| The keystone of Puget Sound's commerce and | | | | lush green scenery. |
| the origin of many alternative American | | | | |
| trends is none other than the bustling | | | | Several specialized tours are offered of |
| Emerald City of Seattle. Secure your airfare | | | | Seattle's many sights and sounds. One of the |
| to Seattle with cFares and discover why Bill | | | | more interesting is the Seattle Underground |
| Gates, Starbucks, Nirvana and the Space | | | | Tour, which leads you through Seattle's |
| Needle made this metropolis their home. | | | | "basement" underneath Pioneer Square. Between |
| Travel in Seattle is as dynamic and diverse | | | | the resistant swamp lands and a fire that |
| as its inhabitants. Enjoy the theater, | | | | completely destroyed downtown in 1889, |
| mountain biking and the fish market all in | | | | Seattle rebuilt itself over the original city |
| one day with time left over to indulge in | | | | layout (this time using brick and steel) |
| some excellent seafood dining. | | | | creating an actual underground network. |
| | | | Several cruise lines offer a tour of |
| Seattle quickly capitalized on the Yukon Gold | | | | Seattle's coast or you may choose to exert |
| Rush that swept the nation by establishing | | | | yourself a bit more with a kayak tour. |
| itself as the banking center for the newfound | | | | |
| funds of the Pacific Northwest. This trend | | | | Garage Grunge and Conspicuous Coffee |
| did not cease over the centuries as Seattle | | | | Consumption |
| has become synonymous with major tech firms | | | | |
| such as Boeing, Microsoft and The affluence | | | | Seattle's prosperity may be due in part to |
| is now visible in the many public arts and | | | | the caffeinated cosmopolites buzzing around |
| architecture projects that have been | | | | the city. Thanks to the establishment of |
| established in recent years as well as the | | | | Starbucks, Seattle's Best and Tully's, |
| proliferation of fine and modern arts museums | | | | Seattle quickly became the coffee capital of |
| and performance art funding. | | | | the country. The first Starbucks store is |
| | | | still a block away from the touristy Pike |
| Get Out and About the Rainy City | | | | Place Market, where the famed fish merchants |
| | | | will toss your order to you, giving a whole |
| Just as much as Seattlites seem to work, they | | | | new meaning to flying fish. |
| love to get outdoors, rain or shine. Seattle | | | | |
| offers an incredible Parks System for such a | | | | Seattle is also the birthplace to the popular |
| metropolitan city. Get your bearings in Kerry | | | | Grunge movement, spawning Nirvana and a whole |
| Park with its infamous view of Seattle's | | | | string of bands with similar sound and style. |
| skyline. Locate the Space Needle against the | | | | Cafés spotlighting free-styling poets and |
| backdrop of Mt. Rainier and the rest of the | | | | off-beat monologue performances sprouted out |
| Olympic Range. Take a jog along the Puget | | | | of the Grunge scene and still fill the |
| Sound at Golden Gardens Park, one of the last | | | | Seattle air with funky lyrics and indie beats |
| beaches that still allows bonfires, or you | | | | today. |
| can cycle around the serenely quite Elliott | | | | |
| Bay in Myrtle Edwards Park. Seattle also | | | | Seattle today is an eclectic mix of high-tech |
| provides easy access to Washington's Olympic | | | | industry, commercial consumerism, |
| National Park, which offers all kinds of | | | | counterculture trends and (thankfully) Bill |
| recreational activities amid breathtaking | | | | Gate's generosity. |