- The ultimate insider's guide to Seattle for locals and experienced
travelers- Features interesting and unusual places not found in
traditional travel guides- Part of the international 111 Places series
with over 650 titles and 3.8 million copies in print worldwide- Appeals
to both the local market (more than 3.7 million people call Seattle
home) and the tourist market (more than 40 million people visit Seattle
every year!)- Fully illustrated with 111 full-page color photographs-
Revised and updated editionSeattle's first big boom was in 1897, when
hundreds of thousands of 'Stampeders' with their hearts set on finding
gold in Alaska and Canada's Yukon Territory stopped here to purchase
supplies and gear up for prospecting trips up North. Since then, the
city has fueled the hopes, dreams, and imaginations of countless others.
Some changed the city skyline, the world's skies, the world of art and
music, and even our coffee cups with their ideas and inventions. Others
have left us with some unusual, offbeat, and truly odd spaces and
places. From a coin-operated attraction filled with some of the world's
largest shoes to the world's greenest commercial building, urban old
growth forests, a haunted staircase and museums dedicated to pinball
machines, dialysis machines, and rubber chickens, 111 Places in Seattle
That You Must Not Miss is filled with invitations and inspirations for
locals and visitors alike to explore the Emerald City's hidden
treasures, overlooked gems, and charming curiosities. Some of the 111
places here you think you know but will discover from a new angle.
Others will be surprises that will encourage you to keep exploring.
