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Native American Art
Flury and Company This Pioneer Square gallery specializes in prints by
famed Seattle photographer Edward S. Curtis, who is known for his portraits of
Native Americans. The gallery also has an excellent selection of antique Native
American art and artifacts. 322 First Ave. S. & 206/587-0260. www.fluryco.com.
The Legacy Ltd. In business since 1933, The Legacy Ltd. is Seattle's oldest
and finest gallery of contemporary and historic Northwest Coast Indian and
Alaskan Eskimo art and artifacts. You'll find a large selection of masks, boxes,
bowls, baskets, ivory artifacts, jewelry, prints, and books for the serious collector.
1003 First Ave. & 800/729-1562 or 206/624-6350. www.thelegacyltd.com.
Stonington Gallery This is another of Seattle's top galleries specializing in
contemporary Native American arts and crafts. Here you'll find a good selection
of Northwest Coast Indian masks, totem poles, mixed-media pieces, prints,
carvings, and Northwest Coast-style jewelry. 119 S. Jackson St. & 206/405-4040.
www.stoningtongallery.com.
BOOKS
In addition to the stores listed below, you'll find more than a half dozen loca-
tions of Barnes & Noble around the metro area, including one downtown at
600 Pine St. ( & 206/264-0156 ). There's also a Borders at 1501 Fourth Ave.
( & 206/622-4599 ).
Elliott Bay Book Company With battered wooden floors, a maze of rooms
full of books, and frequent readings and in-store appearances by authors, this
Pioneer Square bookstore feels as if it has been around forever. It has an excel-
lent selection of books on Seattle and the Northwest, so if you want to learn
more about the region or are planning further excursions, stop by. There is also
a good little cafe down in the basement. 101 S. Main St. & 800/962-5311 or 206/
624-6600. www.elliottbaybook.com.
Flora & Fauna Gardeners, bird-watchers, and other naturephiles, take note.
Down below street level in what passes for the active Seattle underground of the
Pioneer Square area, you'll find a store filled with books that'll have you wishing
you were in your garden or out in the woods identifying birds and flowers.
121 First Ave. S. & 206/623-4727.
Seattle Mystery Bookshop If books that keep you wondering whodunit are
your passion, don't miss an opportunity to peruse the shelves of this specialty
bookstore in the Pioneer Square area. You'll find all your favorite mystery authors,
lots of signed copies, and regularly scheduled book signings. 117 Cherry St.
& 206/587-5737. www.seattlemystery.com.
COFFEE & TEA
All over the city, on almost every corner, you'll find espresso bars, cafes, and cof-
feehouses. And while you can get coffee back home, you might want to stock up
on whichever local coffee turns out to be your favorite. If you're a latte junkie,
you can even make a pilgrimage to the shop that started it all, the original Star-
bucks, listed below.
Starbucks Seattle is well known as a city of coffeeholics, and Starbucks is the
main reason. This company has coffeehouses all over town (and all over the
world), but this is the original. Although you won't find any tables or chairs here,
Starbucks fans shouldn't miss an opportunity to get their coffee at the source.
1912 Pike Place, Pike Place Market. & 206/448-8762. www.starbucks.com.