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took 467 cement trucks to fill and architectural installations,
– a mission accomplished in less including intricate chandeliers,
than 12 hours. The tower is are displayed in the eight
attached to the foundation galleries, which bring to the fore
with 72 30-ft- (9-m-) long bolts. the artist’s expertise in the craft
Solidly constructed, the Space of glassblowing and his creative
Needle has weathered several use of shapes and colors. The
earthquakes and has closed complex also includes a garden
fewer than ten times in its with sculptures surrounded by
history because of high winds. trees, plants, and flowers, and a
(While the structure itself can theater that plays short videos
withstand winds up to 200 mph/ on Chihuly’s work.
322 km/h, its elevators can’t.) Seattle Center Monorail, pulling into the
During the Seattle World’s Fair, 5 Seattle Center Space Needle terminal
nearly 20,000 people a day rode
the high-speed elevators to the Monorail downtown and the foot of the
top, enduring waits of up to Map 1 C4–3 C1. Tel (206) 905-2620. Space Needle, the Monorail’s
3 hours for the 43-second ride.  Westlake Center, Seattle Center. trains carried as many as eight
Thankfully, the wait is much Open 7:30am–9pm Mon–Thu, 7:30am– million passengers during the
shorter today, and the view 11pm Fri, 8:30am–11pm Sat, 8:30am– fair’s six-month duration.
just as spectacular. Weather 9pm Sun; departs every 10 mins Today, this transit system is
permitting, visitors can enjoy (check website for details). & 7 used by 2.5 million passengers
panoramic views of the Olympic ∑ seattlemonorail.com per year, many of them locals
and Cascade mountain ranges, who ride the Monorail to festivals,
Mount Rainier, Lake Union, Elliott Built for Seattle’s second World’s concerts, and sporting events
Bay, and downtown Seattle. Fair in only 10 months, its at the Seattle Center. The fastest
In 1982, a “skyline level” was foundations buried 25 ft (7.5 m) full-sized monorail system
added 100 ft (30 m) above below street level, Seattle’s in the US, the Seattle Center
the ground. In 1999, on its Alweg monorail provided a Monorail covers the 1-mile
37th birthday, the Space Needle link between the fairgrounds (1.6-km) distance in 2 minutes,
was proclaimed the city’s official (now the Seattle Center) and at a speed of up to 60 mph
landmark by Seattle’s Landmarks downtown Seattle. At the time, (97 km/h), zipping through
Preservation Board. And, in it was described as a preview the EMP Museum, which was
2000, a $20 million revitalization of the mass transit system of built around and over the
included construction of a glass the future. Traveling between Monorail’s tracks.
pavilion, which encircles the
base of the tower.
Seattle World’s Fair
4 Chihuly Garden Officially known as the Century 21 Exposition,
and Glass Seattle’s second World’s Fair was conceived as a
way to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the
305 Harrison St. Map 1 B4. Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition held here in 1909.
Tel (206) 753-4940.  Seattle Center. Billed as “America’s Space Age World’s Fair,” the new
Open 11am–6pm daily (to 7pm Fri & exposition was dedicated to science and life in the
Sat; last entry 1 hr before closing). 21st century. Ambitious plans and a desire to design a
Closed Thanksgiving, Dec 25, for civic center that would be enjoyed by the community
special events (check website). & - for generations to come pushed the original opening
∑ chihulygardenandglass.com date back a few years, from 1959 to 1962.
Among the fair’s most ambitious buildings
Chihuly Garden and Glass and lasting legacies are the Space Needle, the
showcases the life and career of Monorail, the US Science Pavilion (now the
American glass sculpture artist Pacific Science Center), and the Washington
Dale Chihuly (b. 1941). Designed State Coliseum (now KeyArena). Designed to
by architect Owen Richards, it appear futuristic, in keeping with the Century 21
theme, the buildings now have a rather retro
opened at the foot of the Space appeal, especially the Space Needle.
Needle in 2012. The highlight is The fair drew 9,634,600 people. Today, more than
the 40-ft- (12-m-) tall glasshouse, five decades later, Seattleites and tourists continue
spread over 4,500 sq ft (418 sq m). to flock to the Seattle Center
Inside is one of Chihuly’s to enjoy a festival, cultural
largest suspended sculptures, performance, or sporting
a mesmer izing work about event; visit a museum; or
100 ft (30 m) long, in shades simply stroll the tree-lined, Seattle’s towering Space Needle under
of red, orange, and yellow. fountain-filled grounds. construction in 1961
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6 EMP Museum

Opened in 2000, Seattle’s EMP Museum celebrates American popular
music and culture, with rare memorabilia, interactive exhibits, and a live
performance space – all housed in an exuberant structure that swoops
and swirls at the base of the Space Needle. Designed by Frank Gehry,
an architect with a penchant for atypical shapes and angles, innovative
building materials, and bold colors, the building is said to resemble
a smashed electric guitar. The museum was conceived by
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen (see p163). EMP incorporates
a science fiction gallery with exhibits on horror films,
fantasy, and independent video games.







Sound Lab
encourages
experimentation
with music.



The Building
From the air, the seemingly
random jumble of shapes and
tortured metal designed
by architect Frank
Gehry takes form
as the carcass of
a smashed guitar.







Main Entrance


Level One
The Nirvana: Taking
Punk to the Masses
exhibit features an
extensive collection of
rare memorabilia from
Seattle’s iconic grunge
band, including photo­
graphs, a guitar smashed
by lead singer Kurt Cobain,
and the band’s first demo
recording tape.
. Sky Church
The “heart and soul” of EMP, this
great hall is used as a performance
space, which includes a large
video screen.
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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
325 5th Ave N. Map 1 C4. Tel
(206) 770-2700. Open Memorial
Day–Labor Day: 10am–7pm daily;
Labor Day– Memorial Day: 10am–
5pm daily. Closed Thanksgiving,
Dec 25. & ^ 7 9 = 0
∑ empmuseum.org
Transport
 Seattle Center. @ 3, 4, 16.
. On Stage
Be a rock star, even if you’ve
never played an instrument! On
Stage transports you to the
center stage of a large arena,
complete with smoke, lights, and a
virtual audience of screaming fans. To
add to the experience, visitors can watch your
performance live on closed-circuit TV.


Level Three

. Guitar Gallery
In this gallery, famous guitars are
on display, including one that
belonged to Eddie van Halen.




Exhibitions, such as Infinite Worlds of
Science Fiction, Fantasy and Can’t Look Away,
take visitors through the sci-fi universe, from
Bram Stoker’s Dracula to Back to the Future.
The implications of new technology are
explored and fantastic worlds created.
Key
Hendrix
On Stage
Sound Lab
Demo Lab
We Are 12: The Seattle Seahawks
Level Two, Main Level and the Road to Victory
JBL Theatre
Learning Labs
Nirvana: Talking Punk to
the Masses
EMP store
Museum Guide Infinite Worlds of Science Fiction,
EMP has three levels. The main . Roots and Branches Fantasy and Can’t Look Away
exhibitions
galleries and exhibits are on This sculpture offers a dynamic, Sky Church
Levels Two and Three. The lower interactive, and historical journey
level offers a theater for lectures, into the origins and evolution Special exhibits gallery
films, and classes; the Learning of American popular music. An Guitar Gallery
Labs; and a restaurant that audiovisual tour explores American Roots and Branches
serves regional American cuisine. musical roots and influences. Non-exhibition space




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7 KeyArena re-creation of a Pacific Northwest
forest, complete with a bat-
305 Harrison St. Map 1 B4. Tel (206)
684-7200. Event tickets: Tel (800) 745- inhabited cave, a waterfall, and
3000.  Seattle Center. @ 1, 2, 13, flowing lava. Interactive elements
14, 15, 18. 7 See Shopping in Seattle include sliding down a glacier.
p164. ∑ keyarena.com Pulleys, pipes, mazes, and
levers challenge hand-eye
In its first life, KeyArena coordination in Cog City. Kids
was the Washington State can experience the laws of
Coliseum, offering Seattle physics firsthand by directing
World’s Fair visitors a glimpse balls through a busy cityscape.
into the 21st century. Hailed The museum also has an
as an architectural masterpiece interactive exhibit designed
in 1962 for its shape (a hyper- especially with toddlers in
bolic paraboloid) and lack of mind. Discovery Bay’s aquarium
interior roof supports, this contains kelp and a touch pool.
structure at the western end Seattle’s Children’s Museum, popular for Three to four changing
of the Seattle Center was interactive exhibits exhibitions throughout the year
designed by Paul Thiry (1904– guarantee that there is always
93), main architect of Seattle’s 8 The Children’s something new to see. The
second World’s Fair (see p149), Museum museum also features an artist-
to last well into the 21st in-residence and a drop-in arts
century as a sports and 305 Harrison St. Map 1 B4. Tel (206) studio for kids – the first of its
convention facility. Fairgoers 441-1768.  Seattle Center. @ 1, 2, kind in the region.
fondly recall the coliseum’s 3, 4, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18. Open 10am–
giant glass Bubbleator, which 5pm Mon–Fri, 10am–6pm Sat & Sun.
Closed Jan 1, Labor Day weekend,
transported 150 passengers Thanksgiving, Dec 24, Dec 25. 7 =
at one time high up into the ∑ thechildrensmuseum.org
World of Tomorrow exhibit.
After the fair, the futuristic While most of Seattle Center is
building was converted into a delight for kids, the Children’s
a sports arena. In 1964, it hosted Museum, founded in 1979 by
the Beatles’ first Seattle concert parents and educators, is
and, since then, has become especially popular with
one of the top big-ticket youngsters. Located on the
concert venues on the first level of the Seattle Center’s
country’s West Coast. Center House, the nonprofit
In 1995, architectural firm interactive museum features
NBBJ led a $74 million eight permanent galleries, one
renovation in which the temporary gallery, and three
interior was completely studio spaces. Brick façade of the Austin A. Bell Building,
remodeled – the plastic, wood, Permanent exhibits include with its Gothic features
steel, copper, and concrete Global Village, where young
from the gutted interior either visitors are introduced to the 9 Austin A. Bell
recycled in the renovation or cultures and lifestyles of their Building
sold. Renamed, the 17,000- contemporaries around the 2326 1st Ave. Map 1 C5.
seat KeyArena is now home to sworld. Children can visit a tailor @ 15, 18, 21, 22, 56.
Seattle’s women’s professional shop in Ghana and taste sushi Closed to the public.
basketball team the Storm, in Japan. In the Mountain Forest
and it is also a favored exhibit, kids learn about The Austin A. Bell Building
venue for a variety of enter- Washington’s natural environ- was designed by Elmer Fisher,
tainment acts. ment as they hike through a Seattle’s foremost commercial
architect at the end of the
19th century and designer
of more than 50 buildings
in the years surrounding
the Great Fire of 1889 (see p128).
While most were in Pioneer
Square, including the still-
standing Pioneer Building (see
p128), a few Fisher-designed
structures graced the Belltown
(then Denny Hill) area, chief
The unique geometric roof of KeyArena at the Seattle Center among them this building.
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Combining Richardsonian, workers, and the right through hottest art bar, with rotating
Gothic, and Italianate design the Prohibition period (1920–33), exhibits by local artists adorning
elements, the handsome when it served as a cardroom the walls. Each exhibition
four-story brick structure was and lunch spot. is displayed for two months
commissioned in 1888 by Austin In the 1970s, the pub began at a time.
Americus Bell, the wealthy son to attract an arty clientele, who The pub is a good place to
of Seattle pioneer William M. Bell, joined the old-timers at the sample a local microbrew from
for whom Belltown is named. long elegant bar. Over time the of the 16 beers on tap (or even
It was to be an apartment local community has changed try one from its good selection
building and the young Bell’s as low-income housing of Belgian beers). It also has an
first major building project in was replaced by upmarket excellent wine list and specialty
the city. However, the 35-year- condominiums, and the cocktails. The brick-and-tile
old entrepreneur did not live to clientele altered accordingly. Virginia Inn has something of
see his building completed. The Virginia Inn has now a European feel to it – without
Suffering from ill-health and become known as Seattle’s the cigarette fumes.
depression, Bell took his own life
in 1889. His wife saw the project
through to completion, and had
Bell’s name etched into the top
of the building’s façade. Its
interior was destroyed by fire in
1981, but the exterior survived
relatively unscathed.
Listed on the National
Register of Historic Places, the
Austin A. Bell Building now
houses pricey condominiums
on its upper three floors and
a coffee shop at street level.

A café-cum-laundry, one of Belltown’s many eclectic businesses
Belltown History
With its broad avenues lined with hip clubs, chic restaurants,
and eclectic shops, Belltown has been compared to Manhattan’s
Upper West Side. What Belltown conspicuously lacks is the one
thing for which the rest of the city is famous: hills. This was not
always the case. Originally home to a very steep slope, the area
took on a new identity between 1905 and 1930,
when Denny Hill was regraded and washed
into Elliott Bay. In all, more than 50 city blocks
were lowered by as much as 100 ft (30 m),
turning Denny Hill into the Denny Regrade, a
lackluster name for an unremarkable area of
town inhabited by labor union halls, car lots,
inexpensive apartments, and sailors’ taverns.
The European-style Virginia Inn, a favorite (Ironically, the intent of the regrade project
pub among Belltown locals was to encourage business development
0 Virginia Inn by making the area easier to navigate.)
For decades, the area’s identity was its very
1937 1st Ave. Map 3 B1. lack thereof. This began to change in the 1970s, Belltown coffee
Tel (206) 728-1937. @ 15, 18, 21, 22, when artists, attracted by cheap rents and shop sign
56. Open 11:30am–midnight Sun– abundant studio space, started moving to the
Thu, 11:30am–2am Fri & Sat. 7 0 Regrade. It was also during the 1970s that a neighborhood
∑ virginiainnseattle.com association renamed the area Belltown, after William M. Bell,
one of the area’s pioneers. By the 1980s, as Seattleites and
Located on the southern suburbanites began taking an interest in cosmopolitan urban living,
boundary of Belltown, the condominiums began appearing on Belltown’s periphery. Fueled
Virginia Inn has been a popular by the software boom of the 1990s, the area experienced a huge
watering hole since before the building boom, attracting well-paid high-tech types to its amenity-
area came to be called Belltown. rich towers. Although today Belltown bears little resemblance to its
Established in 1903, it has early days, a few original structures remain; among them, the Virginia
operated continuously, first Inn and the Austin A. Bell Building.
as a beer parlor for waterfront




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FARTHER AFIELD

Seattle’s outlying areas offer plenty of paths for strolling, jogging, biking,
opportunities for exploration and rollerblading, or hiking. Those wanting
recreation. Immediately to the south sit to go the distance can opt for the Burke-
two spectacular professional sports Gilman Trail, stretching from Fremont to
stadiums – the pride and joy of the US Kenmore. The city is also home to Wood-
Northwest’s baseball and football fans. land Park Zoo, one of the top zoos in the
To the east, two of Seattle’s prominent hills, US, and the University of Washington, the
First and Capitol, offer notable museums, heart of the University District. Other
grand cathedrals, and an eclectic Seattle neighborhoods, such as Ballard,
assortment of shops and restaurants. Fremont, and Madison Park, each with its
For active outdoor pursuits, Green Lake, own distinct character, are ideal
Discovery Park, and Alki Beach all feature destinations for a day trip.
Sights at a Glance
Neighborhoods r Discovery Park Key
3 First Hill t Alki Beach Central Seattle
4 Capitol Hill y Museum of Flight Urban area
6 University District
7 Madison Park Sports Stadiums Major highway
w Fremont 1 Safeco Field Highway
e Ballard 2 CenturyLink Field Minor road
Parks, Gardens, Museums
and Zoos
5 Volunteer Park
8 Burke-Gilman Trail
9 Gas Works Park
0 Green Lake 0 kilometers 2
q Woodland Park Zoo pp160–61 0 miles 2


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Northeast
Seattle

Ballard 513
University
District
99
Magnolia
Lake
Union 520
Bellevue

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Elliott Seattle Medina
Bay
Lake
Washington
519

West Harbor 90 Mercer
Seattle Island Island
5
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1 Safeco Field 2 CenturyLink
1250 1st Ave S. Map 4 D5. Field
Tel (206) 346-4000. @ 15, 18. 800 Occidental Ave S. Map 4 D4.
8 Apr–Oct: 10:30am, 12:30pm, Tel (206) 381-7555.@ 15, 18.
2:30pm daily (except game days; 8 Jun–Aug: 12:30pm & 2:30pm
check the website for details); Nov– daily; Sep–May: 12:30pm & 2:30pm Fri
Mar: 12:30pm & 2:30pm Tue–Sun. & & Sat (except days of major events).
7 ∑ seattle.mariners.mlb.com Events: Tel (206) 381-7582. & 7
∑ centurylinkfield.com
Although Seattle is a rainy city,
Seattle baseball fans have not The designers of CenturyLink
endured the disappointment Field, which opened in 2002,
of a rainout since the American were intent on factoring the city’s
League’s Seattle Mariners often inclement winter weather
christened Safeco Field on July into its design. So, despite the
15, 1999. Its size is impressive, harsh winds and rains associated
seating over 47,000 fans, who with winter in Seattle, the
enter the stadium through the stadium was left roofless. The
curved entranceway, behind end result is a spacious, open-air Entrance and rotunda of the Frye Art
the field’s home plate. stadium with unobstructed views Museum on First Hill
The stadium’s state-of-the-art of the Seattle skyline. With two
retractable roof can cover the massive 760-ft (232-m) eaves, 3 First Hill
playing field with a simple push nearly 70 percent of the 68,000 Bounded by E Pike St, E Yesler Way,
of a button. This massive roof spectator seats are shielded 12th Ave E & I-5. Map 4 E1. @ 3, 4, 12.
contains enough steel to build a from falling rain. Some visiting
skyscraper 55 stories tall. Utility teams that are unfamiliar with Nicknamed Pill Hill for its several
came with a hefty price tag, Pacific Northwest weather, hospitals and numerous doctors’
however – an unprecedented however, have found it to be offices, First Hill lies just east of
$516 million. Designed by an inhospitable environment. downtown. A pedestrian-friendly
the Seattle firm NBBJ and The stadium is home to the district (more than 40 percent of
completed in 1999, Safeco NFL’s Seattle Seahawks and the its residents walk to work), First
Field became the nation’s most MLS team, Seattle Sounders FC. Hill was Seattle’s first neighbor-
expensive stadium ever built. Just as the stadium design hood, home to the city’s pioneer
With its sweeping views of by Minneapolis-based Ellerbe families. It still boasts a number
the Seattle skyline, $1.3 million Becket is unconventional, so, of the original mansions from
in public art, and such amenities too, is the mix of art scattered Seattle’s earliest days.
as a children’s playfield and within it, which draws visitors First Hill’s most recognizable
picnic patio, Safeco Field pro- from around the world. The landmark, St. James Cathedral,
vides an excellent atmosphere four Native American-inspired (804 9th Avenue) is a parish
in which to watch a Major steel disks by New Mexican church and the cathedral of the
League ball game. While many artist Bob Haozous are Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle.
games are sold out, tourists especially striking. The disks, Designed by the New York firm
may visit the stadium by taking each 24 ft (7 m) in diameter, Heins and LaFarge, the Italian
one of the regularly scheduled represent people’s interaction Renaissance structure dating
tours or visiting the Mariners with and connection to the to 1907 features two tall spires,
Hall of Fame. earth and nature. which are illuminated at night.
One block southeast of
St. James Cathedral, the Frye
Art Museum showcases the
extensive art collection of
Seattle pioneers Charles
and Emma Frye, which
features 19th- and 20th-
century French, German,
and American paintings.
Temporary exhibitions are
held throughout the year.

E Frye Art Museum
704 Terry Ave. Tel (206) 622-9250.
Open 11am–5pm Tue–Sun (to 7pm
Thu). Closed Jan 1, Jul 4, Thanksgiving,
Dec 25. 8 7 - =
The brick and steel façade of Safeco Field, home of the Seattle Mariners ∑ fryemuseum.org
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4 Capitol Hill
Bounded by Montlake Blvds E & NE, E
Pike & E Madison Sts, 23rd Ave E & I-5.
Map 2 F5. @ 7, 9, 10.
Northeast of downtown, lively
Capitol Hill is a colorful and
diverse urban neighborhood
where no one blinks at spiked
purple hair and multiple
body piercings.
The district’s commercial
hub and major avenue is
Broadway (East Roy to East Volunteer Park’s Asian Art Museum, in an historic Art Deco building
Pike Streets). Referred to as the
“living room of Capitol Hill,” it 5 Volunteer Park the country’s Unified Shilla
offers shopping (from books dynasty (668–935 AD).
to home accessories to vintage 1247 15th Ave E. Tel (206) 684-4075. Across from the museum
clothing), a number of ethnic @ 7, 9, 10. Open 6am–11pm daily. is the Volunteer Park Conser­
restaurants, and bronze foot- ∑ seattle.gov/parks vatory, a botanical garden also
steps embedded in the sidewalk home to plants confis cated by
to teach passersby the tango Located at the north end of US Customs. The conservatory
and fox trot. Capitol Hill, this elegant park consists of five houses, four of
While people-watching is a was designed in 1904–9 by which showcase bromeliads,
major source of entertainment, the Olmsted Brothers, the US’s palms, ferns, and cacti, respec-
Capitol Hill also features a vintage famous landscape-architecture tively. The seasonal display
single-screen movie house: firm. The park is named for the house includes lilies, poinsettias,
the SIFF Cinema Egyptian Seattle men who enlisted to azaleas, and a jade plant more
(805 East Pine Street, 206/324- fight in the Spanish-American than 95 years old that blooms
9996), which specializes in War of 1898. November to January.
independent and foreign The Olmsteds’ design called
films and restored classics. for an observation tower. The E Asian Art Museum
The hill is also home to city obliged by building a 75-ft 1400 E Prospect St. Tel (206) 654-3100.
St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral (23-m) brick water tower with Open 10am–5pm Tue, Wed & Fri–Sun,
(1245 10th Avenue East) an observation deck open to 10am–9pm Thu. Closed Jan 1, Labor
(1931), belonging to the the public. A steep climb up the Day, Thanksgiving, Dec 25. & by
Diocese of Olympia. It is known 107-step spiral staircase rewards donation; free 1st Thu of month. 7
for its magnificent Flentrop visitors with spectacular views = ∑ seattleartmuseum.org
organ, installed in 1965 and of the Space Needle, Puget Y Volunteer Park Conservatory
consisting of 3,944 pipes that Sound, and the Olympic 1400 E Galer St. Tel (206) 684-4743.
range in size from 1 inch mountain range. Open 10am–4pm Tue–Sun.
(2.5 cm) to 32 ft (9.7 m). A children’s playground, & by donation. 7 =
The internationally acclaimed wading pool, tennis courts, ∑ seattle.gov/parks
Cornish College of the Arts and bandstand make the park
(710 East Roy Street) features a favorite outing for families.
a full roster of student exhibits Volunteer Park is the site
and performances. of the Asian Art Museum,
located in a 1933 Art Deco
building which formerly
housed the Seattle Art
Museum (see pp132–3). The
Asian Art Museum’s renowned
collection includes works
from Japan, Korea, China,
and Southeast Asia.
Highlights of the rotating
collection include wood and
lacquer furniture from imperial
China and 14th-century Chinese
sculpture. Other gems of
the collection are the Korean
ceramics and metalware, and
Dance Steps on Broadway, by Jack Mackie, bronze figures of Buddha and Summer flowers outside the Conservatory
in Capitol Hill Bodhisattva that date back to at Volunteer Park




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7 Madison Park
Bounded by E Madison St, Lake
Washington Blvd & Lake Washington.
@ 11. ∑ seattle.gov/parks
Seattle’s lakeside community of
Madison Park is one of the city’s
most affluent. Its tree-shaded
streets, lined with charming
older homes, most built
between 1910 and 1930,
are ideal for leisurely strolling.
The area was established in
the early 1860s, when Judge
John J. McGilvra purchased
The University of Washington campus, with its mix of architectural styles a section of land, cutting a
road through the forest from
6 University pubs, inexpensive restaurants, downtown Seattle to his
District and shops. At the opposite end property, which was later named
of the spectrum, Univer sity Madison Street after former
Bounded by NE 55th St, Portage Bay, Village, located east of the US president James Madison
Montlake Blvd NE & I-5. @ 7, 25, 43, campus, offers an upscale (1751–1836). In the
70, 71, 72, 73. n UW Visitors shopping and dining 1880s, McGilvra
Center: Ground floor, Odegaard experience. divided his land into
Undergraduate Library, near 15th Ave A must-see, lots, decreeing that
NE and NE 41St, (206) 543-9198. especially spring only “cottages” could
through autumn, be built on them.
Eclectic and energetic thanks is the Washington He also set aside
to the vibrant youth culture Park Arboretum, an area for public
surrounding a major university a garden and living use. This parcel of
campus, the University District plant museum, land is now known
makes for an interesting half- with 4,600 species, as Madison Park. By
or full-day excursion. The hub including 139 on the end of the 19th
of the district is the University the endangered century, this park had
of Washington (UW). The list. The arboretum Neo-Gothic building, become the most
premier institution of higher also features a university campus popular beach in the
learning in the Northwest US, Japanese garden city, complete with
this university is internationally with sculptures and wildlife, an ornate boathouse, piers, a
known for its excellent research carp-filled ponds, and an bath house, a wooden promen-
and graduate programs. authentic teahouse open ade, a greenhouse, a play-
Located on the site of the for ceremonies once a month. ground, floating bandstands,
1909 World’s Fair, the beautiful and tennis courts. Reminiscent
parklike campus is home to E Burke Museum of Natural of a friendly village, the neighbor-
more than 43,000 students History and Culture hood’s commercial area today
and 500 buildings in a mix of NE 45th St & 17th Ave NE. Tel (206) offers a number of popular
architectural styles. Just inside 543-5590. Open 10am–5pm daily, restaurants, upscale boutiques,
10am–8pm 1st Thu of month.
the main campus entrance is Closed Jan 1, Jul 4, Thanksgiving, and home accessories shops.
the Burke Museum of Natural Dec 25. & (free 1st Thu of month;
History and Culture, featuring separate adm to some exhibits). 7
dinosaur fossils and a notable - = h ∑ burkemuseum.org
collection of Northwest Native
American art. On the western E Henry Art Gallery
NE 41st St & 15th Ave NE. Tel (206)
edge of the campus sits the 543-2280. Open 11am–4pm Wed,
Henry Art Gallery, the first Sat & Sun, 11am–9pm Thu & Fri.
public art museum in the Closed Jan 1, Jul 4, Thanksgiving,
state of Washington. The Dec 25. & (by donation on Thu).
museum has a special focus 7 8 for groups in advance. -
on photography and digital = h ∑ henryart.org
and projected media. Y Washington Park Arboretum
The university’s main avenue 2300 Arboretum Dr E. Tel (206) 543-
is University Way Northeast, 8800. @ 11, 43, 48. Visitors’ center
known to locals as “The Ave.” Open 9am–5pm. Grounds: Open
Located just west of campus, dawn–dusk. & to Japanese Garden. Children playing on Madison Park’s sandy
it is lined with bookstores, 7 = ∑ washington.edu lakeside beach
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8 Burke-Gilman
Trail
Numerous access points; main
access point at Gas Works Park.
@ 25, 43.
When the sun comes out in
Seattle, cyclists, speed-walkers,
joggers, rollerbladers, and lovers
of the outdoors flock to the
scenic Burke-Gilman Trail.
Built on an old railway bed, this
27-mile (43-km) paved trail is
used by more than one million
people each year. It is both a
popular recreation corridor and Stunning view of the Seattle skyline from Gas Works Park
a pleasant, automobile-free
commuter route for residents. Park is a scenic knoll offering vast Attracting more than a million
Although the Burke-Gilman recreational opportunities and outdoor enthusiasts a year,
Trail was extended west magnificent views of Lake Union this park is populated by as
through Fremont (see p162) and downtown Seattle. Besides many as 7,200 people a day
to 8th Avenue Northwest, it serving as a model for urban on summer weekends. While
officially begins at Gas Works renewal, the park is a haven for kayaking, windsurfing, and
Park, at the north end of Lake kite flying, kayaking, picnicking, paddleboating are popular
Union. From there, it follows and viewing the July 4 fireworks. pursuits during the warmer
the shores of Lake Washington, months, and boats can be
beginning at the University of rented at the lake, swimming
Washington and extending all may be restricted due to algae
the way to the city of Kenmore, blooms and other problems
where it connects with the caused by water stagnation.
Sammamish River Trail. Likened to New York’s Central
A warning to pedestrians: Park – albeit on a smaller scale –
bicyclists comprise roughly 80 the lake and its surrounding
percent of all trail users, making park is a lively gathering spot for
attentiveness and keeping to Seattle residents and a welcome
the right-hand side a must. recreational oasis in a high-
density urban area. In addition
to the lake, the park grounds
9 Gas Works Park include an indoor public pool,
outdoor wading pool, tennis
2101 N Northlake Way. Tel (206) 684-
4075. @ 26. Open 6am–10pm daily. courts, soccer field, outdoor
∑ seattle.gov/parks Boaters enjoying an outing on Seattle’s basketball court, baseball
Green Lake diamond, and pitch-and-putt
Huge rusty pipes and pieces golf course. The park is also
of decrepit machinery are not 0 Green Lake home to many different species
typically found in a park. But 7201 E Green Lake Dr N. Tel (206) 684- of wildlife, including ducks,
Gas Works Park on Lake Union is 4075. @ 16, 26. Open 24 hrs daily. turtles, squirrels, and eagles.
anything but typical. Established ∑ seattle.gov/parks
in 1906 as a gasification plant
by the Seattle Gas Company On any given day – and
for extracting gas from coal, especially a sunny one – Green
Gas Works was once a pri mary Lake hosts a spirited parade of
source of power for Seattle. people, from joggers, walkers,
Shut down in 1956, the plant’s cyclists, and skaters to bird-
machinery and towers stood watchers, dog walkers, and
dormant until 1975, when the pram-pushing parents.
site was renovated into an For wheeled sports, the
award-winning park under 2.8-mile (4.5-km) asphalt
the direction of landscape path circling the lake is ideal.
architect Richard Haag. With its Joggers and walkers can use
renovation, Gas Works became the adjacent 3.2-mile (5-km)
the first industrial site in the trail, which runs closest to
world to be converted into a the lake and has a crushed Jogger on the path that runs along
public park. Today, Gas Works granite surface. Green Lake




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q Woodland Park Zoo

Purchased by the City of Seattle in 1899, Woodland Park Zoo is
one of the oldest zoos on the West Coast and one of the region’s
major attractions. Of the nearly 300 animal species that reside
at the botanical garden, most live in environments that closely
resemble their native habitats. Unlike typical zoo models
where animals are grouped by species, Woodland Park’s
wildlife residents are grouped in bioclimatic zones. Seven
of the zoo’s naturalistic exhibits have won top honors from
the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Among these is
the Trail of Vines, which includes the first open-forested
canopy for orangutans to be created at a zoo. The exhibit
also features siamangs and tapirs.


. Jaguar Cove
Visit the tropical world
of the jaguar, the largest
cat in the Western Hemi-
sphere. This is one of the
most naturalistic exhibits
dedicated to jaguars in
any zoo.
















. Tropical Rain Forest
The gorilla exhibit in the Tropical Rain
Forest includes the endangered
western lowland gorilla, a gentle
giant that can eat as much as 70 lb
(32 kg) of food each day.









Family Farm
A popular seasonal
Contact Area is one of
the features of the
Family Farm, as is the 0 meters 100
year-round Bug World, 0 yards 100
exhibiting earth’s
smallest animals.
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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
N 55th St & Phinney Ave N or
N 50th St & Fremont Ave N.
Tel (206) 548-2500. Open May–
Sep: 9:30am–6pm daily; Oct–Apr:
9:30am–4pm daily. Closed Dec
25. & - 0 = ∑ zoo.org
Transport
@ 5.

. Northern Trail
Along this trail, indigenous North American
animals, including grizzly bears, can be
viewed in naturalistic exhibits.


Willawong Station
The bird-feeding experience offers an
opportunity to feed free-flying birds,
primarily small colorful Australian parrots,
while learning about responsible care
for birds in the wild and at home.

. Tropical Asia:
Banyan Wilds
At the heart of the zoo is
Banyan Wilds, inhabited by
Malayan tigers, sloth bears,
Asian small-clawed otters,
and tropical birds. Through
activities and digital media,
a conser vation action center
highlights the work being
done by local commu nities
and the zoo’s field conser-
vation partners to help save
the forest and wildlife.

KEY
1 Australasia
2 Northern Trail
3 Tropical Asia: Trail of Vines
4 Willawong Station
5 Adaptations
. African Savanna 6 Tropical Asia: Banyan Wilds
Many species are found 7 African Savanna
here, including zebras,
hippos, and gazelles, which 8 Woodland Park Rose Garden
roam freely with the herd 9 Family Farm
of imposing giraffes near a 0 Temperate Forest
replica African village.
There is a giraffe-feeding q Jaguar Cove
station where visitors may w Tropical Rain Forest
get up close to feed the e Zoomazium
long-necked creatures.
This exhibit is open r Humboldt Penguin Exhibit
seasonally and requires t Historic Carousel
an additional entry fee.
For keys to symbols see back flap


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the thousands of container
ships, tugboats, fishing boats,
and pleasure craft that make
their way through the
Hiram M. Chittenden Locks
each year. Located at the west
end of Ballard, the locks allow
boats to travel between
saltwater Puget Sound and
freshwater Lake Union and Lake
Washington. The best times
to observe migrating salmon
on the fish ladder are June
through October. One of the
People Waiting for the Interurban, an aluminum sculpture in Fremont city’s major – and free – tourist
attractions, the locks’ grounds
w Fremont The dog’s human face is include botanical gardens.
modeled after an honorary
Bounded by N 50th St, Lake E Hiram M. Chittenden Locks
Washington Ship Canal, Stone Way mayor, with whom the artist
Ave N & 8th Ave NW. @ 26, 28. had a dispute. 3015 NW 54th St. Tel (206) 783-7059.
Grounds: Open 7am–9pm daily.
In the 1960s, when it was a Visitors’ center: Open May–Sep:
community of students, artists, e Ballard 10am–6pm daily; Oct–Apr: 10am–
and bohemians attracted by Bounded by Salmon Bay, Shilshole 4pm Thu–Mon. 7 8 Mar, Apr, Oct
low rents, Fremont declared Bay & Phinney Ridge. @ 15, 17, 18. & Nov: 2pm Thu–Mon; May–Sep: 1pm,
itself an “artists’ republic.” By the 2pm, 3pm Mon–Fri, 11am, 1pm, 3pm
late 1990s, the neighborhood’s Settled by Scandinavian Sat & Sun.
character began to shift, after fishermen and loggers in 1853,
a high-tech firm settled Ballard was incorporated into
its Seattle office here. Washington State in 1889 r Discovery Park
However, Fremont has and annexed to Seattle 3801 W Government Way. Tel (206)
managed to hold on to in 1907. At the turn 386-4236. @ 24, 33. Park: Open
cherished traditions, of the 19th century, 6am–11pm daily. Visitors’ center:
such as the Summer Ballard was a mill Open 8:30am–5pm Tue–Sun. Closed
Solstice Parade and an town, producing an major hols. ∑ seattle.gov/parks
outdoor cinema series, impressive three million
and today, it is still wooden shingles a Located on Magnolia Bluff,
one of Seattle’s day. Many of the mill overlooking Puget Sound,
funkiest districts. jobs were held Discovery Park is Seattle’s largest
Public art is a fixture by Scandinavian park. It occupies most of the
of Fremont. A 13.5-ft- immigrants. former Fort Lawton site, a
(4-m-) tall statue Located north of the defensive base for soldiers
of Lenin towers shingle mills, Ballard during World Wars I and II and
above pedestrians Avenue was the the Korean War. Built at the turn
at Fremont Place, and The historic landmark commercial of the 20th century, the still-
a 15-ft- (4.5-m-) tall bell tower in Ballard center of this then- occupied Officers’ Quarters are
Volkswagen-eating booming area. Its listed on the National Register
troll lurks under the north end buildings recall the area’s
of the Aurora Bridge. On 34th industrial growth and strong
Street, near the drawbridge, Scandinavian heritage; many
sculptor Richard Beyer’s People are open to the public.
Waiting for the Interurban is In 1976, King Carl XVI Gustav of
regularly clothed by locals. Sweden read the proclamation
establishing Ballard Avenue a
Historic District.
The area’s proud Scandinavian
heritage is celebrated at the
annual Norwegian Constitution
Day Parade every May 17, at
the excellent Nordic Heritage
Museum (3014 Northwest 67th
Street), and at the Bergen
The gigantic Fremont troll, waiting for Place mural, located in Bergen The West Point Lighthouse, off the South
unsuspecting cars Place Park. Ballard greets Beach Trail, Discovery Park
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The restored Red Barn, Boeing’s
original 1910 airplane factory
and a National Historic Site,
is part of the museum. Its
exhibits include the world’s
first fighter plane.
The Personal Courage
Wing, which opened in 2004,
houses the Champlin Fighter
collection containing 28
historical aircraft, mainly
from World Wars I and II.
Especially popular are the
A cyclist on Alki Beach, a stunning view of Seattle in the background museum’s simulators, including
the challenging space-
of Historic Places. A visitors’ y Museum of docking simulators in which
center at the east entrance Flight participants try to link up with
offers trail maps and inter active the Hubble space telescope.
exhibits for kids. 9404 E Marginal Way S. Tel (206)
Home to over 250 species of 764-5720. Open 10am–5pm daily.
birds and other wildlife, the park Closed Thanksgiving, Dec 25.
offers more than 7 miles (11 km) & 7 8 = -
of hiking trails, including the ∑ museumofflight.org
2.8-mile (4.5-km) Loop Trail,
which circles the park and passes The West Coast’s largest air and
through forests, meadows, and space museum, the Museum
dunes. For beach exploration, of Flight takes visitors on a
the park has two very different fascinating journey from the
habitats: the rocky North Beach earliest days of aviation to the
and the sandy South Beach. Space Age. The museum features
Discovery Park is also home 39 historic airplanes, of which
to the Daybreak Star Cul tural more than half are suspended
Center. Operated by the United from the ceiling of the six-story
Indians of All Tribes Foundation, Great Gallery. Visitors can sit in
this cultural and educational the cockpit of an SR-71 Blackbird
center houses a collection of or F/A-18 Hornet, and board
Native American art. The annual the first Air Force One, the US Aviatik D-1 in the Personal Courage Wing
summer Pow Wow features presidential jet. of the Museum of Flight
some 500 dancers, 30 drum
groups, arts and crafts, and a The Men Behind Microsoft
salmon bake.
Seattle is home to two of the world’s wealthiest men and most
E Daybreak Star Cultural Center accomplished entrepreneurs. Bill Gates and Paul Allen met at a
Near north parking lot of Discovery prestigious Seattle prep school. Sharing a fascination for computers,
Park. Tel (206) 285-4425. Open 10am– the boys soon landed jobs with a company that paid them in
5pm Mon–Sat, noon–5pm Sun. computer time instead of cash. There they pored over manuals and
7 = explored the computer system inside and out. In 1973, Gates left for
Harvard University but kept in
touch with Allen, with whom
t Alki Beach he vowed to go into business
one day. By 1975, Bill Gates was
1702 Alki Ave SW. Tel (206) 684-4075. the US’s most successful college
@ 37, 56. dropout, having left Harvard
to devote his energies to the
When the first European settlers company he founded with his
landed on Alki Beach on a friend. Microsoft went on to
stormy November day in 1851, become the Goliath of the
they were welcomed by Chief computer software industry.
Seattle and his Duwamish tribe In 1985, its headquarters settled
(see p31). Today, this lively beach in Redmond, a suburb of Seattle.
is the coolest place in town to In 1986, the company began
be on a warm day. The beach public trading. Today, Microsoft
offers spectacular views of Puget Bill Gates, co-founder of Seattle- employs over 90,000 people in
Sound, the Olympic Mountains, based Microsoft 135 countries.
and the Seattle skyline.




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Shopping in Seattle DIRECTORY

Shopping aficionados will not be disappointed in Seattle. Department Stores
From 5th Avenue’s ritzy boutiques to funky shops on And Shopping Centers
Fremont’s streets, you’ll find plenty of irresistible buys. City Centre
Without a car, you can shop until you drop downtown, at 1420 5th Ave. Map 3 C1.
Pioneer Square, Pike Place Market, and Belltown, or hop on Tel (206) 624-8800.
a bus and explore the shopping options farther afield. Macy’s
1601 3rd Ave. Map 3 C1.
Tel (206) 506-6000.
dozens of upscale apparel, Nordstrom
jewelry, and home accessory
stores alongside well-known 500 Pine St. Map 3 C1.
retailers such as Barneys New Tel (206) 628-2111.
York and Barnes & Noble. Two Pacific Place
blocks west, Westlake Center 600 Pine St. Map 2 E5.
is home to top national and Tel (206) 405-2655.
regional retailers and a sprawling
food court. City Centre, located University Village
two blocks south of Pacific Place 2623 NE University Village.
and Westlake Center, is a classy Tel (206) 523-0622.
mall boasting an impressive Westlake Center
Westlake Center shopping mall, in collection of contemporary 400 Pine St. Map 3 C1.
downtown Seattle glass art. Tel (206) 467-1600.
Located just outside
Shopping Districts downtown Seattle, University Specialty Shops
Seattle has several interesting Village is the area’s most high-
shopping districts. Upscale end open-air shopping center. Elliott Bay Book Company
clothing boutiques, antique Locally owned specialty shops 1521 10th Ave.
shops, and home accessory share the pedestrian-friendly Tel (206) 624-6600.
stores make their home in Village with national retailers Made in Washington
trendy Belltown (see p145). such as Restoration Hardware 1530 Post Alley. Map 3 C1.
Downtown (see p125), chic and Pottery Barn. Tel (206) 467-0788.
boutiques mingle with top
retailers and multilevel malls. Specialty Shops REI
At Pike Place Market (see pp138– 222 Yale Ave N. Map 2 E4.
9) you’ll find produce as well You will find 150,000 titles at Tel (206) 223-1944.
as antiques, art, crafts, jewelry, the Elliott Bay Book Company. Sur La Table
vintage apparel, and cookware. Made in Washington, which sells 84 Pine St. Map 3 C1.
Pioneer Square (see p125) everything from smoked salmon Tel (206) 448-2244.
features bookstores, art galleries, to handmade pottery, offers one-
antique shops, and a plethora stop shopping for top-quality, Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
of Oriental rug stores. locally made merchandise and Pier 54, 1001 Alaskan Way.
food items. The REI (Recreational Map 3 C2. Tel (206) 682-5844.
Equipment Inc.) flagship store
Department Stores and sells all kinds of outdoor gear,
Shopping Centers
and features an indoor climbing curiosity shop, known for both
Seattle-based Nordstrom wall. Sur La Table offers the its kitschy souvenirs and fine
opened its opulent flagship latest culinary utensils and Native American crafts.
department store in 1998. kitchenware. Ye Olde Curiosity
Known for its wide selection Shop (see p141) is a jam-packed What to Buy
of shoes, the fashion specialty
store pampers shoppers with Smoked salmon, and coffee
excellent customer service beans from small local roasting
and, at this location, a luxurious companies, such as Tully’s,
full-service day spa. Macy’s Espresso Vivace, and Caffè
department store downtown Appassionato, are Seattle
sells everything from linens specialties. Handblown
and lingerie to love seats and glass and pottery are popular
luggage. Downtown Seattle souvenirs. More conventional
also has several notable malls. items include Space Needle-
The poshest is Pacific Place, a One of Seattle’s many specialty shops, this inspired items, and bags with
five-level complex featuring one selling pottery Pike Place Market motifs.




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Entertainment in Seattle DIRECTORY

With Seattle’s varied offerings, from baseball to ballet, and Ticket Outlets
book readings to Broadway musicals, visitors won’t be lacking Ticketmaster
for entertainment. The city is home to one of the top opera Tel General: (800) 745­3000.
companies in the US, a critically acclaimed symphony orchestra, Arts: (800) 982­2787.
and a Tony Award-winning repertory theater company. ∑ ticketmaster.com
Film
Festival (SIFF), which screens Landmark Theatres
more than 300 new works Tel (206) 633­0059.
during May and June. ∑ landmarktheatres.com
Northwest Film Forum
Theater Tel (206) 329­2629.
∑ nwfilmforum.org
Many of Seattle’s performing
arts venues are located at the SIFF
Tel (206) 633­7151. ∑ siff.net
Seattle Center, including the
respected Seattle Repertory Theater
Theatre, which presents nine
plays from September to May, Intiman Theatre
and the Intiman Theatre, which Tel (206) 441­7178.
Window of the Crocodile Café, a Belltown stages classic and contem­ ∑ intiman.org
favorite for live music porary plays March through Seattle Children’s Theatre
December. The popular Seattle
Information Children’s Theatre, the second­ Tel (206) 441­3322. ∑ sct.org
The city’s daily newspaper, the largest children’s theater in the Seattle Repertory Theatre
Seattle Times, offers complete country, stages performances Tel (206) 443­2222.
entertainment listings for from September to June. ∑ seattlerep.org
the week in its Friday “Ticket”
supplement. For daily listings, Dance Dance
visit the newspaper’s website Pacific Northwest Ballet
at www.seattletimes.com. Internationally acclaimed, Tel (206) 441­2424. ∑ pnb.org
the Pacific Northwest Ballet
performs at Marion Oliver McCaw Music
Buying Tickets Hall. Its Nutcracker is a must­see
Tickets for sporting events and during the holiday season. Seattle Opera
many performing arts events Tel (206) 389­7676.
can be purchased through Music ∑ seattleopera.org
Ticketmaster. Seattle Symphony
The distinguished Seattle Tel (206) 215­4747.
Symphony performs ∑ seattlesymphony.org
Free Events
September through June at
Free art and literary events the stunning Benaroya Hall (see
abound in Pioneer Square: First p133). Marion Oliver McCaw Hall many venues to choose from
Thursday Gallery Walks through at Seattle Center is home to the in Pioneer Square, as well as in
museums, galleries, bars, and acclaimed Seattle Opera, which Belltown and Ballard.
shops occur on the first attracts audiences from around
Thursday evening of each the world with its productions Spectator Sports
month; and the Elliott Bay Book of Wagner’s Ring Cycle every Spectator sports are big in
Company hosts author readings four years. For live blues, jazz, Seattle. Seattleites are justi fiably
several times each week. rock, and folk music, there are proud of their two stadiums –
Safeco Field (see p156), home
of the Seattle Mariners baseball
Film
team, and CenturyLink Field
Seattle has a thriving film scene, (see p156), where the National
with the Landmark Theatres Football League’s Seattle
group and Northwest Film Seahawks play. The city’s
Forum screening art­house and professional women’s basketball
independent films. One of the team, the Storm, plays at the
most respected and compre­ Seattle Center’s KeyArena
hensive film festivals in the US Young musicians performing in (see p152). For sporting events
is the Seattle International Film downtown Seattle tickets, call Ticketmaster.




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Getting Around Seattle The 2.6-mile (4-km) South Lake
Union Streetcar connects down-
Seattle may be a hilly city but its main tourist areas – Pioneer town Seattle with the South
Square, downtown, Pike Place Market, the waterfront, Seattle Lake Union neighborhood. It
Center, and Belltown – are relatively flat, close to each other, runs every 15 minutes from 6am
and easy to navigate on foot. The city’s buses serve these until 9pm weekdays (to 11pm
areas and all “Farther Afield” sights and neighborhoods. on Saturdays) and from 10am to
7pm on Sundays and holidays.
A 2-minute ride on the Monorail connects downtown to Tickets can be purchased at the
the Seattle Center. 11 streetcar stops, and metro
transfers are also valid.
Street Layout
Interstate-5 runs north–south
through the middle of Seattle.
In the downtown area, avenues
run north–south, and streets
run east–west. With only a
few exceptions, avenues are
numbered and streets are named
(for example, 3rd Avenue and The metro bus running along Seattle’s waterfront
Spring Street). Many of Seattle’s Bicycling
streets and avenues run one- The 14-mile (23-km) Sound
way. For a good selection of local Cyclists may wish to avoid Transit light rail system
street maps, as well as state and Seattle’s busy streets and head connects downtown
recreational maps, visit Metsker to one of the area’s popular bike Seattle with Sea-Tac airport, a
Maps of Seattle, in trails. The 27-mile journey taking approximately
Pioneer Square. (43-km) paved Burke- 36 minutes. Trains operate
Gilman Trail (see p159) from 5am to 1am Monday to
stretches from Saturday, and 6am to midnight
Walking Fremont to Kenmore. on Sunday. Tickets can be
Seattle is a great city for Bike rental shops, bought at the stations. There
walking. Though it is such as the Bicycle are stops at the Inter national
quite hilly, the down- Center of Seattle, are District/Pioneer Square, the
town area is compact Traffic sign to located near the trail. stadiums and SODO, Beacon
enough to walk in its help pedestrians A 2.8-mile (4.5-km) Hill, Mount Baker, Southeast
entirety, and locals are path that encircles Seattle, and Tukwila. Further
gener ally happy to offer Green Lake (see p159) is ideal extensions are underway.
directions. Keep in mind that for shorter spins. Gregg’s A fare payment system
jaywalking (crossing the street Greenlake Cycle, located that uses smart cards, ORCA
other than at designated beside the lake, rents touring, (One Regional Card for All)
crossings) is illegal in Seattle. mountain, and hybrid bicycles. was launched for light rail,
Tourist offices provide free maps streetcar, and buses in
that will help visitors navigate Public Transit 2009 (www.orcacard.com).
the downtown area. Another convenient and
Traveling by metro offers inexpensive way to travel within
inexpensive transportation the city is the Seattle Center
throughout the city. Buses are Monorail (see p149). Linking
equipped with wheelchair lifts. downtown Seattle to the Seattle
Between 6am and 7pm, bus Center (see pp146–7), it operates
transportation is free in down- Monday through Thursday from
town Seattle. Bus schedules 7:30am to 9pm, Friday 7:30am
are available from the Seattle to 11pm, Saturday 8:30am to
Visitor Center and Concierge 11pm, and Sunday 8:30am to
Services at the Washington 9pm. Check the website for the
State Convention Center (at up-to-date hours of operation,
Seventh Avenue and Pike as timings may vary by season.
Street) and from the Metro The Monorail departs every 10
Transit customer service office minutes from the Seattle Center
at Westlake Station, on the (across from the Space Needle)
mezzanine level. The Metro and from Westlake Center, at
Transit Rider Information 5th Avenue and Pine Street.
The Seattle Center Monorail, linking phone line provides route The 1-mile (1.5-km) trip takes
downtown to the Seattle Center and other information. 2 minutes.




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limit for non-arterial (residential)
streets is 25 mph (40 km/h). A
right-hand turn on a red light
is permitted after coming to
A Seattle taxi cab, a common sight on a full stop. Traffic circles (raised
downtown streets islands in inter sections) are
common in many neighbor-
Taxis
hoods. Drivers should yield
Taxis can usually be flagged to the motorist on the left,
outside every major downtown then proceed to the right.
hotel and attraction, as well Seat belts, safety seats for A local seaplane, offering visitors
as on main streets and at taxi young children, and motor cycle a bird’s-eye view of Seattle
stands, found at bus stations helmets are mandatory.
and the airport. Taxis can also American Automobile DIRECTORY
be ordered by tele phone. Fares Asso ciation (AAA) members
start at $2.60, and increase can obtain free maps and Useful Numbers
at a rate of approximately tour books from the
$2.70 per mile. Seattle office. American Automobile
Association (AAA)
Tel (206) 448-5353. ∑ aaa.com
Ferries Parking
Bicycle Center of Seattle
Several of Seattle’s Parking downtown is Tel (206) 523-8300.
outlying areas can generally expensive. Gregg’s Greenlake Cycle
be reached via the However, one of the Tel (206) 523-1822.
Washington State best-kept secrets is the
Ferries (see p141), which A Seattle bus underground parking King County Water Taxi
offer scenic rides through stop sign garage beneath Pacific Tel (206) 477-3979.
the San Juan Islands and Place (see p164), where ∑ kingcounty.gov
to other destinations around budget-savvy Seattleites usually Metro Transit Rider
Puget Sound. Sail from down- park. On-street parking is Information
town Seattle’s Pier 52 to nearby available for cars in some areas Tel (206) 553-3000.
Bremerton and Bainbridge of the city, but be aware that Metsker Maps of Seattle
Island. King County Water Taxi strict time limits apply and that Tel (206) 623-8747 or (800)
takes visitors from Pier 50 to these differ from street to street. 727-4430. ∑ metskers.com
Bremerton and Vashon Island.
Ferries leaving from Pier 52 carry Towing Seattle Visitor Center and
automobiles and passengers, Concierge Services
whereas those from Pier 50 are If your car is towed from a street Tel (866) 732-2695 or (206)
passenger-only. Several private within the city limits, call the 461-5840. ∑ visitseattle.org
companies offer ferry rides along Seattle Police, Auto Records Seattle Center Monorail
similar routes as well as narrated Department. Staff here will tell Tel (206) 905-2620.
tours of the Seattle waterfront. you which impound yard your ∑ seattlemonorail.com
car has been taken to. Be Seattle Police, Auto
pre pared to provide the car’s
Driving license plate number and the Records Department
The traffic in downtown Seattle location from which the vehicle Tel (206) 684-5444.
can be daunting. Avoid driving was towed. If you are renting a Sound Transit
during weekday rush hours, 7 car, be sure to carry the vehicle Tel (206) 398-5000.
to 9:30am and 3 to 7pm. Unless license number with you. If the ∑ soundtransit.org
posted otherwise, the speed car was towed from a private South Lake Union Streetcar
limit on arterial (city) streets is lot, call the number posted Tel (206) 553-3000.
30 mph (48 km/h). The speed on the sign. ∑ seattlestreetcar.org
Washington State Ferries
Tel (206) 464-6400 for Seattle
schedule. ∑ wsdot.wa.gov
Taxis
Far West Taxi
Tel (206) 622-1717.
∑ farwesttaxi.net
Yellow Cab
Tel (206) 622-6500.
The Washington State Ferries service, linking Puget Sound communities




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168  SEA T TLE STREE T FINDER

SEATTLE STREET FINDER

The key map below shows the area of Seattle throughout the Seattle chapter of this guide
covered by the Street Finder maps, which can refer to the grid on the maps. The first figure
be found on the following pages. Map in the reference indicates which map to turn
references for sights, hotels, restaurants, to (1 to 4), and the letter and number that
shops, and entertainment venues given follow refer to the grid reference on that map.

Key
Major sight
Minor sight
Station building
Train station
Bus station – long-distance
Streetcar stop
Light Rail stop
Monorail station
Seattle Center Information
& Belltown Hospital
Church
Ferry boarding point
Pike Place Market Ferry route
& The Waterfront
Railroad line
Pedestrian street
Pioneer Square Monorail/Light rail line
& Downtown
Streetcar line
Scale of maps 1–4
0 meters 750 0 meters 300
0 yards 750 0 yards 300




1st Avenue 1 B5 6th Avenue South 4 E3 Athenian Inn 3 C1 Broad Street 1 B5
& 3 C2 7th Avenue 2 D5 Aurora Avenue North 1 C1 Broadway Avenue 4 E1
1st Avenue North 1 B1 & 4 D2 Austin A. Bell Building 1 C5
1st Avenue South 4 D4 7th Avenue South 4 E4 C
1st Avenue West 1 A1 8th Avenue 2 D5 B
2nd Avenue 1 B5 & 4 E2 Capitol Hill 2 F5
& 4 D3 Battery Street 1 C5 Cedar Street 1 C5
2nd Avenue North 1 B1 8th Avenue North 2 D4 Bell Street 1 C5 Central Library 4 D2
2nd Avenue West 1 A1 8th Avenue South 4 E4 Bellevue Avenue CenturyLink Field 4 D4
3rd Avenue 1 C5 9th Avenue 2 D5 East 2 F3 Cherry Street 4 D2
& 4 D2 & 4 E2 Bellevue Place East 2 F3 Chihuly Garden
3rd Avenue North 1 B3 9th Avenue North 2 D4 Belltown 1 C5 and Glass 1 B4
3rd Avenue South 4 D4 12th Avenue 4 F1 & 3 B1 Children’s Museum 1 B4
3rd Avenue West 1 A1 12th Avenue South 4 F5 Belmont Avenue Clay Street 1 B5
4th Avenue 1 C5 13th Avenue 4 F1 East 2 F4 Coast Guard Museum
& 3 C1 13th Avenue South 4 F5 Benaroya Hall 3 C1 Northwest 3 C5
4th Avenue North 1 C1 14th Avenue 4 F1 Bigelow Avenue Colorado Avenue
3 C5
South
North
4th Avenue South 4 D4 14th Avenue South 4 F5 Blaine Street 1 C2 Columbia Center 4 D2
1 B1
4th Avenue West 1 A1 15th Avenue South 4 F5 Blanchard Street 1 C5
5th Avenue 1 C5 Boeing IMAX Theater 1 C4 Columbia Street 4 D2
& 4 D2 Boren Avenue 2 E5
5th Avenue North 1 C1 A & 4 F2 D
5th Avenue South 4 E3 Airport Way South 4 E4 Boren Avenue Denny Park 2 D4
5th Avenue West 1 A1 Alaskan Way 1 B5 North 2 E4 Denny Way 1 B4
6th Avenue 2 D5 & 3 C5 Boylston Avenue 4 E1 Dexter Avenue North 2 D2
& 4 D2 Alaskan Way Viaduct 3 C2 Boylston Avenue Doctor Jose Rizal Park 4 F5
6th Avenue North 1 C2 Aloha Street 1 B3 East 2 F4 Downtown 4 D2
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SEA T TLE STREE T FINDER  169

E K Q W
Eagle Street 1 B4 KeyArena 1 B4 Queen Anne Avenue Wall Street 1 C5
East Alder Street 4 F2 King Street Station 4 D3 North 1 A1 Ward Street 1 B2
East Aloha Street 2 F3 Klondike Gold Rush Queen Anne Hill 1 A1 Warren Avenue
East Cherry Street 4 F1 National Historic North 1 B1
East Columbia Park 4 D3 R Washington State
Street 4 F1 Convention Center 4 D1
East Denny Way 2 F4 L Railroad Way South 4 D4 Washington State
East Fir Street 4 F2 Republican Street 1 C3 Ferries Terminal 3 C2
East Harrison Street 2 F4 Lake Union 2 E1 Republican Street 2 D3 Waterfall Garden 4 D3
Park
East Howe Street 2 F1 Lakeview Boulevard Roy Street 1 C3 Waterfront Park 3 B1
East Howell Street 2 F4 East 2 F2 West Blaine Street 1 A1
East James Street 4 E2 Lee Street 1 C2 S West Comstock
East Jefferson Street 4 F2 Lenora Street 2 D5 Safeco Field 4 D5 Street 1 A2
East John Street 2 F4 & 3 B1 Seattle Aquarium 3 B1 West Galer Street 1 A2
East Marion Street 4 F1 Seattle Art Museum 3 C2 West Garfield
East Mercer Street 2 F3 M Seattle Center Street 1 A1
East Newton Street 2 F1 Madison Street 4 D2 Monorail 1 C4 West Harrison
East Olive Street 2 F5 Marion Oliver & 3 C1 Street 1 A4
East Pike Street 2 F5 McCaw Hall 1 B3 Seattle Center West Highland
East Pine Street 2 F5 Marion Street 3 C2 Monorail Terminal Drive 1 A2
East Republican Melrose Avenue (Seattle Center) 1 C4 West Howe Street 1 A1
Street 2 F3 East 2 F4 Seattle Center West John Street 1 B4
East Roy Street 2 F3 Mercer Street 1 A3 Monorail Terminal West Kinnear Place 1 A2
East Spring Street 4 F1 Minor Avenue 4 E1 (Westlake Center) 3 C1 West Lee Street 1 A2
East Spruce Street 4 F2 Minor Avenue The Seattle Great West Olympic
East Thomas Street 2 F4 North 2 E4 Wheel 3 B2 Place 1 A3
East Union Street 2 F5 Myrtle Edwards Park 1 A4 Seattle University 4 F1 West Prospect 1 A2
Street
Eastlake Avenue 2 F2 Seneca Street 3 C2 West Republican
Eastlake Avenue N Smith Tower 4 D3 Street 1 A3
North 2 E3 South Atlantic West Roy Street 1 A3
Street
Elliott Avenue 1 A4 Newton Street 1 B1 South Charles Street 4 D5 West Thomas Street 1 A4
4 E4
Elliott Bay 1 A5 South Dearborn Western Avenue 1 B5
& 3 A4 O Street 4 E4 & 3 C2
EMP Museum 1 C4 South Jackson Westlake Avenue 2 D5
Exhibition Center 4 D4 Occidental Avenue Street 4 E3 Westlake Avenue
South 4 D4 South King Street 4 D3 North 2 D1
F Occidental Park 4 D3 South Lane Street 4 E4
Occidental Square 4 D3 South Main Street 4 D3 Y
Fairmont Olympic Olive Way 2 E5 South Massachusetts
Hotel 4 D1 Street 4 D5 Yale Avenue North 2 E3
Fairview Avenue P South Royal Ye Olde Curiosity
North 2 E4 Brougham Way 4 D5 Shop 3 C2
Federal Buildings 3 C2 PACCAR IMAX Theater 1 C4 South Washington Yesler Way 4 D3
Federal Courthouse 4 D2 Pacific Place Street 4 D3
First Hill 4 E1 shopping center 2 E5 South Weller Street 4 E4
Freeway Park 4 D1 Pacific Science Space Needle 1 C4
Center 1 B4 Spring Street 3 C2
Pier 46 3 C3 Starbucks® Pike Place 3 B1
2 E5
G Pier 48 3 C3 Stewart Street & 3 C1
3 C3
Pier 50

Galer Street 1 B2 Pier 52/53 3 C2 Sturgus Avenue 4 F4
Garfield Street 1 B1 Pier 54 3 C2 Summit Avenue 4 E1
Greyhound Bus Pier 55 3 C2 Summit Avenue East 2 F4
Terminal 4 D5 Pier 56 3 B2
Pier 57 3 B2 T
H Pier 59 3 B1 Taylor Avenue North 1 C2
Pier 62
3 B1
2 E5
Harborview Park 4 E2 Pier 63 3 B1 Terry Avenue & 4 D1

Harrison Street 2 D4 Pier 66 3 A1 Terry Avenue North 2 D4
Harvard Avenue Pier 67 1 B5 Thomas Street 1 C4
East 2 F1 & 3 A1
Hayes Street 1 B1 Pier 69 1 B5
Highland Drive 1 B2 Pier 70 1 A5 U
Howe Street 1 B1 Pike Place 3 B1 Union Station 4 D3
Howell Street 2 E5 Pike Place Fish 3 C1 Union Street 3 C1
Pike Place Market 3 C1 University Street 4 D1
2 E5
I Pike Street & 3 C1 Utah Avenue South 3 C5

International District 4 E4 Pine Street 2 E5 V
& 3 C1
J Pioneer Building 4 D3 Valley Street 1 B3
Pontius Avenue North 2 E3 Vine Street 1 C5
James Street 4 D2 Post Alley 3 B1 Virginia Street 2 D5
John Street 1 C4 Prospect Street 1 B2 & 3 B1
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QUEEN ANNE EAST NEWTON STREET
QUEEN ANNE
EAST NEWTON STREET
NEWTON STREET
NEWTON ST
HILL NEWTON STREET AURORA AVENUE NORTH NEWTON ST
HILL
EAST EAST
WEST HOWE STREET HOWE HOWE
WEST HOWE STREET
HOWE STREET 5TH AVE NUE NORT 5TH AVE NUE NORT ST ST
HOWE STREET
AURORA AVENUE NORTH
BLAINE STREET
BLAINE STREET
WEST BLAINE STREET
WEST BLAINE STREET H H
1ST AVENUE WEST
1ST AVENUE WEST
2ND AVENUE WEST
2ND AVENUE WEST
HAYES STREET
HAYES STREET
WEST GARFIELD STREET 1ST AVENUE NORTH 1ST AVENUE NORTH WARREN AVENUE NORTH WARREN AVENUE NORTH 2ND AVENUE NORTH 2ND AVENUE NORTH 4TH AVENUE NORTH 4TH AVENUE NORTH Lake Union FAIRVIEW AVENUE NORTH FAIRVIEW AVENUE NORTH
WEST GARFIELD STREET
Lake Union
QUEEN ANNE AVENUE NORTH
QUEEN ANNE AVENUE NORTH
GARFIELD STREET HARVARD AVE EAST HARVARD AVE EAST
GARFIELD STREET
3RD AVENUE WEST
4TH AVENUE WEST
3RD AVENUE WEST
4TH AVENUE WEST
5TH AVENUE WEST
5TH AVENUE WEST
WEST GALER STREET GALER STREET
WEST GALER STREET
GALER STREET
BIGELOW AVENUE NORTH
BIGELOW AVENUE NORTH
WEST LEE STREET
LEE STREET
WEST LEE STREET LEE STREET WESTLAKE AVENUE NORTH WESTLAKE AVENUE NORTH INTERSTATE 5 INTERSTATE 5
EASTLAKE AVENUE
LAKEVIEW BOULEVARD EAST
WEST COMSTOCK STREET DEXTER A VENUE NOR TH DEXTER A VENUE NOR TH EASTLAKE AVENUE
WEST COMSTOCK STREET
FAIRVIEW AVENUE NORTH
FAIRVIEW AVENUE NORTH
HIGHLAND DRIVE LAKEVIEW BOULEVARD EAST
HIGHLAND DRIVE
WEST HIGHLAND DRIVE
WEST HIGHLAND DRIVE
PROSPECT STREET
WEST PROSPECT STREET
WEST PROSPECT STREET WARREN AVENUE NORTH PROSPECT STREET 4TH AVENUE NORTH 4TH AVENUE NORTH 5TH AVENUE NORTH 5TH AVENUE NORTH TAYLOR AVENUE NORTH TAYLOR AVENUE NORTH 6TH AVENUE NORTH 6TH AVENUE NORTH
WARD STREET
WARD STREET
WARD STREET
BELLEVUE PLACE EAST
WEST KINNEAR PLACE
WEST KINNEAR PLACE WARD STREET
Fairview & BELLEVUE PLACE EAST
Fairview &
WARREN AVENUE NORTH
Campus Dr
Campus Dr
ALOHA STREET
ALOHA STREET
ALOHA STREET ALOHA STREET
E ALOHA ST
ALOHA STREET
WEST OLYMPIC PLACE ALOHA STREET E ALOHA ST
WEST OLYMPIC PLACE
VALLEY STREET
VALLEY STREET VALLEY STREET
VALLEY STREET
WESTLAKE AVENUE NORTH WESTLAKE AVENUE NORTH
WEST ROY 2ND AVENUE NORTH 2ND AVENUE NORTH 3RD AVENUE NORTH 3RD AVENUE NORTH
WEST ROY
STREET VALLEY STREET
VALLEY STREET
STREET
ROY STREET
ROY STREET ROY STREET Lake Union Park BELLEVUE AVENUE EAST BELLEVUE AVENUE EAST
ROY STREET
Lake Union Park
EAST ROY STREET
EAST ROY STREET
Terry & Mercer
Terry & Mercer
MERCER STREET MERCER STREET MERCER STREET
MERCER STREET
MERCER STREET
MERCER STREET
Westlake &
Westlake &
Mercer Mercer MERCER STREET EAST MERCER STREET
MERCER STREET
EAST MERCER STREET
Marion Oliver
Marion Oliver
McCaw Hall
McCaw Hall INTERSTATE 5 INTERSTATE 5
REPUBLICAN STREET
REPUBLICAN STREET
WEST REPUBLICAN STREET
WEST REPUBLICAN STREET REPUBLICAN STREET REPUBLICAN STREET PONTIUS AVENUE NORTH PONTIUS AVENUE NORTH YALE AVENUE NORTH YALE AVENUE NORTH HARVARD AVENUE EAST HARVARD AVENUE EAST
QUEEN ANNE AVENUE NORTH
EAST REPUBLICAN STREET
EAST REPUBLICAN STREET
QUEEN ANNE AVENUE NORTH
BROAD STREET
WEST HARRISON STREET
9TH AVENUE NORTH
KeyArena
9TH AVENUE NORTH
HARRISON STREET
WEST HARRISON STREET KeyArena Seattle Seattle HARRISON STREET EASTLAKE AVENUE NORTH EASTLAKE AVENUE NORTH EAST HARRISON STREET
EAST HARRISON STREET
Center Center BROAD STREET HARRISON STREET
HARRISON STREET
Monorail
Monorail
Children's Terminal EMPEMP Westlake &
Children's
Westlake &
Terminal
TERRY AVENUE NORTH
TERRY AVENUE NORTH
Thomas
Museum
Museum Thomas Terry & Terry & BELLEVUE AVENUE EAST BELLEVUE AVENUE EAST SUMMIT AVENUE EAST SUMMIT AVENUE EAST
Thomas
Thomas
WEST THOMAS STREET THOMAS STREET DEXTER AVENUE NORTH DEXTER AVENUE NORTH WESTLAKE AVENUE NORTH WESTLAKE AVENUE NORTH FAIRVIEW AVENUE NORTH FAIRVIEW AVENUE NORTH THOMAS STREET MELROSE AVENUE EAST EAST THOMAS STREET
THOMAS STREET
WEST THOMAS STREET
THOMAS STREET
EAST THOMAS STREET
Chihuly Garden
Chihuly Garden Space Space AURORA AVENUE NORTH AURORA AVENUE NORTH 8TH AVENUE NORTH 8TH AVENUE NORTH BOREN AVENUE NORTH BOREN AVENUE NORTH MINOR AVENUE NORTH MINOR AVENUE NORTH BELMONT AVENUE EAST BELMONT AVENUE EAST B
1ST AVENUE NORTH
1ST AVENUE NORTH
ELLIOTT AVENUE
ELLIOTT AVENUE
and Glass Needle Needle BOYL STON AVENUE EAST
and Glass
Pacific Science
Pacific Science
Center Center Boeing Boeing
WEST JOHN STREET
WEST JOHN STREET IMAX IMAX 5TH AVE NORTH 5TH AVE NORTH JOHN STREET JOHN STREET
MELROSE AVENUE EAST
JOHN STREET
JOHN STREET
Theater
Theater
EAST JOHN S
DENNY
DENNY
PARK
PARK EAST JOHN ST
MYRTLE
MYRTLE DENNY WAY DENNY WAY EAST DENNY WAY WAY
EAST DENNY
DENNY WAY
DENNY WAY
2ND AVENUE NORTH
2ND AVENUE NORTH
EDWARDS
EDWARDS Westlake &
Westlake &
WARREN AVENUE NORTH
WARREN AVENUE NORTH
EAGLE STREET 2ND AVENUE 3RD AVENUE 4TH AVENUE 5TH AVENUE 8TH AVENUE 9TH AVENUE EAST HOWELL ST
EAGLE STREET
Westlake & 9th
PARK
PARK Westlake & 9th Denny Denny
EAST HOWELL ST
CLAY STREET
BROAD STREET CLAY STREET CEDAR STREET BELLTOWN 7TH AVENUE TERRY AVENUE BOREN AVENUE HARVARD AVENUE EAST HARVARD AVENUE EAST
BROAD STREET
5TH AVENUE
8TH AVENUE
2ND AVENUE
CEDAR STREET
4TH AVENUE
9TH AVENUE
STEWART STREET
3RD AVENUE
BELLTOWN
EAST OLIVE STREET
Olympic Sculpture
Olympic Sculpture WESTLAKE AVENUE WESTLAKE AVENUE EAST OLIVE STREET
VINE STREET
TERRY AVENUE
7TH AVENUE
BOREN AVENUE
BATTERY STREET
Park Park 1ST AVENUE VINE STREET 6TH AVENUE Westlake STEWART STREET
Westlake
HOWELL STREET
& 7th& 7th
WALL STREET BATTERY STREET Westlake & 7th HOWELL STREET INTERSTATE 5 INTERSTATE 5 MELROSE AVENUE EAST MELROSE AVENUE EAST EAST PINE STREET
WALL STREET
6TH AVENUE
VIRGINIA STREET
1ST AVENUE
EAST PINE STREET
Westlake & 7th
BELL STREET
CAPITOL HILL
WESTERN AVENUE
WESTERN AVENUE
Elliott Bay Pier 70 Pier 70 ELLIOTT AVENUE BELL STREET VIRGINIA STREET CAPITOL HILL
Elliott Bay
LENORA STREET
LENORA STREET
OLIVE WAY
BLANCHARD STREET
EAST PIKE STREET
Austin A.
Austin A. OLIVE WAY EAST PIKE STREET
ELLIOTT AVENUE
Bell Building
PIKE STREET
Pier 69 Pier 69 Bell Building BLANCHARD STREET 4TH AVENUE Westlake Pacific Place 9TH AVENUE Convention PIKE STREET
Pacific Place
Westlake
Convention
ALASKAN WAY
ALASKAN WAY
Shopping Center
Shopping Center
Hub Hub
PlacePlace
EAST UNION
4TH AVENUE
9TH AVENUE
STREET
Pier 67 Pier 67 PINE ST PINE ST EAST UNION
STREET
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QUEEN ANNE
QUEEN ANNE EAST NEWTON STREET
EAST NEWTON STREET
NEWTON ST
NEWTON STREET
HILL
HILL NEWTON STREET AURORA AVENUE NORTH NEWTON ST
EAST EAST
WEST HOWE STREET HOWE HOWE
WEST HOWE STREET
HOWE STREET 5TH AVE NUE NORT 5TH AVE NUE NORT ST ST
HOWE STREET
AURORA AVENUE NORTH
BLAINE STREET
BLAINE STREET
WEST BLAINE STREET
WEST BLAINE STREET H H
1ST AVENUE WEST
1ST AVENUE WEST
2ND AVENUE WEST
2ND AVENUE WEST
HAYES STREET
HAYES STREET
WEST GARFIELD STREET 1ST AVENUE NORTH 1ST AVENUE NORTH WARREN AVENUE NORTH WARREN AVENUE NORTH 2ND AVENUE NORTH 2ND AVENUE NORTH 4TH AVENUE NORTH 4TH AVENUE NORTH Lake Union FAIRVIEW AVENUE NORTH FAIRVIEW AVENUE NORTH
WEST GARFIELD STREET
Lake Union
QUEEN ANNE AVENUE NORTH
QUEEN ANNE AVENUE NORTH
GARFIELD STREET HARVARD AVE EAST HARVARD AVE EAST
GARFIELD STREET
4TH AVENUE WEST
3RD AVENUE WEST
4TH AVENUE WEST
3RD AVENUE WEST
5TH AVENUE WEST
5TH AVENUE WEST
WEST GALER STREET GALER STREET
WEST GALER STREET
GALER STREET
BIGELOW AVENUE NORTH
BIGELOW AVENUE NORTH
WEST LEE STREET
WEST LEE STREET LEE STREET WESTLAKE AVENUE NORTH WESTLAKE AVENUE NORTH INTERSTATE 5 INTERSTATE 5
LEE STREET
LAKEVIEW BOULEVARD EAST
EASTLAKE AVENUE
WEST COMSTOCK STREET
WEST COMSTOCK STREET DEXTER A VENUE NOR TH DEXTER A VENUE NOR TH EASTLAKE AVENUE
FAIRVIEW AVENUE NORTH
FAIRVIEW AVENUE NORTH
HIGHLAND DRIVE LAKEVIEW BOULEVARD EAST
HIGHLAND DRIVE
WEST HIGHLAND DRIVE
WEST HIGHLAND DRIVE
PROSPECT STREET
WEST PROSPECT STREET WARREN AVENUE NORTH PROSPECT STREET 4TH AVENUE NORTH 4TH AVENUE NORTH 5TH AVENUE NORTH 5TH AVENUE NORTH TAYLOR AVENUE NORTH TAYLOR AVENUE NORTH 6TH AVENUE NORTH 6TH AVENUE NORTH
WEST PROSPECT STREET
WARD STREET
WARD STREET
BELLEVUE PLACE EAST
WARD STREET
WEST KINNEAR PLACE
WEST KINNEAR PLACE WARD STREET
Fairview & BELLEVUE PLACE EAST
Fairview &
WARREN AVENUE NORTH
Campus Dr
Campus Dr
ALOHA STREET
ALOHA STREET ALOHA STREET
ALOHA STREET
E ALOHA ST
ALOHA STREET
WEST OLYMPIC PLACE
WEST OLYMPIC PLACE ALOHA STREET E ALOHA ST
VALLEY STREET VALLEY STREET
VALLEY STREET
VALLEY STREET
WESTLAKE AVENUE NORTH WESTLAKE AVENUE NORTH
WEST ROY
WEST ROY 2ND AVENUE NORTH 2ND AVENUE NORTH 3RD AVENUE NORTH 3RD AVENUE NORTH
STREET VALLEY STREET
STREET
VALLEY STREET
ROY STREET
ROY STREET ROY STREET Lake Union Park BELLEVUE AVENUE EAST BELLEVUE AVENUE EAST
ROY STREET
Lake Union Park
EAST ROY STREET
EAST ROY STREET
Terry & Mercer
Terry & Mercer
MERCER STREET MERCER STREET MERCER STREET
MERCER STREET
MERCER STREET
MERCER STREET
Westlake &
Westlake &
Mercer Mercer MERCER STREET EAST MERCER STREET
MERCER STREET
EAST MERCER STREET
Marion Oliver
Marion Oliver
McCaw Hall
McCaw Hall INTERSTATE 5 INTERSTATE 5
REPUBLICAN STREET
WEST REPUBLICAN STREET REPUBLICAN STREET REPUBLICAN STREET PONTIUS AVENUE NORTH PONTIUS AVENUE NORTH YALE AVENUE NORTH YALE AVENUE NORTH HARVARD AVENUE EAST HARVARD AVENUE EAST
WEST REPUBLICAN STREET
REPUBLICAN STREET
EAST REPUBLICAN STREET
QUEEN ANNE AVENUE NORTH
QUEEN ANNE AVENUE NORTH
EAST REPUBLICAN STREET
BROAD STREET
9TH AVENUE NORTH
WEST HARRISON STREET
WEST HARRISON STREET KeyArena Seattle Seattle HARRISON STREET EASTLAKE AVENUE NORTH EASTLAKE AVENUE NORTH EAST HARRISON STREET
KeyArena
HARRISON STREET
9TH AVENUE NORTH
EAST HARRISON STREET
Center Center BROAD STREET HARRISON STREET
HARRISON STREET
Monorail
Monorail
Children's Terminal EMPEMP Westlake &
Children's
Westlake &
Terminal
TERRY AVENUE NORTH
TERRY AVENUE NORTH
Museum
Museum Thomas Thomas Terry & Terry & BELLEVUE AVENUE EAST BELLEVUE AVENUE EAST SUMMIT AVENUE EAST SUMMIT AVENUE EAST
Thomas
Thomas
THOMAS STREET
THOMAS STREET
WEST THOMAS STREET THOMAS STREET DEXTER AVENUE NORTH DEXTER AVENUE NORTH WESTLAKE AVENUE NORTH WESTLAKE AVENUE NORTH FAIRVIEW AVENUE NORTH FAIRVIEW AVENUE NORTH THOMAS STREET MELROSE AVENUE EAST EAST THOMAS STREET
WEST THOMAS STREET
EAST THOMAS STREET
Chihuly Garden Space Space AURORA AVENUE NORTH AURORA AVENUE NORTH 8TH AVENUE NORTH 8TH AVENUE NORTH BOREN AVENUE NORTH BOREN AVENUE NORTH MINOR AVENUE NORTH MINOR AVENUE NORTH BELMONT AVENUE EAST BOYL STON AVENUE EAST T BELMONT AVENUE EAST
Chihuly Garden
1ST AVENUE NORTH
1ST AVENUE NORTH
ELLIOTT AVENUE
ELLIOTT AVENUE
and Glass Needle Needle BOYL STON AVENUE EAST
and Glass
Pacific Science
Pacific Science
Center Center Boeing Boeing
WEST JOHN STREET IMAX IMAX 5TH AVE NORTH 5TH AVE NORTH JOHN STREET JOHN STREET
WEST JOHN STREET
MELROSE AVENUE EAST
JOHN STREET
JOHN STREET
Theater
Theater
EAST JOHN S
DENNY
DENNY
PARK
PARK EAST JOHN ST
MYRTLE
MYRTLE DENNY WAY DENNY WAY EAST DENNY WAY WAY
EAST DENNY
2ND AVENUE NORTH
2ND AVENUE NORTH
DENNY WAY
DENNY WAY
EDWARDS Westlake &
EDWARDS
Westlake &
WARREN AVENUE NORTH
WARREN AVENUE NORTH
EAGLE STREET
EAGLE STREET 2ND AVENUE 3RD AVENUE 4TH AVENUE 5TH AVENUE 8TH AVENUE 9TH AVENUE EAST HOWELL ST
Westlake & 9th
PARK Westlake & 9th Denny Denny
PARK
EAST HOWELL ST
CLAY STREET
BROAD STREET CLAY STREET CEDAR STREET BELLTOWN 7TH AVENUE TERRY AVENUE BOREN AVENUE HARVARD AVENUE EAST HARVARD AVENUE EAST
BROAD STREET
2ND AVENUE
5TH AVENUE
8TH AVENUE
CEDAR STREET
4TH AVENUE
9TH AVENUE
3RD AVENUE
STEWART STREET
BELLTOWN
EAST OLIVE STREET
VINE STREET
Olympic Sculpture WESTLAKE AVENUE WESTLAKE AVENUE EAST OLIVE STREET
Olympic Sculpture
7TH AVENUE
TERRY AVENUE
BOREN AVENUE
Park Park 1ST AVENUE VINE STREET 6TH AVENUE Westlake STEWART STREET
BATTERY STREET
Westlake
HOWELL STREET
& 7th& 7th
WALL STREET
WALL STREET BATTERY STREET Westlake & 7th HOWELL STREET INTERSTATE 5 INTERSTATE 5 MELROSE AVENUE EAST MELROSE AVENUE EAST EAST PINE STREET
6TH AVENUE
VIRGINIA STREET
1ST AVENUE
EAST PINE STREET
Westlake & 7th
BELL STREET
CAPITOL HILL
WESTERN AVENUE
WESTERN AVENUE
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WASHINGTON


Named for the first president of the US, Washington was the
42nd state to enter the Union, in 1889. Washington is located in
the far northwestern corner of the country, sharing a border with
Canada. Within its 68,139 sq miles (176,466 sq km) of land lies an
extraordinary geographical diversity; each of the state’s three distinct
regions has its own geology, personality, and climate.

The coastal region – bordered by the The Cascade mountain range, which
Pacific Ocean to the west, the Strait of runs between western and eastern
Juan de Fuca to the north, Oregon to the Washington, provides wonderful
south, and Puget Sound to the east – is opportunities for skiing, hiking, and
dominated by the beautiful Olympic numerous other outdoor activities.
National Park and other great tracts of Mount Rainier, the highest peak in
forest. Highlights include the charming the range, is Washington’s most-
Victorian seaport of Port Townsend, the visited attraction.
spectacular views from the top of The dry, sunny eastern region,
Hurricane Ridge, the expansive Crescent stretching from the Cascades to the
Lake, the towering moss-draped trees of Idaho border, contrasts with the dense,
the Hoh Rainforest, and miles of scenic damp greenness of western Washington.
coastline, which receive the highest Both the fertile Yakima Valley, the fifth-
amounts of rainfall in the state. largest producer of fruits and vegetables
Western Washington contains the state’s in the US, and the Walla Walla Valley are
most populous areas, which lie in the known for their many excellent wineries.
corridor along Interstate-5, especially Farther north, the magnificent Grand
between Tacoma and Seattle. In the far Coulee Dam harnesses the power of
northwest, scattered off the coast, are the the mighty Columbia River to provide
San Juan Islands, enjoying on average irrigation water for more than 800 square
247 days of sunshine a year. miles (2,072 square km) of farmland.

























Sea kayaks at Snug Harbor in Mitchell Bay, on the west side of San Juan Island
Beautiful fall foliage surrounding the Blue Lake, North Cascades National Park



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Exploring Washington

Washington’s many attractions are sprinkled liberally
throughout the state, which consists of three distinct regions:
coastal, western, and eastern. The Olympic Peninsula, in the
coastal region, provides visitors with a choice of ocean, lake,
forest, or mountain playgrounds. Western Washington’s
favorite islands, among them Bainbridge, Whidbey, and
the San Juans, all offer charming towns, miles of terrain for
cycling, and the opportunity to slip into “island time” for a day
or two. A drive to the eastern region – at its best in late spring
to mid-fall – leads to the western-themed Winthrop and the Sailboats moored at Point Hudson marina,
breathtaking peaks of North Cascades National Park. Port Townsend
Northport
Sumas Oroville Metaline
Ferndale NORTH CASCADES Orient Falls
BELLINGHAM Mt Baker NATIONAL PARK Tiffany Mountain
3285 m
2512 m
0 kilometers 50 Tonasket
SAN JUAN Mazama Republic Colville
0 miles 40
ISLANDS Anacortes Mt Logan Franklin D.
2770 m
Neah Bay LA CONNER Mount C a s c a d e R a n g e WINTHROP Roosevelt Lake
Vernon STEHEKIN Chewelah
Arlington Lake Columbia Hunters Newport
PORT TOWNSEND Glacier Peak Chelan
3213m
Sights at a Glance WHIDBEY Everett Pateros GRAND COULEE DAM Deer Park
2 Port Townsend pp180–81 OLYMPIC PENINSULA ISLAND Manson
Mt Olympus
3 San Juan Islands pp182–3 2428 m CHATEAU STE. LAKE Grand Coulee Wilbur Spokane SPOKANE
MICHELLE
4 Bellingham BAINBRIDGE Seattle Stevens Entiat CHELAN
ISLAND
Pass
5 La Conner Queets LEAVENWORTH Coulee City Davenport
6 Whidbey Island TILLICUM VILLAGE Cheney
7 Bainbridge Island Taholah Quinault SNOQUALMIE W ASHINGTON Odessa
FALLS
8 Tillicum Village Auburn Roslyn Ephrata Sprague Tekoa
9 Chateau Ste. Michelle Shelton TACOMA Quincy Columbia
0 Snoqualmie Falls Copalis OLYMPIA CRYSTAL Moses Basin Ritzville
q Tacoma Beach Aberdeen MOUNTAIN Ellensburg Lake
w Olympia Westport Tenino MOUNT RAINIER Vantage Colfax
e Mount Rainier National Park Chehalis NATIONAL PARK Othello
pp188–9 Raymond Chehalis Paradise White Connell Pullman
r Crystal Mountain Morton Pass Yakima
t Leavenworth Mossyrock Eltopia Snake
y Lake Chelan Ilwaco YAKIMA Yakima Sunnyside Dayton Clarkston
VALLEY
u Stehekin MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL Toppenish Richland Pasco
VOLCANIC MONUMENT
o Winthrop Cathlamet Mt Adams
3741 m
p Grand Coulee Dam Longview C a s c a d e R a n g e GOLDENDALE Prosser Kennewick WALLA WALLA
a Spokane Trout OBSERVATORY Paterson
WALLA WALLA
s Yakima Valley Woodland Lake STATE PARK VALLEY WINE TOUR
d Walla Walla
g Goldendale Observatory FORT MARYHILL Columbia
White
State Park VANCOUVER Salmon
h Maryhill
j Mount St. Helens National
Volcanic Monument
k Fort Vancouver
Tours
1 Olympic Peninsula pp178–9
i North Cascades National Park
pp192–3
f Walla Walla Valley Wine Tour The dramatic metal cone of Tacoma’s
pp196–7 Museum of Glass
For hotels and restaurants see pp288–90 and pp300–2
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Key
Highway
Major road
Minor road
Scenic route
Main railroad
International border
State border
Summit
White Pass

Mount Rainier, as seen from Mount Rainier National Park
Northport
Sumas Oroville Metaline
Ferndale NORTH CASCADES Orient Falls
BELLINGHAM Mt Baker NATIONAL PARK Tiffany Mountain
3285 m
2512 m
SAN JUAN Mazama Tonasket Republic Colville
ISLANDS Anacortes Mt Logan Franklin D.
2770 m
Neah Bay LA CONNER Mount C a s c a d e R a n g e WINTHROP Roosevelt Lake
Vernon STEHEKIN Chewelah
Arlington Lake Columbia Hunters Newport
PORT TOWNSEND Glacier Peak Chelan
Everett 3213m Pateros
WHIDBEY GRAND COULEE DAM Deer Park
ISLAND Manson
OLYMPIC PENINSULA
Mt Olympus Wilbur Spokane
2428 m CHATEAU STE. LAKE Grand Coulee
BAINBRIDGE MICHELLE Stevens Entiat CHELAN SPOKANE
ISLAND Seattle Pass Davenport
Queets LEAVENWORTH Coulee City
TILLICUM VILLAGE Cheney
Quinault SNOQUALMIE
Taholah FALLS W ASHINGTON Odessa
Auburn Roslyn Ephrata Sprague Tekoa
Shelton TACOMA Quincy Columbia
Copalis OLYMPIA Ritzville
Beach CRYSTAL Ellensburg Moses Basin
Aberdeen MOUNTAIN Lake Colfax
Westport Tenino MOUNT RAINIER Vantage
NATIONAL PARK Othello
Chehalis
Raymond Pullman
Chehalis Paradise White Connell
Pass Yakima
Mossyrock Morton Eltopia Snake
VALLEY
Ilwaco MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL YAKIMA Yakima Sunnyside Dayton Clarkston
VOLCANIC MONUMENT Toppenish Richland Pasco
Cathlamet Mt Adams Kennewick
3741 m
Longview C a s c a d e R a n g e GOLDENDALE Prosser WALLA WALLA
Trout
OBSERVATORY
WALLA WALLA
Woodland Lake STATE PARK Paterson VALLEY WINE TOUR
FORT White MARYHILL Columbia
VANCOUVER Salmon
Getting Around
Bellingham, Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia are all accessed by I-5, the state’s
main north–south interstate. I-90, the major east–west artery, leads from
Seattle to Spokane. Five mountain passes and the Columbia Gorge link
western and eastern Washington. US Highway 2 crosses Stevens Pass to
Leavenworth. State Highway 20 (North Cascades Hwy), usually closed in
winter, passes through Winthrop. Amtrak offers a rail service, and Greyhound,
a bus service, to most of Washington’s major cities. Washington State Ferries
sail to destinations including around Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands.
For keys to symbols see back flap
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1 Olympic Peninsula Tour

The Olympic Peninsula, in the far northwestern corner
of Washington, offers many opportunities for spectacular
sightseeing. The centerpiece of the peninsula is Olympic
National Park, a UNESCO biosphere reserve and World
Heritage Site. Encompassing 1,442 sq miles (3,735 sq km),
the park contains mountains with snowcapped peaks, 5 Lake Crescent
as well as lakes, waterfalls, rivers, Lake Crescent Lodge is an historic
and rainforests. Opportunities for resort on the shores of Lake
outdoor activities abound in the Cape J Crescent. The lake’s crystal-clear
fresh water, which reaches a
peninsula; among the most Flattery depth of 625 ft (190 m), makes
popular pursuits are deep- Neah Bay it a favorite location for divers.
sea- and fly-fishing, kayaking,
white-water rafting, mountain Hoko
biking, and bird-watching.
Hoko-Ozette Road
S t r a i t o f J u a n d e F u c a
Joyce
Lake
Ozette
Beaver


Mount
Forks Bogachiel River Carrie
LaPush
6 Rialto Beach This long beach offers
terrific views of the Pacific coast, with its
tide pools, sea stacks, rocky islands, and
the Hole in the Wall. OLYMPIC
NATIONAL PARK
Queets River
7 Forks This former logging town shot to
fame in 2005 as the setting for Stephenie Pacific
Meyer’s bestselling vampire novels, the Ocean
Twilight series.
Clearwater
Quinault River
8 Hoh Rainforest
Ancient trees tower to nearly 300 ft (91 m)
in this old-growth forest, which receives
14 ft (4 m) of rainfall a year.


0 kilometers 20
0 miles 15







Key
Tour route
9 Lake Quinault Snowcapped mountains encircle this lake and Lake
Other road Quinault Lodge.

For hotels and restaurants see pp288–90 and pp300–2


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4 Hurricane Ridge
The ridge’s summit, at 5,230 ft Tips for Drivers
(1,594 m), is covered with Tour length: 272 miles (438 km)
flowers in spring and offers including all detours off Hwy 101.
panoramic views. Skiing and Starting point: Port Gamble on
snowshoeing are popular Hwy 104. Here, cross the Hood
winter activities here.
Canal Bridge to begin the tour.
Stopping-off points: As well
3 Sequim as the numerous public camp-
Sitting in the rain grounds and lodges situated in
shadow of the Olympic or near Olympic National Park (see
Mountains, Sequim p289), a wide variety of restaurants
features an elk-viewing and accommodations is to be
site and the Olympic found throughout this area.
Game Farm, home to
endangered wild animals.
Bellingham
1 Port Gamble
Located on the
Kitsap Peninsula,
S t r a i t o f J u a n d e F u c a
this former logging
Joyce
town has retained
its original New
England Victorian-
style homes,
country store, and
•
Blyn Puget church. The 1982
Sound
Mount movie An Officer
Carrie Elk and a Gentleman
Mountain
was filmed here.
Mount
Deception Quilcene
OLYMPIC Silverdale
NATIONAL PARK
Queets River Mount
Anderson
Bremerton
Quinault River Lake Cushman 2 Port Townsend
This seaport, a National
Historic Landmark, is known
Tacoma for its Victorian architecture
and vibrant arts community
(see pp180–81). The town is
also an excellent base from
which to make kayaking,
whale-watching, and
cycling day trips.



0 Mount Olympus
With its West Peak rising 7,965
ft (2,428 m), this three-peaked,
glacier-clad mountain is the
highest in Washington’s
Olympic range.

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2 Port Townsend

Port Townsend was founded in 1851, almost 60 years after
Captain Vancouver first saw its harbor and named it for his
friend, the Marquis of Townshend. By the late 19th century,
it was a bustling maritime community, with more ships in its
port than in any other city in the US, with the exception of
New York. Convinced that Port Townsend would be the end
point for a transcontinental railroad, residents went on a
building spree, erecting lavish mansions and grand buildings
in anticipation of its becoming the “New York of the West.”
That dream never materialized, but most of the original
structures from that era have survived. The city today enjoys
a booming tourism business, thanks to its Victorian buildings. Ann Starrett Mansion, with its unusual
Port Townsend is one of only three seaports on the National eight-sided domed tower
Registry as a historic landmark.
frescoed ceilings, and three-
tiered spiral staircase topped
Exploring Port Townsend E Jefferson Museum by a domed ceiling. A National
Port Townsend is easily of Art and History Historic Landmark, it now serves
explored on foot. Water 540 Water St. Tel (360) 385- as a hotel.
Street, the Downtown 1003. Open 11am–4pm daily.
Historic District’s Closed Jan 1, Thanksgiving, P Rothschild House
main boulevard, Dec 25. & 7 = Franklin & Taylor Sts. Tel (360) 379-8076.
is lined with brick- ∑ jchsmuseum.org Open May–Sep: 11am–4pm daily.
and-stone buildings Occupying the old Closed Oct–Apr. &
housing art galleries, City Hall (1891), this A departure from Port Town-
up scale shops, and building once housed send’s more elaborate homes,
restaurants. Many the town’s fire station, this estate reflects the simp licity
of the city’s Victorian jail, court room, and of the New England-style
homes, churches, city offices. Today it design that predated Victorian
and inns are in the is home to the city architecture. Built in 1868 for
Uptown Historic council, as well as an David C. H. Rothschild, it was
District, between excellent museum that donated by the sole remaining
Clay and Lincoln showcases the county’s family member to the
Streets. The center heritage through Washington State Parks and
of the uptown artifacts, archives, and Recreation Commission in 1959.
business district photographs. Highlights Rest ored and listed on the
is Lawrence and of the exhibits include National Register of Historic
Tyler Streets. Maps Jefferson County a display on the area’s Places, the house contains
and information Courthouse tower Native peoples. original furnishings.
about tours are
available at the P Ann Starrett Mansion R St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
visitors’ center. 744 Clay St. Tel (800) 321-0644. 1020 Jefferson St. Tel (360) 385-0770.
Open to hotel guests only. Open 9am–noon Mon–Thu. 5 8am
P Jefferson County ∑ starrettmansion.com & 10am Sun. 7 ∑ stpaulspt.org
Courthouse Built in 1889 by wealthy The oldest surviving church in
1820 Jefferson St. Tel (360) 385-9100. contractor George Starrett as a Port Townsend – and the oldest
Open 9am–5pm Mon–Fri. wedding gift for his bride, Ann, Episcopal church in continuous
Closed public hols. 7 this grand Queen Anne-style use in Washington – the Gothic
The jewel of Port Townsend’s mansion has received national Revival-style St. Paul’s was built
Victorian architecture, this neo- recognition for its architecture, in 1865. Originally located below
Romanesque building was
designed in 1892 by Seattle
architect Willis A. Ritchie, who
ordered its bricks to be hauled
west from St. Louis, rather than
using the soft, local ones. The
building’s 124-ft- (38-m-) tall
clock tower, its clockwork also
dating to 1892, has long been
a landmark for sailors. Union Wharf, jutting out from Port Townsend’s waterfront
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the bluff, the church was placed VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
on logs and rolled to its present
location in 1883 with the help Practical Information
of horses and a windlass. Road map 1 A2. * 8,900.
n 440 12th St, (360) 385­2722.
P Fire Bell Tower ∑ enjoypt.com
Tyler & Jefferson Sts. Transport
Located on the bluff overlooking 4 from Keystone on
downtown, the 1890 fire bell Water Street’s N.D. Hill Building, used as a Whidbey Island.
tower was once used to summon hotel since 1889
the town’s volunteer firefighters.
The number of rings indicated centerpiece, a bronze maiden, Artillery Museum is devoted to
which part of town the fire was made her debut in the Mexican harbor­defense operations from
in. The tower is placed first on exhibit at the 1893 World’s Col­ the late 19th century through
Washington, DC’s list of Ten Most umbian Exposition in Chicago. World War II.
Endangered Historic Treasures.
Y Fort Worden State Park P Commanding
P Haller Fountain 200 Battery Way. Tel (360) 344­4400. Officer’s Quarters
Taylor & Washington Sts. ∑ parks.state.wa.us Tel (360) 344­4452. Open May–Sep:
Donated to the city in 1906 by This former military base is 11am–4pm daily; Oct–Apr: 11am–
Theodore Haller, the fountain’s now a state park. Visitors 4pm Sat & Sun. & 8
can explore the fort’s bunkers, E Puget Sound Coast
attend arts and cultural events, Artillery Museum
and tour the Commanding Tel (360) 385­0373. Open 11am–4pm
Officer’s Quarters (1904). daily. Closed major hols. & 7
A museum refurbished ∑ coastartillery.org
in late Victorian style, it
offers a glimpse into the
lives of the officers in
the early 20th century.
It is also possible to stay
in one of several historic
homes that were once
The prominent 1889 Hastings Building, today housing occupied by the officers. Store window display on Port Townsend’s
offices and upmarket shops The Puget Sound Coast historic Water Street

Port Townsend
1 Jefferson County Courthouse 5 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
2 Jefferson Museum of Art 6 Fire Bell Tower Fort Worden
and History 7 Haller Fountain State Park
3 Ann Starrett Mansion L I NCO L N STR EE T
4 Rothschild House
Ann Starrett
Mansion HUDSON PL
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TAYLOR ST R E ET
P OL K ST RE E T
L I N C OL N S TR EE T
of Art and History
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QUINCY ST
Episcopal Church
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Courthouse Hastings Building
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3 San Juan Islands

Scattered between the Washington mainland and
Vancouver Island, the San Juan archipelago consists of
over 450 islands, 172 of them named. Ferries sail from
Anacortes to the four largest islands: Lopez, Shaw, Orcas,
and San Juan. Lopez is affectionately called “Slopez”
because of its laid-back nature. Gently rolling roads,
numerous stopping points, and friendly drivers make it a
popular destination for cycling. Horseshoe-shaped Orcas,
the hilliest island in the chain, offers breathtaking views
from atop 2,409-ft (734-m) Mount Constitution. The best Sailboats in the Channel Waldron
Sailors love the many harbors
destination for walk-on passengers, San Juan Island is home and good winds in the San
to Friday Harbor, the largest town in the archipelago. Juan Channel.
The nationally renowned Whale Museum is located here.
The island is also one of the best locations in the world
for shoreside whale-watching and sea kayaking. Primarily
residential, Shaw Island has limited visitor facilities.

Victoria San Juan Channel






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San Juan
Lime Kiln Point Island
State Park
. Roche Harbor
A charming seaside village, Roche Harbor features a marina,
Victorian gardens, a chapel, and the historic Hotel de Haro,
built in 1886. There is also a spa, an outdoor swimming pool,
and tennis and bocce ball courts.


Seattle













0 kilometers 2
Lime Kiln Point State Park 0 mile 1
This state park, with its picturesque lighthouse, completed in 1919,
is the only park in the US dedicated to whale-watching.
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. Deer Harbor
Sea kayakers flock VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
to Deer Harbor and
the other waters Practical Information
surrounding the Road map 1 A1.
n (888) 468-3701.
islands of Orcas, ∑ visitsanjuans.com
Lopez, and San Juan.
∑ wsdot.wa.gov/ferries
Transport
g Washington State Ferries
from Anacortes or Sidney, BC,
to the San Juan Islands. Tel (206)
Waldron Eastsound 464-6400. ∑ takeaferry.com
Island (book in advance).
Waldron
Mount
Constitution
J
Rosario
Orcas
Island
Olga
Bellingham
Deer Harbor
Orcas
•
. Lopez
San Juan Channel
Despite its gently rolling
Shaw hills, Lopez is the flattest
Island Blakely of the San Juan Islands,
Island
making it a popular
destination for
recreational cyclists.
San Juan Spencer Spit
Island Friday Harbor State Park



Lopez Island Rosario Strait




South
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Key . Friday Harbor
The largest town in the San Juans, Friday
Major road
Harbor offers a number of restaurants, inns,
Minor road galleries, and shops – all within easy
Ferry route walking distance of the ferry dock.
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4 Bellingham
Road map 1 A1. k Bellingham
Airport. * 81,000. n (800) 487-
2032. ∑ bellingham.org
Overlooking Bellingham Bay
and many of the San Juan
Islands, Bellingham has been
inhabited by the Lummi Indians Boats journeying along the Skagit River in La Conner
for thousands of years. The area
– consisting of the four original The town also attracts visitors to 5 La Conner
towns of Whatcom, Sehome, its craft breweries and art events.
Bellingham, and Fairhaven – was Road map 1 A2. * 890. g n (888)
settled in 1853 and consolidated E Whatcom Museum 642-9284. ∑ lovelaconner.com
in 1904. The town’s historic Old City Hall, 121 Prospect St. Tel (360)
architecture includes Old 778-8930. Open noon–5pm Thu–Sun; Long associated in the minds
Whatcom County Courthouse Lightcatcher Building: 250 Flora St. of Washingtonians with tulips,
(1308 East Street), the first brick Open noon–5pm Wed–Sun (to 8pm the town of La Conner draws
building north of San Francisco, Thu, from 10am Sat). Family Interactive thousands to the Skagit Valley
built in 1858, and the majestic Gallery: 250 Flora St. Open 10am– Tulip Festival. And although the
5pm Wed–Sun (from noon Sun).
Old City Hall, built in 1892 in the Closed major hols. & 7 - = town’s famous fields are abloom
Victorian Second Empire style. ∑ whatcommuseum.org with spectacular color come
The latter is now the heart of springtime, there is more to
the Whatcom Museum, a three- E Western Washington La Conner than flowers. A
building campus that includes University magnet for artists since the
a children’s museum. Highlights 516 High St. n S College Dr & College 1940s, this tiny town is a thriving
of the museum include exhibits Way. Tel (360) 650-3000. Visitors’ center: arts community. The highly
on the Northwest Coast First Open 7:15am–4:30pm Mon–Fri. respected Museum of
Nations and on the birds Closed major hols. 7 ∑ wwu.edu Northwest Art showcases works
of the Pacific Northwest. by Mark Tobey, Guy Anderson,
South of downtown, the Environs Morris Graves, and Kenneth
historic Fairhaven district South of Bellingham, Callahan (all of whom were
is an artsy enclave of Chuckanut Drive inspired by the Skagit Valley’s
Victorian buildings (Highway 11) is a scenic unique light), as well as Dale
housing galleries, 21-mile (34-km) loop Chihuly and other prominent
restaurants, bookstores, with outlooks to Puget Pacific Northwest artists.
and coffeehouses. Sound and the San Listed on the National
Just up the hill Juan Islands. Along Register of Historic Places,
from downtown the way are hiking La Conner was founded in the
Bellingham sits and biking trails, early 1860s. It was originally
the campus restaur ants, and called Swinomish, after the
of Western oyster farms area’s first residents, the
Washington Tower of Bellingham’s selling fresh oysters Swinomish Indians. In 1869,
University, which has former City Hall in season. Fifty-five wealthy merchant John Conner
a famous collection miles (88.5 km) east renamed the town after his
of outdoor sculptures, including of Bellingham is 10,778-ft- wife, Louisa Ann Siegfried, by
artworks by internationally (3,285-m-) high Mount Baker, combining her first two initials
recognized American artists where the ski and snowboarding and her married name. Louisa
Richard Serra, Mark di Suvero, season runs from November Ann was the town’s first non-
and Richard Beyer. through April. Indian woman resident. For
a glimpse into her life – and
those of other early settlers –
visit the Skagit County
Historical Museum.
E Museum of Northwest Art
121 S 1st St. Tel (360) 466-4446.
Open noon–5pm Sun & Mon, 10am–
5pm Tue–Sat. Closed major hols. &
7 = ∑ museumofnwart.org
E Skagit County Historical
Museum
501 S 4th St. Tel (360) 466-3365.
Crab traps on a boat ready to set out from Bellingham Harbor Open 11am–5pm Tue–Sun. & 7 =
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6 Whidbey Island techniques and the creation
of local artwork.
Road map 1 A2. * 60,000. g
n 905 NW Alexander St, Coupeville, Blake Island State Park is
(360) 678-5434. named after Captain George
Blake, commander of the US
Whidbey Island boasts seven Coast Survey vessel in 1837.
state parks and two charming The park is the ancestral camp-
seaside villages. Coupeville’s ground of the Squamish and
Victorian homes, old barns, Duwamish Indian tribes and
and quaint waterfront recall boasts unspoiled scenery.
the town’s beginnings. Nearby, The island is an excellent
the extensive Ebey’s Landing example of Pacific Northwest
National Historical Reserve lowland forest and is home to
includes the historic army post, numerous native trees and
Fort Casey State Park. At the shrubs as well as deer, otter,
island’s south end, the arts Isolated coastline in one of Whidbey squirrels, mink, and many
community of Langley has Island’s state parks varieties of bird. The island’s
historic buildings, upscale large number of walking trails
shops, art galleries, and bed- 8 Tillicum Village and a 5-mile (8-km) saltwater
and-breakfasts. Blake Island State Park. beach make it an excellent
Road map 1 A2. Tel (206) 623-1445. destination for hikers.
Y Fort Casey State Park Open Apr–Sep, two trips per day:
1280 Engle Rd. Tel (360) 678-4519. 11:30am–3:30pm, 4:30–8:30pm
Open 8am–dusk. ∑ parks.wa.gov (schedule varies). 8 tours depart
from Pier 55, Seattle Central
Waterfront. 7 - = ∑ argosy
7 Bainbridge Island cruises.com/tillicum-village
Road map 1 A2. * 22,000. g
n 395 Winslow Way E, (206) 842-3700. Tillicum Village, located in
∑ bainbridgechamber.com Blake Island State Park, offers
visitors a fascinating cultural Tour group arriving at Tillicum in
A 35-minute ferry ride from and culinary experience. Guests Blake Island State Park
Seattle, this island makes for a are taken on a 4-hour tour
pleasant outing. Near the ferry of the village which starts with 9 Chateau Ste.
terminal, a path leads through a cruise from Pier 55 on Seattle’s
Waterfront Park to downtown Waterfront. Once at the village, Michelle
Winslow’s galleries, shops, and visitors can observe whole
cafés. The island’s charming Chinook salmon being prepared 14111 NE 145th St, Woodinville.
Road map 1 B2. Tel (425) 488-1133.
inns make it a popular stop and cooked around alder wood Open 10am–5pm daily. Closed Jan 1,
for travelers to the Kitsap and fires, in the traditional style of Easter, Thanksgiving, Dec 25. 7
Olympic Peninsulas. Bloedel the Northwest Coast Indians. 8 10:30am–4:30pm daily.
Reserve, with its Japanese A buffet-style meal is served, = Summer concerts.
garden, English landscape, followed by a performance ∑ ste-michelle.com
and bird refuge, is worth a visit. of the “Dance on the Wind”
stage show, a combination of Washington’s founding winery,
Y Bloedel Reserve traditional songs, dances, and Chateau Ste. Michelle is
7571 NE Dolphin Dr. Tel (206) 842- stories about the Northwest located on a wooded estate
7631. Open 10am–4pm Tue–Sun Coast Native culture. Also held in Woodinville, 20 miles (32 km)
(Jun–Aug: to 7pm). Closed Dec 25. here are demonstrations of north of Seattle. This location
& 7 the traditional carving produces all Chateau Ste.
Michelle’s acclaimed white
wines. (The red wines are made
in eastern Washington, where
grapes for both the white
and red wines are grown.)
Complimentary winery tours
and wine tastings are offered
daily. The winery’s summer
concert series draws top blues,
jazz, classical, and contemporary
talents to its outdoor grass
amphitheater, where concert-
goers savor wine and picnics
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mansions, is named for Stadium
High School, which is also
known as the “Castle.” Designed
in the 1890s to be a luxury hotel,
the French chateau-style
building was converted in the
early 1900s into a high school.
The undisputed star of the
city’s revitalized waterfront is
the striking Museum of Glass.
Opened in July 2002, this land-
mark building was designed
by top Canadian architect
Arthur Erickson to showcase
The magnificent cascades of contemporary art, with a focus
Snoqualmie Falls on glass. The 75,000-sq-ft The imposing Stadium High School,
(6,968-sq-m) museum includes in Tacoma’s Stadium District
0 Snoqualmie Falls a spacious glassblowing studio
Road map 1 B2. housed within a dramatic 90-ft graphic art. The museum also
(37-m) metal-encased cone. holds the world’s largest retro-
The most famous waterfall in The stunning Chihuly Bridge spective permanent collec tion
the state, Snoqualmie Falls is of Glass, a collaboration between of glass art by Dale Chihuly. In
Washington’s second-most- Austin, Texas architect Arthur 2014, a new wing, designed by
visited tourist attraction after Andersson and world-renowned Seattle’s Olson Kundig Architects,
Mount Rainier. This 268-ft (82-m) Tacoma glass artist Dale Chihuly, was opened. This building
waterfall on the Snoqualmie serves as a pedestrian walkway doubled the museum’s gallery
River draws one and a half linking the museum to down- space and houses the Haub
million visitors each year. Long town Tacoma and the innovative Family Collection of Western
regarded as a sacred site by the Washington State History American Art. In keeping with
Snoqualmie Indians and other Museum. Tales of Washington’s its vision of creating a place
local Native American tribes, past are related using interactive that “builds community through
the cascade also fascinated exhibits, high-tech displays, art,” the museum’s facilities also
the naturalist John Muir, who, and theatrical storytelling by include the Bill and Melinda
in 1889, described it as the most characters in period costume. Gates Resource Center,
interesting he had ever seen. The spectacular home of providing access to a wide array
An observation deck 300 ft the Tacoma Art Museum was of reference materials and state-
(91 m) above the river provides designed by architect Antoine of-the-art research equip ment.
an excellent view of the Predock to be a dynamic cultural As well, kids of all ages can make
thundering water. For a closer center and a showpiece for the use of the in-house, interactive
look, visitors can follow a steep city. The 50,000-sq-ft (4,645-sq- art-making studio, ArtWORKS.
half-mile (0.8 km) trail down m), stainless-steel-wrapped Tacoma’s most popular
to the river. museum boldly show cases the attraction is Point Defiance Park,
growing collection of works ranked among the 20 largest
from the 18th century to the urban parks in the US. Its
q Tacoma present day. These include a grounds include Fort Nisqually,
large assembly of Pacific the first European settlement
Road map 1 A2. * 200,000.
k Seattle-Tacoma International Northwest art, European on Puget Sound and a major
Airport. n 1516 Pacific Ave, (253) Impressionist pieces, Japanese fur-trading establishment; seven
627-2836. ∑ traveltacoma.com woodblock prints, and American specialty gardens; a scenic drive;
Washington’s third-largest city,
Tacoma was founded as a saw-
mill town in the 1860s. With
the arrival of the railroad in
the late 1880s it prospered,
becoming a major shipping port
for commodities important to a
growing nation: lumber, coal,
and grain. Many of the Pacific
Northwest’s railroad, timber,
and shipping barons settled in
Tacoma’s Stadium District. This
historic area, with its stately
turn-of-the-19th-century The modern exterior of the Tacoma Museum of Glass
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Environs 287-ft (87-m) sandstone dome,
Just 11 miles (17 km) from one of the tallest masonry
Tacoma, across the Narrows domes in the world.
on the Kitsap Peninsula, is the The State Archives stores
charming fishing village of Washington’s historical records
Gig Harbor, named by Captain and artifacts. Visitors can view
Charles Wilkes, who, from such treasures as documents
1838 to 1842, charted the area from the Canwell Committee,
from his gig. The community’s which blacklisted suspected
boutiques, galleries, and Communists in the 1950s.
waterfront restaurants reflect Located seven blocks south of
Polar bear at Point Defiance Zoo the proud Scandinavian and the State Capitol Campus is the
and Aquarium, Tacoma Croatian heritage of many of State Captial Museum that has
its 6,500 inhabitants. exhibits dedicated to the history
hiking and biking trails; beaches; and culture of Washington.
a boat marina; and a picnic area. Tree-lined streets, old homes,
Fishing is permitted, and gear a picturesque waterfront, and a
is available for rental. thriving cultural community all
Highlighting a Pacific Rim contribute to Olympia’s charm.
theme, the world-class Point Tucked among the downtown
Defiance Zoo and Aquarium historic buildings are restaurants,
is home to over 9,000 animals. galleries, and shops. Within
A vantage point at the west end walking distance are attractions
of the park offers terrific views such as the Olympia Farmers
of Mount Rainier, Puget Sound, Market, offering local produce,
and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, seafood, baked goods, and crafts.
one of the longest suspension Percival Landing (4th Avenue
bridges in the United States. The bastion at Fort Nisqually historic site between Sylvester and Water
in Point Defiance Park Streets), a 1.5-mile (2.5-km)
E Museum of Glass boardwalk, offers views of the
1801 E Dock St. Tel (253) 284-4750 or w Olympia Olympic Mountains, Capitol
(866) 468-7386. Open Memorial Day– Dome, and Puget Sound.
Labor Day: 10am–5pm Mon– Sat, Road map 1 A2. * 43,000. n 809
noon–5pm Sun; Labor Day– Memorial Legion Way SE, (360) 357-3362. State Capitol Campus
∑ visitolympia.com
Day: 10am–5pm Wed–Sat, noon–5pm n 416 Sid Snyder Ave SW, (360) 902-
Sun. Closed Jan 1, Thanksgiving, Washington’s state capital since 8881. Closed Jan 1, Thanksgiving, day
Dec 25. & 7 8 - = 1853, Olympia was named for its after Thanksgiving, Dec 25. Legislative
∑ museumofglass.org Building: Open 7am–5:30pm Mon–Fri,
magnificent view of the Olympic
E Washington State Mountains. Located 60 miles 11am–4pm Sat & Sun. Closed Jan 1,
History Museum (97 km) south of Seattle at the Thanksgiving, Dec 25. 8 hourly
10am–2pm. Temple of Justice:
1911 Pacific Ave. Tel (888) 238-4373. southern tip of Puget Sound, the 8am–5pm Mon–Fri. 7
Open Jun–Aug: 10am–5pm Mon–Sat, city is known first and foremost
noon–5pm Sun; Sep–May: 10am– for its lovely State Capitol E State Capital Museum
5pm Tue–Sat, noon–5pm Sun. Campus, one of the most beauti- 211 21st Ave SW. Tel (360) 902-8880.
Closed major hols. & 7 8 for ful in the nation. It is dominated Closed for renovation. & 7
groups. ∑ wshs.org by the 28-story domed Legislative E State Archives
E Tacoma Art Museum Building, and boasts stunning 1129 Washington St SE. Tel (360) 586-
1701 Pacific Ave. Tel (253) 272-4258. buildings, landscaped grounds 1492. Open 8:30am–4:30pm Mon–
Open Memorial Day–Labor Day: (designed in 1928 by the Fri. 7 ∑ sos.wa.gov
10am–5pm Tue–Sat, noon–5pm Olmsted Brothers and known ( Olympia Farmers Market
Sun; Labor Day–Memorial Day: for their spectacular bulb 700 N Capitol Way. Tel (360)
10am–5pm Wed–Sat, noon–5pm Sun. and annual plantings), 352-9096. Open Apr–Oct:
Closed major hols. & (free 5–8pm and numerous fountains 10am–3pm Thu–Sun; Nov–
3rd Thu of month). 7 8 - = and monu ments. The Dec: 10am–3pm Sat & Sun.
∑ tacomaartmuseum.org Legislative Building 7 ∑ olympiafarmers
(the Capitol) has a market.com
O Point Defiance Zoo
and Aquarium
5400 N Pearl St. Tel (253) 591-5337.
Open 9:30am– 4pm daily (Apr–May &
Sep: to 5pm; Jun–Aug: to 6pm).
Hours can vary; check in advance.
Closed Jul: 3rd Fri; Nov–Feb: Tue &
Wed, Thanksgiving, Dec 25. &
7 - = ∑ pdza.org The imposing Legislative Building on the State Capitol Campus, Olympia


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e Mount Rainier National Park

Established in 1899, Mount Rainier National Park encompasses
369 sq miles (956 sq km), of which 97 percent is designated Wilderness.
Its centerpiece is Mount Rainier, an active volcano towering 14,410 ft
(4,392 m) above sea level. Surrounded by old-growth forest and
wildflower meadows, Mount Rainier was named in 1792 by Captain
George Vancouver for fellow British naval officer Peter Rainier.
Designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1997,
the park, which features 1920s and 1930s National
Park Service rustic architecture, attracts two
million visitors a year. The summer draws hikers, Olympia Carbon River entrance
mountain climbers, and campers; the winter Ipsut Creek
lures snowshoers and cross-country skiers.


WONDERLAND TRAIL WONDERLAND TRAIL










Mount Rainier


Mount Rainier Nisqually Glacier
Close to Paradise, the Nisqually Glacier is
one of the most visible on Mount Rainier.
It is currently retreating.




Cougar Rock

Longmire
WESTSIDE ROAD
• NIS QUALLY ROAD •
Nisqually
Entrance
Kautz
Creek





Mount Rainier Narada Falls National Park Inn
One of the more spectacular and This small and cozy inn,
easily accessible cascades along located in Longmire and
the Paradise River, Narada Falls is open year-round, is a
just a short, steep hike from the perfect spot from which
Nisqually road. The falls plummet to enjoy the stunning
168 ft (51 m). view of Mount Rainier.
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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Practical Information
Hwy 706 near Ashford. Tel (360)
569-2211. n Jackson Visitor Cen-
ter, Paradise. Open May–mid-Oct:
10am–5pm daily (Jun–Aug: to
7pm); mid-Oct–Apr: 10am–5pm
Sat & Sun. Nisqually entrance:
Open year-round. White River
entrance: Open summer only.
& 8 7 h
∑ nps.gov/mora
. Emmons Glacier
Emmons Glacier, on Mount Rainier’s eastern
slope, is, at 4.3 sq miles (11.1 sq km), the largest
glacier in the lower 48 states.






WONDERLAND TRAIL
White River
White River entrance Open only during the
. Sunrise
MATHER MEMORIAL PARKWAY summer, Sunrise is, at
6,400 ft (1,950 m),
the highest point to which
you can drive in the park.
Mount Rainier










. Paradise
Paradise, the park’s most popular
Grove of the Yakima
Patriarchs Trail destination, is open year-round
STEVENS CANYON ROAD
Stevens Canyon entrance and has an excellent visitors’
information center.
Ohanapecosh






Getting Around 0 kilometers 4
From the southwest (Highway 706), enter the park via Nisqually 0 miles 2
gate. Open year-round, this is the only entrance in winter. Drive
6 miles (10 km) to Longmire, where facilities include an inn Key
and museum, and the Wilderness Information Center, open
from late May to October. The 12-mile (19-km) road between Minor road
Paradise and Longmire is steep and winding; drive carefully. Dirt or four-wheel-drive road
Carry chains when traveling by car during winter. Hiking trail
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Downhill skiing on the sparkling snow-covered slopes of Washington’s Crystal Mountain
r Crystal Mountain six-passenger chairs, transport t Leavenworth
more than 19,000 skiers per
Road map 1 B2. Tel (360) 663-2265. Road map 1 B2. * 2,000.
Open hours vary depending on hour. There is also an extensive n 940 Highway 2, (509) 548-5807.
facility & season; call for details. 0 - network of trails for downhill _ ∑ leavenworth.org
= ∑ crystalmountainresort.com skiers. Lessons and equipment
hire cater to all ages. Crossing over the Cascade
Located near the northeast During summer, mountain Mountains from the western
corner of Mount Rainier National biking, hiking, and scenic part of the state, first-time
Park and rising above the town gondola rides are Crystal visitors to Leavenworth never
of the same name, Crystal Mountain’s main attractions. fail to be surprised to encounter
Mountain is Washington’s largest On weekends, high- an enchanting
and only destination ski area. speed lifts whisk Bavarian-style
Attracted by reports of local passengers to village
gold finds in the late 1800s, the the 6,872-ft seemingly
first visitors to the area were (2,095-m) straight out of a
miners intent on making their summit and fairy tale. But this
fortunes. However, by the end its panoramic small town was
of World War I, these claims views of Shop sign in the Bavarian-themed village not always so
had not yielded the riches the Olympic of Leavenworth charming. In
envisioned, and investment and Cascade the early 1960s
in this area, then known as Mountains, with Mount it was a dying logging town,
the Summit Mining District, Rainier dominating the western with plenty of drive-through
severely declined. horizon. Herds of elk and black- traffic but no real business
Its recreational attributes tailed deer grazing the grassy to sustain it. Inspired by
were discovered in 1949, when slopes are often spotted from Leavenworth’s spectacular
attempts to put a chairlift on the lifts. mountain backdrop, a tourism
Mount Rainier failed, and a committee decided to develop
group of avid Puget Sound a Bavarian village theme to
skiers began looking for another revitalize the town. Buildings
spot to develop as a ski area. were remodeled to echo
Crystal Mountain opened for Bavarian architecture and,
business in 1962, receiving today, every commercial
national attention three building in town, Starbucks®
years later when it hosted the and McDonald’s included, looks
National Alpine Championships, as though it belongs in the Alps.
an event that attracted skiing Leavenworth now bustles
legends such as Jimmie Heuga, with festivals, art shows, and
Billy Kidd, and Jean-Claude Killy. summer theater productions,
The ski area, with over 50 attracting more than a million
named runs, encompasses visitors each year. Among
3.5 lift-serviced sq miles its most popular festivals are
(9 sq km) plus a large area of Maifest, with its 16th-century
backcountry terrain. Eleven Snowboarding in the stunning backcountry costumes, maypole dances,
lifts, including two high-speed, at Crystal Mountain Tyrolean Haflinger horses,
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and jousting; the Leavenworth contain an image – obvious in
International Accordion some murals, obscure in others –
Celebration, in June, with of an apple, a crop that thrives
competitions and concerts; in the area’s soil, fertile thanks
Oktoberfest, the traditional to the glaciers that melted
celebration of German here thousands of years ago.
beer, food, and music; and
Christkindlmarkt, an open-air Environs
Christmas market. In addition to Manson, 9 miles (14 km) along
its many shops and restaurants the north shore from downtown
featuring Bavarian specialties, Chelan, is a charming town.
the Leavenworth Nutcracker Along with shops, restaurants,
Museum showcases 6,000 and recreational activities, the
nutcrackers from 38 countries, Cyclists stopping for a refreshment at the town boasts the Scenic Loop
some dating back 1,800 years. Alley Cafe in Lake Chelan Trail, offering easy exploration
of the nearby orchards and hilly
E Leavenworth Nutcracker the rain shadow of the Cascade countryside. Many businesses
Museum Mountains, the town enjoys offer free route maps.
735 Front St. Tel (509) 548-4573. 300 days of sunshine each year.
Open May–Oct: 2–5pm daily; Its namesake claims the
Nov–Apr: 2–5pm Sat & Sun. & distinction of being the third- u Stehekin
8 for groups by appt. 7 deepest lake in the country,
∑ nutcrackermuseum.com Road map 1 B2. * 70. n Golden
reaching 1,500 ft (457 m) at West Visitor Center, by the Ferry
its deepest point. Fed by 27 Building, (360) 854-7365.
glaciers and 59 streams, the ∑ stehekinvalley.com
lake, which is less than 2 miles
(3 km) wide, stretches for 50.5 At the northernmost tip of Lake
miles (81 km). In the summer, Chelan, nestled at the base of
it buzzes with activity: water- the North Cascade Mountains,
skiing, boating, snorkeling, rustic Stehekin invites travelers
fishing, and windsurfing. to slow down and savor life
Strolling through the town, without the distractions of
Leavenworth’s traditional horse-drawn visitors can admire the vintage televisions or telephones.
13-barrel beer wagon Ruby Theatre (135 East Woodin You won’t find one single
Avenue). Listed automated bank
on the National machine in this
y Lake Chelan Register of tiny community,
Historic Places, but you will
Road map 1 B2. * 3,500. n 102 E it is one of discover some
Johnson Ave, (509) 682-3503.
∑ lakechelan.com the oldest of the most
continuously Sign welcoming visitors to Lake Chelan beautiful
Chelan, a resort town on the running movie scenery in
southeast end of Lake Chelan, theaters in the Northwest US. the state – accessible only by
has been a popular summer The 15 murals painted on area foot, horseback, plane, or boat.
vacation destination for buildings are another highlight Since the early 20th century,
generations of western of the town. Depicting the the Lady of the Lake boat
Washingtonians seeking the agricultural, recreational, service has ferried passengers
sunny, dry weather on the east- cultural, and ecological history from Chelan to Stehekin. This
ern side of the state. Basking in of the Lake Chelan Valley, all ride takes 4 hours; faster options
include the Lady Express
(just over 2 hours) and the
high-speed Lady Cat, which
zips to Stehekin in an hour.
Bird-watching, biking, hiking,
horseback riding, fishing, and
rafting the Stehekin River are
all popular summer activities
in the Stehekin Valley; cross-
country skiing and snowshoeing
are popular in winter.
Rainbow Falls, a 312-ft (95-m)
waterfall near Stehekin Landing,
is worth a visit (call 509/682-
View of glacier-fed Lake Chelan, in its arid setting 4494 for tour details).




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i North Cascades National Park Tour

The North Cascades National Park is a breathtakingly beautiful
ecosystem of jagged snowcapped peaks, forested valleys,
and cascading waterfalls. Its many wonders can be accessed
from the scenic North Cascades Highway, which bisects
the park. With more than 300 glaciers, the park is the
most heavily glaciated region in the lower 48 states.
It is home to a variety of animals, including bald
eagles, beavers, gray wolves, and black and
grizzly bears. The park and the adjacent Ross
Lake and Lake Chelan National Recreation
Areas attract over 400,000 visitors each year. North Cascades
The North Cascades Highway and the Lake Shuksan National Park
Mount
Chelan National Recreation Area are linked (North Unit)
by hiking trails to the quiet town of Stehekin
on Lake Chelan, which is serviced by a ferry
from Chelan (see p191).


Baker Lake
Newhalem
Skagit River North Cascades
National Park
(South Unit)

4 Mount Shuksan One of the state’s
highest mountains at 9,131 ft (2,783 m), Marblemount
and a dominant feature of the park, Mount Mount Baker Marble Creek
Shuksan consists of a form of basalt known CASCADES RIVER ROAD
as Shuksan greenschist.

3 Gorge Creek Falls Plunging 242 ft 0 kilometers 15
(74 m) into Gorge Lake, the Gorge Creek
Falls are visible from an overlook just off the 0 miles 10
North Cascades Highway. A fully accessible,
paved trail leads to the overlook.












1 Skagit River 2 North Cascades Visitor Center
The second-longest river in Washington, Commanding an impressive view Key
the Skagit is popular for steelhead and of the Picket Range, the visitor Tour route
salmon fishing. The river has been center, near Newhalem, offers
dammed in three locations in the interpretive displays, multimedia Other road
park, creating lakes and providing presentations, and daily ranger- Trail
hydroelectric power for the state. guided programs in summer.

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Tips for Drivers
Tour length: 56 miles (90 km).
Starting point: State Route 20
(North Cascades Highway)
at the entrance to Ross Lake
National Recreation Area,
approximately 5 miles (8 km)
north of Marblemount.
When to go: Mid-Apr–mid-Oct,
when all of Route 20 is open.
Stopping-off points: There are
restaurants in Marblemount and
5 Diablo Lake Winthrop, but in the park itself
North Cascades Ross Lake Diablo Lake owes its rich turquoise there are only picnic facilities. It is
National Park National color to sediment from glacier-fed a good idea to bring along your
(North Unit) Recreation Area streams. Boat tours of Diablo Lake own provisions. You can stock up
are offered Thursday to Monday in on groceries and buy hot soup
July and August; Saturday and and coffee at the Skagit General
Sunday in June and September. Store in Newhalem.

6 Ross Lake Overlook
At this lookout, dramatic
J vistas of 24-mile- (40-km-)
J long Ross Lake, created by
Ruby Creek the damming of Skagit
Newhalem River, come into view.
North Cascades NORTH CASCADES HIGHWAY
National Park
(South Unit)
7 Washington Pass Overlook
Rainy Pass This overlook, 5,477 ft (1,669 m)
above ground level, offers heart-
J pounding views of the steep
pass up Liberty Bell Mountain.
CASCADES RIVER ROAD



Lake Chelan
Glory National
Recreation Area
MCALESTER TRAIL /RAINBOW CREEK TRAIL
Stehekin


Lake
Chelan



8 Rainbow Falls
Accessible on foot after a 20-mile
(32-km) hike from Rainy Pass or
a short hike from Stehekin, these
The jagged peak of Glory Mountain’s 7,228-ft- spectacular falls are located on a
(2,203-m-) high summit creek leading into Lake Chelan.

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Cascades, the Winthrop area
offers a wealth of outdoor
recreation possibilities.
E Shafer Museum
285 Castle Ave. Tel (509) 996-2712.
Open May–Sep: 10am–5pm daily. &
by donation. ∑ shafermuseum.com

Horseback riders enjoying the scenery along a Winthrop trail a Spokane
o Winthrop home to the Winthrop Town Road map 1 C2. * 208,000.
k Spokane International Airport.
Hall, is still standing, as is n 808 W Main Ave, 1-888-SPOKANE.
Road map 1 B1. * 350.
n 202 Hwy 20, (509) 996-2125. Waring’s pioneer log house, ∑ visitspokane.com
∑ winthropwashington.com which sits on the grounds of
the Shafer Museum, along Washington’s largest inland city,
The Wild West lives on in with other relics from the past. Spokane is the commerce and
Winthrop. In the spring or fall, By the 1960s, Winthrop culture center for the Inland
more than one astonished resembled any other small, Northwest. Founded in 1873
traveler has witnessed a non-descript town in the by real estate developer James
genuine cattle drive – right American West before its Nettle Glover, the city suffered
down the main street. merchants, eager to revive the a disastrous fire in 1889. It
The town was founded in 1891 local economy, “renovated” responded by rebuilding in brick
by Guy Waring, a Boston-bred the town to give it an Old West and terracotta. Many handsome
businessman whose Winthrop ambience. A popular overnight reminders of the building boom
enterprises included the Duck and vacation destination for remain. Regional history is
Brand Saloon. The saloon, now tourists exploring the North show cased at the Northwest
p Grand Coulee Dam VISITORS’ CHECKLIST

Considered one of the modern engineering wonders of the world, Practical Information
Grand Coulee Dam is the world’s second-largest concrete dam, the Road map 1 C2. Tel (509) 633-
largest hydroelectric dam in North America, and the sixth-largest 9265. Open daily. Jun & Jul:
producer of electricity in the world. Spanning the mighty Columbia 8:30am–11pm; Aug: 8:30am–
River – the seventh-largest river in the US – it generates more 10:30pm; Sep: 8:30am–9:30pm;
power than a million locomotives, supplying electricity Oct–May: 9am–5pm. 8
to 11 western states. Construction of the dam began
in 1933 and took over nine years. The dam Irrigation Canal Twelve irrigation
was built primarily to supply irrigation pipes at the canal
water to eastern Washington, where headworks pump
water to lakes
inadequate rainfall threatened the and reservoirs.
livelihood of the region’s farmers.
The dam, nearly 1 mile
(1.5 km) long, towers
Inside The power plants almost 550 ft (152 m)
above bedrock.
house the generators
the Dam and turbines.
The spillway doubles
as a screen in summer
for spectacular nightly
Trash- laser shows.
racks
prevent
debris Columbia River
from
entering Four gantry cranes
the generators. are located on the dam The concrete poured
to move heavy equipment. to build the dam
amounts to almost
12 million cubic yards
(9 million cubic m) –
Lake Roosevelt enough to build a
4-ft- (1-m-) wide
A third power plant features three of the sidewalk twice
largest hydro generators in the world. around the equator.
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on I-82. Begin the wine tour campus is a delight to stroll, as is
at Exit 40 (Treveri Cellars), then the surrounding neighborhood,
continue on the Yakima Valley with its tree-shaded streets
Highway. Columbia Crest and lined with historic homes.
Preston Winery have some of A popular destination for wine
the best tours. connoisseurs, the Walla Walla
The outstanding weather and area offers more than 100
beautiful landscape lend them- wineries (see pp196–7) – several
selves to outdoor recreations. in the heart of downtown Walla
View of the Spokane River, the town in The two mountain passes, Walla. Among the town’s other
the background White Pass and Chinook Pass, claims to fame are its delicious
offer great hiking, mountain sweet onions and its annual Hot
Museum of Arts and Culture. biking, and skiing in the winter Air Balloon Stampede, a rally of
Nearby Campbell House (1898) months; streams encourage some 45 pilots, held in October.
is an interactive museum. fishing; and boating is available Highlights of the stampede
The smallest city ever to host on lakes. The area is also rich in include the Friday “Night Glow”
a world’s fair (Expo ’74), Spokane’s wildlife, including bald eagles. with its illuminated balloons,
fair site is now Riverfront Park, and a kids’ day that offers
a large expanse in the heart of tethered balloon rides.
the city that offers views of For a historical perspective on
dramatic Spokane Falls. Other the area, visit Fort Walla Walla
attractions are an IMAX theater Museum, a pioneer village
and a 1909 carousel carved by consisting of 17 original and
Charles Looff, of Coney Island replica buildings, including
fame. The 37-mile (59-km) a schoolhouse, jail, and train
Centennial Trail starts at station, as well as the Whitman
Riverside State Park and extends Mission National Historic Site.
to the Washington-Idaho border. Here, visitors can discover the
Luscious grapes on the vine in the story of pioneer missionaries
E Northwest Museum of Arts wine-growing area of Yakima Valley Marcus and Narcissa Whitman
and Culture and their subsequent massacre
2316 W 1st Ave. Tel (509) 456-3931. by the Cayuse Indians. On week-
Open 10am–5pm Wed–Sun. d Walla Walla ends, the Living History Company
Closed major hols. & 7 - = honors the area’s history
∑ northwestmuseum.org Road map 1 C3. * 30,000. through music and dance.
n 26 E Main, (877) 998-4748.
∑ wallawalla.org
Environs E Fort Walla Walla Museum
Just 6 miles (10 km) northwest Located in the southeast corner 755 Myra Rd. Tel (509) 525-7703.
of Spokane, Riverside State of the state, Walla Walla is a Open Mar–Oct: 10am–5pm daily, Nov–
Park offers plenty of fresh water charming and pretty town – Feb 10am–4pm daily. Closed Jan 1,
shoreline. The Bowl and Pitcher, and a green oasis in the midst Thanksgiving, Dec 25. & 7 (call
with its suspension bridge and of an arid landscape. The town ahead). 8 by appt. ∑ fwwm.org
volcanic formations, is stunning. features a large number of P Whitman Mission National
National Register buildings, lovely Historic Site
Y Riverside State Park parks, and a wealth of public art. Hwy 12. Tel (509) 522-6360.
9711 W Charles St, Nine Mile Falls. Whitman College, one of the Open 8am–6pm daily (Oct–May: to
Tel (509) 465-5064. Open dawn–dusk. nation’s top-rated liberal arts 4:30pm). Closed Jan 1, Thanksgiving,
colleges, is just three blocks Dec 25. & 7 (except Monument
from downtown. The attractive Hill). ∑ nps.gov/whmi
s Yakima Valley
Road map 1 B2. n 10 N 8th St, Yakima,
(800) 221-0751. ∑ visityakima.com
Boasting rich volcanic soil,
an abundance of irrigation
water, and 300 days of sunshine
per year, the Yakima Valley
is the 12th-largest producer
of fruits and vegetables in the
US, and home to more than
80 regional wineries.
For a taste of the valley’s
award-winning wines, drive
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f Walla Walla Valley Wine Tour

Although grape-growing in the Walla Walla Valley
dates back to the mid-1800s, it wasn’t until 1977
that the valley’s first winery was established.
Seven years later, the region was recognized
as an American Viticultural Area. Today, the
Walla Walla area boasts more than 100 2 L’Ecole No 41
wineries. Lying at the same latitude as The cellars at this winery are
the great wine-producing regions located in a 1915 schoolhouse,
of France, the valley enjoys long, colorfully depicted on the
wine bottle labels.
sunny days and cool evenings,
which together with ideal soil LOWER DRY CREEK ROAD
conditions create the perfect
environment for growing grapes.
The region has won national
and international recognition Yakima Walla Walla River
for its wines and is especially
known for its reds – in
particular, cabernet 1 Woodward Canyon
This winery is known for
sauvignon, merlot, its award-winning merlots,
and syrah. cabernets, and chardonnays.

g Goldendale Mount Hood and the Klickitat The Maryhill Museum of Art
Observatory Valley; by night, the sky can be houses the throne and gold
observed well away from city
coronation gown of his friend
State Park lights. Programs on tele scopes Queen Marie of Romania, 87
and sky-watching are offered. sculptures and drawings by
1602 Observatory Dr, Goldendale.
Road map 1 B3. Tel (509) 773-3141. Auguste Rodin, an impressive
Observatory: Open Apr–Sep: collection of Native American art,
1–11:30pm Wed–Sun; Oct–Mar: h Maryhill and many other treasures. The
1–9:30pm Fri–Sun. & by donation. Road map 1 B3. beautifully landscaped grounds
Discover Pass required (see p317). include a lovely picnic area.
7 partial. 8 Library. A remote sagebrush bluff At the original Maryhill
∑ parks.wa.gov overlooking the Columbia River town site, 2.5 miles (4 km)
is where entrepreneur Sam east of the museum, is a replica
Perched atop a 2,100-ft (640-m) Hill chose to build his palatial Stonehenge built by Hill to
hill, the Goldendale Observatory, residence. In 1907, he purchased honor locals killed in World War I.
with its 20-ft- (6-m-) diameter 7,000 acres, with the vision of
dome, has more than a dozen creating a utopian colony for E Maryhill Museum of Art
telescopes with which to Quaker farmers. He called the 35 Maryhill Museum Dr, Goldendale.
observe the countryside and community Maryhill, in honor Tel (509) 773-3733. Open mid-Mar–
night sky. The highlight is a of his daughter, Mary. Utopia mid-Nov: 10am–5pm daily. & 7 -
24.5-inch (62-cm) reflecting never materialized, however. = ∑ maryhillmuseum.org
Cassegrain, one of the largest No one wanted to live in such
telescopes in the US available a desolate place, and Hill was j Mount St. Helens
for public viewing. By day, persuaded to turn his unfin- National Volcanic
visitors enjoy great views of ished mansion into a museum.
Monument
Road map 1 A3. Tel (360) 449-7800.
& 0 = ∑ fs.usda.gov/
mountsthelens
On the morning of May 18,
1980, Mount St. Helens literally
exploded. Triggered by a
powerful earthquake, the
conical peak erupted, spewing
Maryhill Museum of Art, overlooking the Columbia River Gorge a cubic mile (4.17 cubic km) of
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Tips for Drivers
3 Three Rivers 6 Dunham Cellars
In addition to its cellar and This winery is housed in Tour length: 14 miles (22.5 km).
tasting room, this winery a remodeled World War Starting point: US Highway 12
features three short holes of II-era airplane hangar. The near Lowden, 116 miles (187 km)
golf for its guests. surroundings may be stark, east of Yakima.
but the wines are worth When to go: Thu–Sat, when
4 Isenhower Cellars the visit. tasting rooms are open. (Times
Guests here can chat with vary depending on the season.)
the winemakers while Stopping-off points: Whitman
tasting a merlot or syrah. Spokane Mission, 7 miles (11 km) west
Walla of Walla Walla, is a good picnic
Walla spot. Walla Walla offers many
restaurants and a well-known
GOSE ROAD
deli, Olive Marketplace & Café,
Mill Creek for provisions.
WALLULA AVENUE
0 kilometers 3
5 Seven Hills 0 miles 2
The production facilities,
tasting room, and
LAST CHANCE ROAD
restaurant of this winery Key
are housed in the historic
Walla Walla River
Whitehouse-Crawford Tour route
building (1905). Other road
Highway 504 leads to five visitor
centers. The first is the Mount
St. Helens National Volcanic
Monument Visitor Center
(tel 360/274-0962), at exit
49 from Interstate 5, featuring
interpretive exhibits of
the mountain’s history. The
Hoffstadt Bluffs Visitor Center
Mount St. Helens and surrounding area (tel 360/274-5200), at milepost
after the 1980 explosion 27, gives visitors their first full
view of Mount St. Helens and
rock into the air and causing offers helicopter tours into
the largest avalanche in the blast zone from May to
recorded history. In the blink September. The Forest Learning
of an eye, the mountain lost Center (tel 360/414-3439), The three-story bastion, dating from 1845,
1,314 ft (400 m), and 234 sq miles at milepost 33, open in the at Fort Vancouver
(606 sq km) of forestland were summer only, teaches about
destroyed. The eruption also reforestation efforts. Johnston giant fur-trading organization
claimed 57 human lives and Ridge Visitor Center (tel 360/ (see p42). Located close to
those of millions of animals 274-2140), at milepost 52, offers major tributaries and natural
and fish. a close-up view of the crater resources, it was the center
Following the eruption, the and lava dome. of political and commercial
US Congress created the activities in the Pacific
monument in order to allow the Northwest during these years.
environ ment to recover naturally k Fort Vancouver During the 1830s and 1840s,
and to encourage research, Road map 1 A3. Tel (360) 816-6230. the fort also provided essential
recreation, and education. NASA Open mid-Mar–Oct: 9am–5pm daily; supplies to settlers. A National
scientists have placed high-tech Nov–mid-Mar: 9am–4pm daily. Closed Historic Site, Fort Vancouver
monitoring devices inside the Jan 1, Thanksgiving, Dec 24, 25 & 31. & features accurate reconstructions
volcanic crater to detect an 7 partial. 8 ∑ nps.gov/fova of nine of the original buildings,
impending eruption. including the jail, fur store,
Roads and trails allow visitors Between 1825 and 1849, this and wash house, all on their
to explore this fascinating was an important trading original sites. Guided tours and
region by car and on foot. outpost for British-based re-enactments offer a window
On the mountain’s west side, Hudson’s Bay Company, the into the fort’s past.
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Section openers template “UK” LAYER
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Date 15th November 2012
Size 125mm x 217mm