Seattle - Washington, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest - page 127

FOR KIDS

Top picks are the Pacific Science Center ( Click here ), the Children's Museum ( Click
here ) and the Aquarium ( Click here ) . Seattle boasts numerous parks; Gas Works
( Click here ) is particularly good for flying kites. Also check out the Pinball Museum
( Click here ), the zoo ( Click here ) and Pike Place Market ( Click here ).

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Sports Teams
» Seattle Storm ( 206-217-9622; www.wnba.com/storm ; single game tickets $20-200;
Seattle Center) Basketball.
» Seattle Seahawks ( www.seahawks.com ; tickets $42-95) Football.

» Seattle Sounders (

206-622-3415; www.seattlesounders.net ; tickets from $37) Soccer.

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Fast Facts
» Nickname Emerald City
» Famous for Grunge, Starbucks, Frasier , Amazon, Boeing

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Resources
» Stranger ( www.thestranger.com ) Best entertainment listings; and it's free.
» Not for Tourists ( www.notfortourists.com/seattle.aspx ) Irreverent reviews.
» Lonely Planet ( www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/seattle ) Succinct summaries on traveling, and
the Thorn Tree bulletin board.