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With its unofficial motto "no worries", Seattle remains the big city with the small town feel, offering warm smiles and mellow welcomes to more than a million visitors a year.

Also known as the "Emerald City", Seattle boasts an aqua-tinted skyline set off by another of its famous towering icons, the Space Needle, offering a 360-degree view of the city high atop its revolving restaurant.

Head a few blocks to the shore to find other things to see and do, including the waterfront and Pike Place Market. And for coffee worshipers there is, of course, the required pilgramage to the original Starbuck's, which opened opposite Pike Place Market in 1971.

Rounding out Seattle's top attractions are the Seattle Aquarium, top notch seafood restaurants, as well as tours and cruises around the bay for upclose encounters with seals and whales frolicking in Elliott Bay and Pugent Sound.

For the best in people watching, however, don't miss any one of dozens of Seattle street fairs and festivals that rock around the clock during the summer tourist season.

Also don't miss a day trip to nearby Washington State wineries with a stop at Snoqualmie Falls, or an overnight cruise to Victoria or Vancouver, for more wild natural adventures farther afield in British Columbia.

More about Seattle travel & tourism around the Web:

Seattle Virtual Tour - The official tourism site offering up photos and information on top attractions including the Space Needle, Pike Place Market, the zoo and aquarium, Pioneer Square and practical guides for getting around, with related resources.

Space Needle - Take the virtual tour with 360-degree views of the Seattle skyline including a live Webcam, with more on the Sky City restaurant and reservations info.

Pike Place Market - The official guide with how to get there plus shopping highlights, restaurants, and a multimedia tour featuring the sights and sounds of the market and surroundings.

Seattle Aquarium - Trip planner with hours, location and directions, special events and photos.

Boeing Factory Tour - The big attraction 25 miles north of Seattle, with information on the world's largest building and where visitors can see 747's and other big jumbo jets coming off the assembly line, with tour hours and online reservations.

Seattle Photo Gallery

A Seattle icon, the Space Needle rises high above the city skyline at night.	Everything under the sun & sea at Pike Place Market.	Seattle Aquarium offers up- close encounters with all kinds of shore life.
The perfect day trip: Snoqualmie Falls.	Don't miss a boat tour around Elliott Bay.	Seattle at dusk.

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