Calder (”Eagle”) out of my neighborhood park, but in the end it feels much more at home perched on the edge of the continent in this way.

There are more than twenty works installed, mostly by world-class artists with living legacies. The landscape needs a few years to literally grow in, but the pieces are all there. The layout is walkable and exciting, since you never know what is going to be around the corner. And the path of the sun highlights the art in unexpected and enchanting ways. Definitely go see it before the rains set in.