Insight Guides City Guide Seattle (Travel Guide eBook)

Insight Guides

Description

All you need to inspire every step of your trip.
An in-depth book, now with free app and eBook.
From deciding when to go, to choosing what to see when youarrive, this Insight Guides book is allyou need to plan your trip and experience the best of Seattle, with in-depthinsider information on must-see, top attractions like the Space Needle, and hiddencultural gems like Seattle Central Library.
· City GuideSeattle is ideal for travellers seeking immersive cultural experiences, fromexploring Pioneer Square to discovering Seattle Art Museum
· In-depth onhistory and culture: enjoy special features on Washington wines and totem poles,all written by local experts
· Includes innovative extras that are unique in the market - all CityGuides come with a free eBook and app that's regularly updated with new hotel,bar, restaurant, shop and local event listings
· Invaluablemaps, travel tips and practical information ensure effortless planning
· Outstandingorientation information will save you time while you explore
· ExcellentEditor's Choice recommendations will make your trip more memorable
· Inspirationalcolour photography throughout
· Inventive design makesfor an engaging reading experience
About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer offull-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishinghigh-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. Weproduce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrasebooks, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs.Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus onhistory and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool toinspire your next adventure.

Informations

• Publié par: Apa Publications
• Date de parution: 01 novembre 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9781786718433
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 8 Mo

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How To Use This E-Book

Getting around the e-book
This Insight CityGuide e-book is designed to give you inspiration for your visit to Seattle, as well as comprehensive planning advice to make sure you have the best travel experience. The guide begins with our selection of Top Attractions, as well as our Editor’s Choice categories of activities and experiences. Detailed features on history, people and culture paint a vivid portrait of contemporary life in Seattle. The extensive Places chapters give a complete guide to all the sights and areas worth visiting. The Travel Tips provide full information on getting around, activities from culture to shopping to sport, plus a wealth of practical information to help you plan your trip.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Seattle are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map] just tap this to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
You’ll find hundreds of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Seattle. Simply double-tap on an image to see it full-screen.
About Insight Guides
Insight Guides have more than 40 years’ experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.
Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.
© 2017 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd




Table of Contents
Seattle’s Top 10 Attractions
Editor’s Choice
Introduction: The Emerald City
Seattle and Seattleites
Decisive Dates
The Making of Seattle
Living with Water
Insight: Tribes of the Northwest
Music, Culture, and the Arts
Salmon and Simple Ingredients
Nature in the Northwest
Places: Introduction
Pioneer Square and the International District
Insight: Shopping in Seattle
Downtown Seattle and Pike Place Market
Space Needle and Seattle Center
Insight: MoPOP
Central Neighborhoods
North Seattle
West and South Seattle
Eastside
Insight: Northwestern Wildlife
Heading North
Heading South
Introduction: Excursions
Across Puget Sound
The Olympic Peninsula
Islands and Mountains
Insight: A Volcanic Landscape
Transportation
A-Z: A Handy Summary of Practical Information
Further Reading
Seattle Street Atlas


Seattle’s Top 10 Attractions

At a glance, the Seattle attractions you can’t afford to miss, from the longest-running farmers’ market in the nation to cutting-edge architecture, captivating museums, and the chance to see some of that prized salmon.



Top Attraction 1



Hiram M . Chittenden Locks. In a remarkable feat of engineering, boats (and salmon) travel along the Ship Canal between freshwater Lake Washington, Lake Union, and the saltwater Puget Sound via the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks. For more information, click here .
Nathaniel Gonzales/Apa Publications


Top Attraction 2



Space Needle . Since its debut for the World’s Fair in 1962, the Space Needle has been an iconic symbol of Seattle, immortalized in such films as It Happened at the World’s Fair , starring Elvis Presley. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 3



Pike Place Market . A farmers’ market extraordinaire, with flying fish, the freshest produce, and flowers galore, all sold by local vendors, with street entertainers and tantalizing ethnic food also on offer. For more information, click here .
Nathaniel Gonzales/Apa Publications


Top Attraction 4



Seattle Central Library . With steel-and-glass walls jutting out at unexpected angles over the sidewalk and into the sky, the Seattle Central Library, designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas, has garnered much critical acclaim. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 5



Pioneer Square . Home of the original Skid Road and underground city, Pioneer Square is the best neighborhood for gallery-hopping, and retains the flavor of the oldest part of the city. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 6



The Seattle Art Museum . This institution attracts major traveling exhibitions in addition to its large permanent collection spanning ancient Islamic art, Italian Renaissance paintings, Northwest tribal art, and contemporary art. For more information, click here .
Nathaniel Gonzales/Apa Publications


Top Attraction 7



Woodland Park Zoo . The Woodland Park Zoo isn’t just for families: anyone who loves seeing animals, including penguins and lions, and lush scenery in the middle of the city will enjoy exploring its grounds. For more information, click here .
Nathaniel Gonzales/Apa Publications


Top Attraction 8



Museum of Flight . Aviation-pioneer Bill Boeing propelled Seattle onto the world’s radar, and the fascinating Museum of Flight chronicles the industry’s history with a whopping 43 airplanes. For more information, click here .
Nathaniel Gonzales/Apa Publications


Top Attraction 9



Olympic Sculpture Park . With views of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains, the Olympic Sculpture Park is a fantastic reclamation of post-industrial land that serves as the setting for major outdoor art installations. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 10



Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) . Occupying Frank Gehry’s polychromatic, amorphous structure at the Seattle Center is MoPOP, an interactive popular-culture museum with exhibits on rock ‘n’ roll artists, iconic film franchises, and even gaming. For more information, click here .
Nathaniel Gonzales/Apa Publications


Editor’s Choice

Setting priorities, saving money, unique attractions… here, at a glance, are our recommendations, plus some tips and tricks even Seattleites won’t always know.




Skrillex performance at Bumbershoot.
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Best Festivals and Events

Bumbershoot. This annual Labor Day weekend festival includes top-name concerts, a small film festival, comedy, author readings, lectures, crafts, and more. For more information, click here .
Fremont Solstice Parade. Held on the closest Saturday to the Summer Solstice. Naked bicyclists, political satire, street theater, and more. For more information, click here .
Bite of Seattle. Local restaurants and food companies offer tastes of their goods, while famous chefs demonstrate secrets of the kitchen. For more information, click here .
Northwest Folklife Festival. Memorial Day brings out a hippie vibe every year at the Seattle Center; music acts, food merchants, colorful wares, and happy dancing abound. For more information, click here .



Pacific Science Center.
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Best Museums

Henry Art Gallery. A modern art center at the University of Washington, with innovative exhibitions and lectures. For more information, click here .
Burke Museum. Celebrating both the natural world and the cultures of the Pacific Rim. For more information, click here .
Pacific Science Center. Home to a planetarium, laser-dome theater, and educational exhibits for kids and adults. For more information, click here .
Frye Art Museum. See a collection of 19th- to 20th-century representational art and hear engaging lectures tied in with the exhibitions. For more information, click here .



Viewing the city from the deck of the Space Needle.
Nathaniel Gonzales/Apa Publications


Best Views

Space Needle. Get a 360-degree bird’s-eye view of the entire region from the top of the Space Needle. For more information, click here .
Ray’s Boathouse. Watch the boats headed from Puget Sound toward the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks from the deck here. For more information, click here .
Kerry View Point Park. Enjoy picture-perfect views of the snowcapped, 14,410ft (4,392-meter) Mount Rainier from this park on Queen Anne Hill on a clear day. For more information, cli