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DowntownThe Pike Place Market (on Pike Street between Western and 1st Aves) is noted as much for its exuberant theatricality as for its vastly appealing fish and vegetable market. The Main and North Arcades are the most popular areas, with vendors of artfully displayed fresh produce. The lower levels of the Marketplace are crowded with tiny shops of all descriptions. Web: www.pikeplacemarket.org See also: The Complete Guide to Pike Place Market On Pier 59 is the Seattle Aquarium. Its centerpiece is a glass-domed hall where deepwater creatures lurk. Here you can experience everything from jellyfish, to orca whales, to sea otters and everything in between. (The aquarium is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5p.m. daily and the entry fee is $17. For more information call; 206-386- 4300) Web: www.seattleaquarium.org/netcommunity/page.aspx?pid=183 The Seattle Art Museum is another great asset to the city. It houses an excellent display of masks canoes and totems from northwest coastal tribes. Tickets for adults are $15 and tickets for students are $9. Hours are Wednesday through Sunday: 10am -5pm, Thursday& Friday:10am-9pm and the museum is closed Monday and Tuesday. Web: www.seattleartmuseum.org 
Pioneer SquareThe birthplace of Seattle, this enclave of redbrick buildings languished for years until cheap rents and historic register status brought in art galleries, antique shops and Cafes. Today the Waterfront Streetcar will drop you right in the heart of the district. Just south of Pioneer Square on Occidental Ave you will find Occidental Park. There are totem poles carved by Chinookan artist Duane Pasco. The Park turns into a tree lined pedestrian mall bordered by galleries, some sculptures and torrefazione Italia, where you can drink one of Seattle's best lattés in a genuine Italian ceramic tazza. Web: www.pioneersquaredistrict.org Seattle Center In 1962 Seattle hosted a worlds fair, a summer long exhibition that enticed nearly 10 million visitors to view the future, Seattle style. Remnants of the fair are on view at the Seattle Center complex. This includes the space needle, a sixty-five foot high futuristic observation station and a revolving restaurant. (206-905-2100) A monorail, a 1-½ mile experiment in mass transit, runs daily every ten minutes between downtowns Westlake center and Seattle Center. Web: seattlecenter.org |