Seattle, WA Guides, Vacations, Tourism

Located on the shore of sparkling Elliott Bay, with the snowy peak of Mount Rainier in the distance, Seattle has a magnificent setting, with a modern skyline of glass skyscrapers, a friendly charm, and plenty of fun coffeehouses, good restaurants, and engaging clubs. Flooded out of its first location on Alki Point in what is now the suburb of West Seattle, the town in the 1850s shifted to the present location of Pioneer Square, renaming itself after the Native American Chief Sealth, who helped reduce violent tensions between whites and local tribes. As the surrounding forest was gradually felled and the lumber … more »