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Seattle & Puget Sound

The glittering sliver of civilization that flanks the shore of Puget Sound from Olympia to Everett is one of the world’s most vibrant urban areas. After crossing miles of desert, wilderness or ocean, you are among the more than four million people who call this region home. Puget Sounders play on the water and in the mountains, but their love of urban life rivals anything you’ll find in pockets of Manhattan or Paris. From the quaint streets of Olympia, filled with shops that cater to the city’s artistic and intellectual spirit, to Tacoma’s Museum of Glass, parks and zoo, to the sandy beaches of Jetty Island off Everett to the north, adventure abounds. Mount Rainier, the state’s tallest mountain, doesn’t
just dominate the regional landscape—it defines it. “The Mountain,” as locals call it, will draw you in for boundless outdoor fun and leave you breathless. Smack-dab in the middle of it all is Seattle with its soaring skyline, theaters, mega
sports stadiums, shopping, walking, open spaces and public gardens, and restaurant after scrumptious restaurant. Start the day with fish and eggs at an authentic workingman’s eatery in Pike Place Market. Walk the city, visit a museum, take a boat tour and see a ball game. Wrap up the day with a great dinner and a performance. Or rest up for another over-the-top day tomorrow.