A couple of days ago, I was on a work phone call with someone who lives over in Kentucky. She asked me what my address was and as soon as I said, “Seattle,” I heard her ears kind of perk up. After I gave her the zip code, she said, “I’ve always wanted to go …
If you’re in Seattle and looking for fine dining, you may find that the options seem rather limited (not as limited as Portland, but still…) While Seattle is known for its food scene, it’s not necessarily the luxury end of the spectrum that it caters to. Rather, the Seattle food scene is known for small, …
Hey, what’s the capital of Washington? I’ve been doing pub quizzes and bar trivia in different cities for years now and every single time the question is asked, someone says, “Oh, I know this one! It’s Seattle, right?” Is Seattle the capital of Washington? This may surprise a lot of people, but no, Seattle is …
Every time I take a place to somewhere I’ve never been before, one of the first things I do is to find out whether or not I can drink their tap water. Not that I prefer tap water over bottled or purified, of course, but when it’s 3 AM at the hotel and I can’t …
Seattle is well known for its beautiful outdoors, and the abundance of activities available to those who love getting out and exploring. Which is me…on most days. Well…some days. Unfortunately, the other thing Seattle is known for is being dreary and rainy for about half of the days every year (and the other half are …
If there’s one thing everyone knows, it’s that it rains constantly in Seattle. That and the fact that Seattle-ites love their coffee. However, just because “everybody knows something” doesn’t make it anywhere near true. Despite many people considering Seattle to be one of the wettest cities on the west coast, its level of raininess is …
I’ll just go ahead and say it, way too many people come to Seattle and miss the best parts of the city. Sure, there are great places to stay and eat, but the real reason that Seattle is so great (and so rainy…) is its proximity to the ocean. Elliot Bay (and the Puget Sound …
Despite being the headquarters of many of the biggest companies in the U.S., the luxury offerings of Seattle have never blown me away. However, after having lived in the area for several years it turns out that, just maybe, I was simply looking in the wrong places. Sure, Seattle doesn’t have any Michelin Star restaurants, …
Discover the best beaches in Seattle! From Alki Beach to Dash Point State Park, find out what makes each beach special, how to get there and what to do when you arrive. Seas the day and explore the Pacific Northwest!
When most people think of celebrities or famous people from Seattle, they often think of former or deceased residents, like Bruce Lee, Jimi Hendrix, or Kurt Cobain. However, there are still many famous residents who live here to this day. For the purposes of this list, “Seattle” will refer to the metro area and not …