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Pier 59, 1483 Alaskan Way. & 206/622-1868 or 206/622-1869 for ticket reservations. www.seattleimaxdome.
com. Admission $7 adults, $6 youth, free under 5 (IMAXDome-Aquarium combination tickets available). Screen-
ings daily beginning at 10am. Closed Christmas. Bus: 10, 12, 15, or 18; then walk through Pike Place Market to
the waterfront. Waterfront Streetcar: To Pike Place Market stop.
Odyssey-The Maritime Discovery Center Sort of an interactive promo-
tion for modern fishing and shipping, this facility at the north end of the Seat-
tle waterfront is aimed primarily at kids and has more than 40 hands-on exhibits
highlighting Seattle's modern working waterfront and its links to the sea.
Exhibits include a kid-size fishing boat, a virtual kayak trip through Puget
Sound, and a live radar center that allows you to track the movement of vessels
in Elliott Bay. In another exhibit, you get to use a simulated crane to practice
loading a scale model of a cargo ship.
Pier 66 (Bell St. Pier), 2205 Alaskan Way. & 206/374-4000. www.ody.org. Admission $7 adults, $5 seniors and
students, $2 children ages 2-4, free for children under 2. Tues-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun noon-5pm. Closed day
before Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving, Dec 24-25, Jan 1. Bus: 97 to Elliott Ave. Waterfront Streetcar: Bell St. Station.
Russian Cobra This Cold War-era Russian submarine is berthed just south
of Washington State Ferries' Colman Dock at the south end of the waterfront,
and the long black submarine is an ominous sight on this touristy stretch of
Seattle shoreline. This sub, code-named Cobra, was built in 1972 and was in
service for 20 years. A visit includes an introductory video that provides a bit of
background on Russian submarines. After watching the video, you board the
sub for a self-guided tour of the sub's main deck. Although an audio recording
explains different parts of the sub as you walk through, there is also usually a for-
mer U.S. Navy submariner on hand to answer general questions about sub-
marines. For anyone who lived through the Cold War, it is thrilling just to be
inside a sub that was once considered “the enemy.”
Pier 48, 101 Alaskan Way. & 206/223-1767. Admission $10 adults, $8 seniors and children ages 5-14. Daily
9am-9pm (daily 9am-5pm fall through spring). Bus: 16. Waterfront Streetcar: To S. Main St. Station.
Seattle Aquarium Although it's not nearly as large and impressive as
either the Monterey Bay Aquarium or the Oregon Coast Aquarium, the Seattle
Aquarium is still quite enjoyable and presents well-designed exhibits dealing

Saving Money on Sightseeing
If you're a see-it-all, do-it-all kind of person, you'll definitely want to buy
a CityPass ( & 888/330-5008 or 208/787-4300; www.citypass.com), which
gets you into the Space Needle, Pacific Science Center, Seattle Aquarium,
Woodland Park Zoo, and Museum of Flight, and also lets you take a boat
tour of the harbor with Argosy Cruises at a savings of 50% if you visit all
five attractions and do the harbor tour. The passes, good for 9 days from
date of first use, cost $42 for adults and $29 for children ages 4 to 13. Pur-
chase your CityPass at any of the participating attractions.
Before visiting any Seattle attractions, be sure to first stop by the Seat-
tle's Convention and Visitors Bureau Visitor Information Center, Wash-
ington State Convention & Trade Center, 800 Convention Place, Galleria
Level, at the corner of Eighth Avenue and Pike Street ( & 206/461-5840;
www.seeseattle.org), where you can pick up a booklet full of two-for-one
and other coupons.

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