Seattle Attractions
Visiting Seattle's main attractions is a way to learn the history of the city, culture, industry and unique beauty character. Seattle is beyond the ordinary. The creative vitality of the city feel in the diversity of regional cuisine and industries such as Boeing and its status art infrastructure.
Feel the richness of its landscape, visiting Seattle zoos and marine parks. Get a crash course in the past interest in the city, visiting historical sites such as Pioneer Square and the Klondike National Historic Park. Seattle attractions abound in the city only, for visitors have plenty of options to suit your time, budget and interests. Here are some key attractions in Seattle is worth including in your itinerary.
Pike Place Market
Pike Place Market receives an average of 9 million visitors each year. Founded in 1907 in response to local farmers against the high cost of products, Pike Place Market is the oldest market in the U.S. farmers It has 600 shops and stalls selling agricultural products, specialty foods, antiques, crafts collection, and international food. Visitors can also find 60 restaurants and carry out the counters at Pike Place Market.
Pioneer Square
Pioneer Square is Seattle's oldest neighborhood. Pioneer Square consists of 17 blocks of century-old red-brick buildings have been restored and converted art galleries, offices, cafes and shops. By nightfall, the historic Pioneer Square becomes an entertainment district as night, sports bars and taverns hard rock come to life.
Seattle Aquarium
Get to see the octopus, otters and other marine creatures of the Pacific Northwest in the Seattle Aquarium. More than that, get to touch and explore their watery world through contact tank installation and underwater dome. Three shows are offered each dive day.
WOODLAND PARK ZOO
Woodland Park Zoo is second only to the Bronx Zoo in New York in terms of number of awards Best Exhibition Won the National Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The 65-acre zoo is home to 300 species, 35 endangered and threatened species of animals 5 and 1,090 animal specimens. Exhibits include World errors, African savannah, Australasia and the Temperate Forest.
BOEING TOUR
The Boeing Tour provides visitors to an installation of 98.7 hectares, the world's largest building by volume. The building includes Boeing 747, 767 and 767 in its various states of assembly and flight tests. The tour takes over an hour to complete. Visitors should be prepared to walk for about a third of a mile, take 21 steep stairs and an elevator.
KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
Klondike National Historic Park features exhibits and audiovisual programs that portray fever Klondike gold in 1897 the Yukon Territory and the way in Seattle served as a gateway and transport hub of the mining land to the north. Two historic roads, The White Pass and Chilkoot Trail Road, are well preserved here.
Seattle Space Needle
Seattle's Space Needle is one of the major attractions Pacific Northwest and the symbol of Seattle. The tower reaches 605 feet into the sky. Built in 1962, the deck of the Space Needle observation provides a vision 360 degree view of the buildings of downtown Seattle, Puget Sound, Mt. Rainier, the Olympic and Cascade Mountains and the surrounding islands. Visit the SkyCity restaurant inside the tower at a height of 500 feet and the dining experience of Pacific Northwest cuisine. The restaurant, even broken!
SEATTLE CENTER
Seattle Center 74-acre complex, which contains the Seattle Opera, Seattle Repertory, the Pacific Northwest Center, Pacific Science Center and Key Arena. In the center of campus is the international source, a modernist sculpture with 20 water jets, water different firing patterns, and world music accompaniment that changes monthly. Other attractions Kobe Bell include (a reference point of the city), Fisher Pavilion, and the fun forest amusement park. In 1962, the campus was the scene of the Exhibition Century 21.
Hiram M. LOCKS Chittenden and CARL ENGLISH BOTANICAL GARDEN
The third most popular Seattle attractions, was Chittenden Locks Built in 1917 by the Army Corps of Engineers. This complex of locks at the center of Salmon Bay, which allow the passage of ships in the Lake Washington Puget Sound. Also known as the Ballard Locks, Chittenden Insurance attracts tourists who love to see a parade of yachts, boats, yachts and boats. Located on the grounds of Chittenden Carl English is Lcoks Botanical Garden, but grows over 1500 varieties of flowers and 500 species.
MT. Rainier National Park
Mt. Rainier National Park has an active volcano covered with 35 square miles of snow and ice. Around the summit are valleys, waterfalls, meadows of wild flowers and ancient forests. Of the 10,000 attempts at climbing done each year, only 25% of all people reach the summit of Mt. Rainer success. The park draws about 2 million visits a year.
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