Ksitigarbha Temple — Attraction in Alderwood Manor

If your drive through Lynnwood or Alderwood regularly, you know to take the road past the Buddhist temple because it's always a beautiful sight tucked on the hillside. Even with the gates closed, you can still see the bright temple and colourful prayer flags. (Pre-covid) Temple gates are only open to visitors on special occasions, but the inside of the temple is stunning and definitely worth the crowds. There's a lot of stairs, as the temple is built on a hill, so be prepared for a bit of a hike to see...

The parking situation was crazy but we parked a bit off the street and walk to the temple. You can also park at another place abf they have shuttle to go to the temple. The decorations were beautiful as always 😍. If you decide to come, please try the glutinous rice cake (bánh tét). The temple has one of the...

Best Buddhist Temple in the area. They have a lot of Buddha statues... and you probably won't find another place in PNW (if not the whole cascade region) to draw a comparison with. You are gonna get tired walking up and down those stairs. Only down side is that they don't open...