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Attractions & Events: Go for a wild ride, spend all day gawking, touch nature, make your own art, see the most amazing things.You can't go to Paris without stopping by the Eiffel Tower. And you can't visit Seattle without checking out the view from the world-famous Space Needle.
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Winter Day Out in Seattle
January 22, 2008, 5:24 pm
DRINK coffee. Put on another layer of dry clothes. Repeat. This is the formula to warm inside and out. Then attack a Seattle winter day undaunted, ignoring downpours like the locals, who act as if the epidermis were made of Gore-Tex. The first stop is a coffee shop, haunt or outdoor stand. Which... » View Article
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Forgotten city lies beneath Seattle's streets
December 17, 2007, 12:00 pm
Rome has its catacombs; Paris its sewers, and Seattle in America's Washington State has its underground city.So, here I am beneath Seattle's sidewalks, surrounded by a tangle of water and sewerage pipes and rubble walking through what remains of Seattle's 19th century downtown waterfront area. I... » View Article
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A newcomer's guide to summer in Seattle
May 17, 2007, 12:42 pm
You might have noticed that Pugetopolis isn't, well, exactly like the rest of the world. We rarely honk our horns in anger. You'll more often get a perky wave from another driver than a one-finger salute. We do tend to have two coffee houses at every corner. We dig clams. We wear Gore-Tex to... » View Article
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View from the Space Needle goes high-tech
May 15, 2007, 3:32 pm
Even on a rainy day, the tourist icon will offer a crisp view of Seattle The Space Needle is fulfilling its 1962 promise to be a 21st-century structure -- but it's not exactly what original designers might have planned. The space-age-inspired structure is still as novel as it ever was, but the... » View Article
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The new SAM: the architecture
May 2, 2007, 1:29 pm
Touring the Seattle Art Museum's new addition with architect Brad Cloepfil, it is easy to see why he and his firm Allied Works have recently become the design darlings of American gallery directors. Freckled, curly-haired and earnestly Oregonian, he lacks the diffident and airy bohemianism — the... » View Article
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CityPass The key to Seattle for $9 a day
March 15, 2007, 3:57 pm
Whether your hometown is Kent, Wash., or Louisville, Kent., a good old-fashioned Seattle tourist rendezvous is always in order. For newcomers to the city, the tourist traps are the only way to be truly introduced to the spirit of Seattle. Still, even if Seattle is already considered your... » View Article
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Woodland Park Zoo's new Zoomazium puts young kids in touch with nature
March 5, 2007, 7:33 pm
Parker Rowley discovered that even fake rocks can hurt a bit as he scrambled around the Woodland Park Zoo's new children's exhibit, and that's the point. Last week, Parker ran across a suspended bridge, rode down a slide tucked inside a model of a strangler fig tree and climbed a mountain at... » View Article
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Riding Seattle's New Wave
January 29, 2007, 3:17 pm
From National Geographic Traveler High-tech hype makes headlines, but Seattle's low-tech charms make it a great destination. You can't get a sense of the real Seattle until you row a vintage rowboat around Lake Union or watch a salmon fight its way up the fish ladder at the... » View Article
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36 Hours Seattle
January 29, 2007, 3:11 pm
VISITORS and natives alike never cease to be amazed at how peachy summer in Seattle is, though it arrives reliably every year around the Fourth of July. Clouds lift, mountains and water come out of hiding, decks fill with flowers and bare limbs, and trendy menus promote a different local berry... » View Article
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