Seattle

VISITING SEATTLE:



Seattle is the principal city of the state of Washington of the United States of America. It is located between an arm of the Pacific Ocean called Puget Sound and Lake, about 154 km south of the border with Canada. The city is sometimes referred to by its nickname Emerald City.The nickname refers to the lush evergreen trees in the area that sourround the city.

CITY ATTRACTIONS: PIONEER SQUARE ==

Pioneer Square marks Seattle's original downtown, dating back to 1852. The district is characterized by late nineteenth century brick and stone buildings, and one of the nation's best surviving collections of Romanesque Revival style urban architecture. Pioneer Square is home to art galleries, internet companies, cafes, sports bars, nightclubs, bookstores, the [|SeattleUnderground Tour] and a museum and info center for the [|Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park]  SEATTLE AQUARIUM The Seattle Aquarium provides fun and exciting ways to see, touch and explore the underwater world of the northwest and beyond. Built in 1977, the Aquarium is open daily and located on Pier 59 along the Seattle Waterfront, at the edge of Puget Sound's Elliott Bay. Aquarium highlights include the Window on Washington Waters, a 120,000 gallon tank holding sea creatures from the coast of Washington, two large touch tidepool tanks, Life of a Drifter tanks featuring jellyfish and the Giant Pacific Octopus, harbor seals, sea otters, colorful animals of the Pacific Coral Reef, and the 400,000 gallon inverted Underwater Dome, showing sea life found while diving in Puget Sound. With a wide range of colorful sea creatures in award-winning exhibits, touch pools, and trained naturalists, the Aquarium continues its mission of inspiring conservation of our marine environment. The Aquarium offers themed visits and learning programs for local school children, The Aquarium also trains Beach Naturalist volunteers each summer, who engage families in hands-on exploration of their local marine environment while increasing their understanding of how their everyday actions affect Puget Sound. 

SEATTLE CENTER
First built for the 1962 World's Fair, the 74 acre Seattle Center campus is located just north of downtown Seattle, and offers everyone a fairground, park, and arts and entertainment center all year round. Journey skyward for a 360 degree view of Puget Sound from the [|Space Needle], hop on the [|Monorail] for an elevated glide to downtown Seattle, or cavort in the shooting waters of the [|International Fountain]. Enjoy science and culture at the [|Pacific Science Center], sports and concerts at [|KeyArena] , ballet and opera at [|McCaw Hall] , world and classic film at [|SIFF Cinema] , and exciting plays and events at the [|Seattle Repertory Theatre].  Other attractions include the shops and restaurants of the [|Center House], [|The Children's Museum] , the [|Experience Music Project] and the [|Science Fiction Museum] , and the [|Intiman Playhouse]. Seattle Center hosts hundreds of festivals each year, including the music festival [|Bumbershoot], the [|Northwest Folklife Festival] , holiday [|Winterfest] activities, the [|Seattle Pride Festival] , and dozens of [|Festal] events celebrating world cultures.

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<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> The 92-acre Woodland Park Zoo is a zoological garden, located in the Green Lake neighborhood of Seattle, and features more than 1,090 individual animals representing nearly 300 species. The zoo's mission "saves animals and their habitats through conservation leadership and engaging experiences, inspiring people to learn, care and act." The zoo grounds are divided into bioclimatic zones, each zone containing diverse world habitats including the Northern Trail, the Tropical Rain Forest, the African Savanna, the Asian Elephant Forest, the African Wild Dog exhibit, Jaguar Cove, and the Humboldt penguin exhibit. The zoo also offers a historic carousel, the Zoomazium for young kids, and a popular summer concert series on the lawns. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,clean,sans-serif; text-align: left;">The zoo occupies the western half of [|Woodland Park]. The eastern half of Woodland Park offers trails, a picnic area, ballfields, a miniature golf range, horseshoe pits, bmx bike course, and lawn bowling, and is close to [|Green Lake Park].