Seattle is one of the hippest, most sophisticated and highly educated city in the United States. Home to 700,000, Seattle attracts visitors and residents from far and wide. Nowadays Seattle is one of the epicenters of 21st century technology. With the growth of Microsoft, a floodtide of immigrants and transplants caught the crest of the wave and moved to the city. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Welcome to Seattle - Culture - Location & Orientation - Climate & When to Visit - Sightseeing Highlights - Pike Place Market - Seattle Art Museum - Benaroya Hall & Seattle Symphony Orchestra - Seattle Center - Seattle Waterfront - Freemont, Wallingford & the University District - Belltown - Pioneer Square & the International District - Queen Anne Hill & Capitol Hill - Mount Rainier - San Juan Islands - Seattle Ferryboat Ride - Places to Stay - Watertown - Hill House B &B - City Hostel Seattle - Paramount Hotel - Green Tortoise Hostel - Places to Eat & Drink - Ivar’s Acres of Clams - Pho Bac - Mama’s Mexican Kitchen - McCormick’s Fish House and Bar - New Orleans Creole Restaurant - Places to Shop - Uwajimaya - Ye Olde Curiosity Shop - Tenzing Momo - Elliot Bay Book Company - Westlake Center
