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PIKE PLACE MARKET |
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This market can be found in the centre of downtown Seattle and is the oldest continually operating farmers market in the United States. Fish, flowers and vegetable stalls abound and there are many different places to eat. Next to the market is the commercial centre of Seattle, with department stores, hotels, cinemas, coffee stands, restaurants and shopping precincts. |
PIONEER SQUARE |
| Pioneer Square is Seattle's oldest neighbourhood nad is rich in history and lore. This was the home of the original "Skid Row", so named because of the timber which was slid down Yesler Way to the steam-powered mill on the waterfront. The popular Underground Tour visits the sunken storefronts of what was ground-level Pioneer Square before the Great Fire of 1889. Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park is a small museum dedicated to remembering the crazy days days when the gold-seekers converged on Pioneer Square on their way to the Yukon. Overlooking the square is Smith Tower which was the tallest building west of the Mississippi when built in 1914.
Nowadays, Pioneer Square is home to many art galleries, restaurants and web development companies. It is a lively night-spot where people congregate in the sports bars, hard rock taverns and romantic restaurants. |
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INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT |
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Home to a variety of Asian residents and businesses, shops and restaurants. Also where you will find Hing Hay Park with its pagoda and children's park; the Nippon Kan Theatre and the Wing Luke Asian Museum. |
SEATTLE WATERFRONT |
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The Waterfront is located on Elliot Bay and is a great place to ride a trolley and (it says here) to eat fish and chips (wonder if they're the same?!). From here you can cruise to Tillicum Village on Blake Island to dine on smoked salmon or visit Seattle Aquarium and the Omnidome Theatre. Car and passenger ferries depart from here to Bainbridge Island the the Olympic Peninsula and Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. |
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ALKI BEACH |
| Alki beach is about 15 minutes drive from central Seattle and both the sparkling sandy beach and the coastal drive are reminiscent of holiday resorts. Along the drive can be found the historic spot where the first white settlers arrived in Seattle and spent the winter of 1851 before retreating to the less windy site on Elliot Bay, which became Downtown Seattle. There are several restaurants, ranging from burger bars to gourmet establishments. And, (of course) fish and chips (again). There are stunning views across to the downtown skyline and out across Puget Sound. |
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LAKE UNION AND GASWORKS PARK |
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Lying just north of downtown Seattle, Lake Union is a stop off between Puget Sound and Lake Washington via the Ship Canal. Colourful banners flap in the breeze; flowers brighten the docks and outside the front doors of the floating homes are sailboats, kayaks and canoes. Seaplanes scoot in and out. Huge cruisers and tour boats motor about and sailboats abound during the Tuesday evening "Duck Dodge" a free-for-all regatta. Gasworks Park has spectacular views of the lake and the city beyond. It is the hoast for many festivals - even Shakespeare performances - and is a great place for a picnic. |
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CAPITOL HILL |
 
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No neighbourhood in Seattle has a more active sidewalk scene, day or night, than Broadway, Capitol Hill's version of Main Street. The population is diverse - longtime residents of the historic mansions, elegant homes and classic apartment houses, sharing with Seattle's gay community, grunge rockers and twenty-somethings of many races. Located here are Seattle University, Seattle Community College and the Cornish College of Arts. There are cinemas, clubs and taverns, and shops from around the world. Dance steps are imbedded in the sidewalk. Volunteer Park, home to the Seattle Art Museum, also includes a conservatory and an old battlement of a water tower which boasts one of the best views of the city. Just north of here is Lake View Cemetary, with the graves of Seattle's pioneers along with the graves of martial arts film starts Bruce and Brandon Lee. |
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ARBORETUM |
| The Washington Park Arboretum is a beautiful 200-acre park on the shore of Lake Washington, across from the University of Washington. It has beautiful vegetation, a Japanese Garden and you can rent a canoe at the University Boat House and explore all the channels winding through the Arboretum. |
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WOODLAND PARK ZOO |
| This 90-acre zoo is home to a variety of exciting habitat, including the Northern Trail, Tropical Rain Forest, the African Savanna and an elephant habitat reminiscent of Thailand. |
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON |
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Home to 35,000 students, the university is regarded as one of the top ranked in the United States. Beautifully situated on the shores of the Ship Canal and Lake Washington, the 703 acre campus is famous for its prestigious School of Medicine. Also located on the shores of Lake Washington is the 72,500 seater University of Washington Husky Stadium, home to the Nation Champion Husky American football team. The stadium has been voted the number one place to watch an American football game (thus why the Sounders are after it!) and many of the supporters arrive via the water. |
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DISCOVERY PARK |
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Discovery Park's 534 acre natural are park is operated by the City of Seattle. It is the largest park in Seattle and is a sanctuary for wildlife as well as place of quiet and tranquility for the urban dweller to escape the stress and activity of the city. It is a site of breathtaking majesty, situated on Magnolia Bluff, overlooking Puget Sound and offers magnificent views of both the Cascade and Olympic mountain ranges. The secluded site includes to miles of protected tidal beaches as well as open meadow lands, dramatic sea cliffs, forest groves, active sand dunes, thickets and streams. (Um! Take me home! This is the place for me!) |
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FREMONTand here's another place made for me!!! |
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Known as the "Republic of Fremont, Center of the Universe", I would be interested to know if it really is as "fun" as it sounds! Here we can find: homes to 14,000 residents; microbrewpubs; art galleries; software companies; coffee houses; a multi-story rocket that blasts smoke on demand; a giant troll (holding a Volkswagen bug); a mammoth pair of grass covered dinosaurs; a life size sculpture of people waiting for a tram and a toweing bronze sculpture of Vladimir Lenin!!! There are parades, fairs, an Oktober fest and "Trolloween"!!!! |
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SHILSHOLE BAY |
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Where the posh boats go! Home for 1,500 pleasure craft in its marina. And is also home to a variety of restaurants. Sant beaches curve westward from the marina to Golden Gardens Park where beachcombers gather during low tides |
BALLARD LOCKS |
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The Hiram M Chittenden Locks provide a link for boats between the saltwater of Puget Sound and the fresh water of the Ship Canal connecting to Lake Union and Lake Washington. |
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THE PORT OF SEATTLE |
The port is the fifth largest container port in the US and the 20th largest in the world. |
FLOATING BRIDGES |
Seattle is the land of floating bridges, the longest in the world. Two bridges float on top of Lake Washington connecting Seattle with Bellevue and the Eastside. |
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