Amrine, Eric eyewitness top 10 seattle

TOP 10

SEATTLE

ERIC AMRINE

EYEWITNESS TRAVEL

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Contents Seattle’s Top 10 Reproduced by Colourscan, Singapore Printed and bound by South China Printing Co. Ltd, China First American Edition, 2005 11 12 13 14 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Published in the United States by DK Publishing, 375 Hudson Street New York, New York 10014 Reprinted with revisions 2007, 2009, 2011 Copyright 2005, 2011 © Dorling Kindersley Limited, London All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book. ISSN: 1479-344X ISBN: 978-0-7566-7044-3 Within each Top 10 list in this book, no hierarchy of quality or popularity is implied. All 10 are, in the editor’s opinion, of roughly equal merit.

Pike Place Market

8

Seattle Center

10

Seattle Waterfront

12

Pioneer Square

14

International District

16

Broadway

18

Lake Washington Ship Canal

20

University of Washington 22 Woodland Park Zoo

24

Discovery Park

26

Moments in History

30

Architectural Highlights

32

Festivals & Parades

34

Museums

36

Performing Arts Venues

38

Children’s Attractions

40

Seattle Pastimes

42

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Getting Physical

44

Streetsmart

Urban Retreats

46

Planning Your Trip

104

Nightlife

48

Getting to Seattle

105

Restaurants

50

Getting Around Seattle

106

Stores & Shopping Centers

Things to Avoid

107

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The Eastside

54

Budget Tips

108

Special Needs

109

Day Trips: Islands & Historic Towns Day Trips: Mountain Getaways

56 58

Around Town Downtown

62

Capitol Hill

70

Fremont

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Banking & Communications

110

Security & Health

111

Shopping Tips

112

Eating & Accommodation Tips

113

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Places to Stay

114

Ballard

88

General Index

120

West Seattle

96

Street Index

128

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SEATTLE’S TOP 10

Pike Place Market 8–9 Seattle Center 10–11 Seattle Waterfront 12–13 Pioneer Square 14–15 International District 16–17 Broadway 18–19 Lake Washington Ship Canal 20–21 University of Washington 22–23 Woodland Park Zoo 24–25 Discovery Park 26–27 Top Ten of Everything 30–59

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