about Seattle

Seattle in 2011

facilities - restaurants - attractions - transportation - more info - stuff

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 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.

  • 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
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    Restaurants and Neighborhoods

    Downtown Seattle and adjacent neighborhoods have hundreds of restaurants. Seattle is known for seafood, Asian cuisine, and many other choices across the full range of prices.

    Restaurant Guides

  • 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
  • Seattle Dining
  • Seattle Drinks
  • VegSeattle
  • Neighborhoods

  • Seattle Chinatown/International District
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    Attractions

    science and technology - arts and culture - history - nature - directories

    TOP Attractions

    Science and Technology

  • Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame
  • Museum of Flight and Future of Flight Aviation Center
  • LeMay Museum of Automobiles
  • Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum
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    Arts and Culture

  • Experience Music Project at Seattle Center
  • Space Needle and the Live Seattle Webcam
  • Museum of Glass
  • Olympic Sculpture Park
  • Ride the Ducks (amphibious tour of Seattle)
  • Klondike Gold Rush Museum
  • Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
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    Tours

  • Seattle Underground Tour
  • Seattle Walking Tour
  • Gray Line Tours
  • Clipper Vacations local and regional water sight-seeing
  • Virtual Tour of Seattle
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    Nature

  • Snoqualmie Falls
  • Seattle Aquarium
  • Odyssey Maritime Discovery Center
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    Directories of Attractions

  • Seattle's Favorite Attractions
  • Seattle's Top Attractions
  • Seattle Attractions Travel Guide
  • Go Seattle Card Tourist Attractions Guide
  • Seattle Ideas
  • Seattle Review
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    Transit and Traffic

    Transit

  • King County Metro Transit
  • Puget Sound Transit
  • More Ground Transportation

  • 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
  • Air and Water

  • Washington State Ferries
  • Sea-Tac International Airport (SEA)
  • Bellingham Airport (BLI)
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    More info

  • Why Seattle? (from Cascadia Con)
  • Youmaga Japanese Guide to Seattle
  • Downtown Seattle Map
  • Weather

  • Seattle Weather
  • National Weather Service - Seattle
  • Weather Underground - Seattle
  • Media notes

  • Seattle tourist boom (article in Seattle Post-Intelligencer TOP

    Other stuff

  • Sasquatch on drums on top of the Space Needle