About Seattle
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Facilities - Directories - Attractions - Tours - Travel
Facilities and Hotels
The Washington State Convention and Trade Center has over 200,000 square feet of exhibit space, plus over 110,000 of ballroom and meeting space that can be divided into up to 65 separate meeting rooms. The Sheraton Seattle Hotel has another 75,000 square feet of convention meeting space and 1253 rooms; with 891 rooms, the Westin Seattle could serve as an alternate main hotel, while other hotels within a few blocks have an additional 8600 rooms available.
- DJC - Special on Washington State Convention & Trade Center
- Hotels Convention Centers - Seattle
- Meetings & Conventions - Seattle
- Meetings Focus - Seattle
- Meetings Professional Industries - Seattle
- Seattle Downtown convention center area hotel map
- American Library Association Seattle 2007 Midwinter Meeting Report
- Seattle convention center purchases land for 138,000 sq. ft. expansion
Guides, Maps, Neighborhoods, & Restaurants
guides - maps - neighborhoods - restaurants
Downtown Seattle and adjacent neighborhoods have hundreds of sites, sounds, and delights. The "Emerald City" and "Jet City" is know for its' surrounding forests, mountains, & waterways. The city hosts a fantastic variety of different communities to live and visit. The city is known for seafood, Asian cuisine, and many other foods across spectrum fitting any budget.
Guides
- Experience Washington
- Go Seattle Card Tourist Attractions Guide
- Seattle Attractions
- Seattle Attractions Travel Guide
- Seattle Ideas
- Seattle Review
- Seattle Official Tourism
- Seattle's Top Attractions
- The Seattle Traveler
Maps
- A Official Downtown Seattle Visitors - pdf
- Lost In Seattle
- Open Street Map
- Seattle GIS Map
- Seattle Green Map
- Seattle Wifi Map
- Tourmap Seattle
Neighborhoods
- Belltown
- Seattle Chinatown/International District
- Downtown Seattle
- Pioneer Square
- Seattle Facts
- Seattle Neighborhood Guide
- Seattle Waterfront
- South Lake Union
Restaurant Guides
- [Seattle Restaurants] from Coffee.net
- Downtown area guide (link from Sakuracon)
- NWSource Seattle restaurant guide by neighborhood and cuisine
- Downtown Seattle restaurants from about.com
- Downtown Seattle restaurant guide from Destination 360
- Food Seattle
- Lost in Seattle
- Northwest Restaurant Guide
- Seattle Dining
- Seattle Drinks
- Taste of Seattle
- VegSeattle
observation points - science and technology - arts and culture - shopping - nature
Observation Points
Science and Technology
- Coast Guard Museum
- Flying Heritage Collection
- Future of Flight Aviation Center
- Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum
- LeMay Museum of Automobiles
- Marine Science Center
- Museum of History & History(MOHAI)
- Museum of Communications
- Museum of Flight
- Naval Undersea Museum
- Northwest Railway Museum
- Pacific Northwest Museum of Motorcycling
- Pacific Science Center
- Poulsbo Marine Science Center
- Russian Cobra Submarine
- Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame
- Seattle Metropolitan Police Museum
- Seattle Museum of Mysteries
Arts and Culture
- Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
- Chihuly Bridge of Glass
- Experience Music Project
- Klondike Gold Rush Museum
- Log House Museum
- Museum of Glass
- Nordic Heritage Museum
- Of Sea & Shore Museum of Shells & Natural History
- Olympic Sculpture Park
- Roq La Rue
- Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art
- Seattle Asian Art Museum
- Seattle Art Museum
- Seattle Center
- Seattle Central Library
- Tillicum Village
- The Whale Museum
- Washington State History Museum
- Wing Luke Asian Museum
Shopping
- Alderwood
- Bellevue Square
- Pacific Place
- Pike Place Market
- Seattle Farmers Markets
- Southcenter
- Westlake Center
Nature
- Alki Beach Park
- Bellevue Botanical Garden
- Blodel Reserve
- Lake Union Park
- Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forrest
- Mount Rainier National Park
- Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
- Northwest Trek
- Olympic National Forest
- Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
- Remlinger Farms
- Rhody Garden
- San Juan Islands
- Seattle Aquarium
- Seattle Bug Safari
- Snoqualmie Falls
- Volunteer Park Conservatory
- Washington Park Arboretum
- Woodland Park Zoo
Tours
Aerial
Ground
- Bee Line Tours
- City Pass Seattle
- City Walks
- GeoTeaming
- Go Seattle Card
- Gray Line Tours
- Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad
- Seattle Food Tours
- Seattle Underground Tour
- Seattle Walking Tour
- Show Me Seattle
- Tours of Seattle
- Washington State Microbrew Tours
- Washington State Wine Tours
Virtual
- Destination 360 Seattle
- Virtual Reality Seattle
- Virtual Reality Washington State Guidebooks
- Washington State VR
Water
Traveling to a Worldcon today can be a huge and intimidating undertaking if you don't know your way around. Before you go it helps to study the local geography of where the convention is going to be held and the best way to get there by air, land or sea. Below, we've listed resources that we hope will help you in your planning for getting to our convention quickly and safely. We advise that you make your travel arrangements as soon as possible to avoid any last minute problems or situations that might arise.
Air and Water
- Elliott Bay Water Taxi
- King County International Airport (KCIA)
- Sea-Tac International Airport (SEA)
- Victoria Clipper
- Washington State Ferries
Ground Transportation
- Amtrak
- Grayline
- Greyhound
- King County Metro Transit
- Puget Sound Transit
- Shuttle Express Seatac airport shuttle
- Puget Sound Dispatch taxi services (Yellow & Red Top)
Traffic
- Border Lineups (border traffic cameras and wait times)
- Seattle Area Traffic
- Seattle Webcams
- Washington State Mountain Pass Traffic Conditions
Weather
Upcoming Events
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