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Burien, WA is a bustling area located just south of Seattle. It's home to roughly 50,000 people and is known for its diverse and vibrant community. The city offers a wide range of activities for visitors and locals alike, from shopping to dining to outdoor recreation. Visitors can enjoy the stunning views of Puget Sound from nearby Seahurst Park or explore the unique boutiques and restaurants along 152nd Street. In addition to these attractions, Burien has a thriving music scene with venues such as Art Theater & Music Hall and Skylark Café hosting live performances.
The reviews for Burien are largely positive, with many citing the friendly locals and ample activities as plusses. Many visitors also note the affordability of lodging in the area as well as plenty of free attractions like the annual summer concert series at Lake Burien Park or the free movies during Burien’s Movies on the Square event. With all that it has to offer, it's no wonder why so many people are drawn to this charming Seattle-area city.
based on 4 ReviewsGet to know Burien with the latest comments and reviews from people who live in or have visited Burien
Burien...Seattle's dead partner. - 9/6/2021
In a better time, decades ago, Burien was peaceful, fun place. It was a destination my childhood friends and I frequented on our bicycles and spent the day...all without parental supervision because crime was not even a notion.
Burien is now dead, same as Seattle. Long destroyed by lack of support for the police and the town leaders lack of implementing strong laws and punishment to abate the drugs, crime, homelessness, littering, and street begging. Anti-law liberal insanity has caused this town to turn into a haven for miscreants and methamphetamine users and abusers. Shoplifters are not prosecuted here. If someone reports a thief to the staff of a store, they allow the criminal to walk away, because they know 911 will not respond to it, or the thief will simply be let free. Liberals have moved here with their sick notions of how lawlessness should somehow be ignored and criminals deserve more attention than law-abiding citizens. Liberals are turning this and every
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Scary place after dark. - 4/26/2019
This town used to be nice. In the past 3 years it has become terrible. Street gangs, murders and drug dealing. Leaving as soon as I
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Small town with leading edge planners - 11/3/2009
I have lived in Burien since 1972. It is currently going through a Renaissance. Having become incorporated in the early '90s, its city council has fresh and forward thinking ideas about urban planning and eco-living. The town center has been reborn with small mom-n-pop restaurants and boutiques, with condo living above retail. All this in spite of the economic downturn, which makes filling these retail/home spaces difficult. Nonetheless, it is eight miles from downtown Seattle, making it the cheapest housing of any other community so close to the downtown Seattle core. Its crown jewel is a 140-acre Seahurst park in which the entire community can enjoy Puget Sound waterfront, picnics, hiking and a sense of "getting away from the city," just blocks from Burien's downtown
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