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Fairmont Olympic Hotel
Shack up for a night of expensive passion at Seattle's poshest
hotel.
Georgian
Old-school culinary elegance still reigns supreme in this well-mannered bas-
tion of taste.
Orcas Island
Ply the elysian land and waters of the San Juan Islands and ponder lucid
summer sunsets.
Architecture
Pioneer Square
The homogenous historic quarter where Seattle was born in the 1850s
guards the city's most valuable architectural legacy.
Queen Anne
Stroll this hilly, well-to-do neighborhood to see fine residential houses de-
signed in the elegant Queen Anne revivalist style popular in the 1890s.
Seattle Public Library
Looking like a giant diamond dropped from outer space, this 21st-
century architectural marvel has proved that libraries can prosper in the internet age.
EMP Museum
Some love it. Some hate it. Few are indifferent. Frank Gehry allegedly de-
signed the building to resemble one of Hendrix's smashed guitars.
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