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Nature!
The city of Seattle is great but the really great thing about the area is all the nature within a couple hours of the metropolitan area. You've got mountains with skiing to the east, deserts to the east of those mountains, the Pacific Ocean and Lake ...
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Tourist resources for Seattle
Run by the Seattle Convention & Visitors Bureau, www.visitseattle.org has information on attractions, tours, and activities around the city. The site for a glossy local monthly, www.seattlemagazine.com has restaurant reviews, events listings, and...
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Seattle’s monorail
To get from the downtown shopping district to Seattle Center (home of the Space Needle, Experience Music Project, and many other museums, arts venues, and sports arenas), take the monorail that leaves from the Westlake Center Mall at 5th Avenue an...
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Taxis in Seattle
Seattle taxis are usually quick and reliable—and super-expensive ($2.50 to start and an extra $2 per mile). Unless you’re in a busy commercial area like downtown or Belltown, where they can be hailed on the street, you’ll have to call for one—and ...
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Getting to Seattle by train
Amtrak has three routes serving Seattle: the Empire Builder, which runs west-east between the city and Chicago; the Coast Starlight, which runs north-south between Seattle and Los Angeles; and the Amtrak Cascades, which runs north-south between Eu...
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King County Metro Buses
Getting on the bus can be an adventure (sometimes it seems like one in four people is having a loud conversation with himself), but there’s no cheaper way to get around. A single ride costs $1.75 during peak hours, and from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., much ...
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When to go to Seattle
The tales about Seattle’s constant rain aren’t quite true; July through November actually has quite a few warm and sunny days. The famous raindrops do start in late December, though, and more or less stay until June.
Getting to Seattle from the airport
You have three choices for making this trip. A taxi ride downtown costs roughly $35 and will take about 20 minutes. The Gray Line Downtown Airporter bus (www.graylineseattle.com) stops at most major downtown hotels for $10-$12, though your trip c...
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Where to get Chihuly's famous colored glass
The birthplace of acclaimed glass designer Dale Chihuly, Tacoma is home to not only the Museum of Glass, but also galleries, shops, and a few unexpected spots that have embraced the medium. At the new Hotel Murano, each of the 21 guest-floors hono...
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