====== Other Activities In Seattle ======

====About the Emerald City====
Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America.  The Seattle metropolitan area is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the United States with over 3.7 million inhabitants.  A major gateway for trade with Asia, Seattle is the third largest port in North America in terms of container handling as of 2015.  

Seattle has been historically noted for trade, logging, and the north Pacific gold rush.  More recently, Seattle has been significant in music history and lately has developed as a technology center with companies, like Microsoft, becoming established in the region.

{{ :pacommex:dscn1903.jpg?300|}}===JUST SOME SEATTLE ATTRACTIONS===
  * Space Needle  [[https://www.spaceneedle.com]]
  * Pike Place Fish Market  [[https://www.pikeplacefish.com]]
  * Museum of Pop Culture and its Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame  [[http://www.mopop.org]]
  * Seattle Pinball Museum  [[http://www.seattlepinballmuseum.com]]
  * Starbucks Coffee Headquarters  [[http://www.starbucksmelody.com/2015/01/03/the-ultimate-guide-starbucks/|Ultimate Guide to Visiting Starbucks]]
  * Microsoft headquarters (in nearby Redmond, Washington) [[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/visitorcenter|Microsoft Visitor Center]]

===== 100 Cool and Unusual Things To Do in Seattle =====

Looking for some truly unique things to do while visiting Seattle?! Atlas Obscura has a list of some of the coolest and more unusual places to visit in the area.

[[https://www.atlasobscura.com/things-to-do/seattle-washington]]