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Seattle stretches between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, with the Cascade and Olympic Mountains as a dramatic backdrop. The Space Needle dominates the urban skyline and offers views of the surrounding landscapes, while Pike Place Market brings together local vendors and fresh produce. Golden-sand Alki Beach showcases tide pools and ferries crossing sapphire waters. From June to August, long daylight hours are perfect for kayaking on Lake Union and exploring the parks. During cooler seasons, the Capitol Hill and Ballard neighborhoods reveal their vibrant nightlife, iconic coffee culture, and musical heritage—from grunge to jazz—in lively indoor settings.
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Discover the best attractions in Seattle and its surroundings
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park protects a 14,410-foot volcano surrounded by alpine meadows, glaciers, and old-growth forests, offering hiking trails and wildlife viewing opportunities.
Olympic National Park
Olympic National Park takes in 922,000 acres of glaciated peaks, moss-hung temperate rainforest in the Hoh and Quinault valleys, and about 60 miles of wild Pacific shore. No road crosses it: each section is reached separately off US 101.
Discovery Park
Seattle's largest green space features miles of rugged trails & beaches, plus views of the Sound.
Snoqualmie Falls
Famous 270-foot falls drawing crowds with its picturesque views, plus a park & gift shop up top.
Gas Works Park
This 20-acre park sits on Seattle's old gas plant, which turned out manufactured gas from 1906 to 1956 and whose rusted cracking towers were left standing. Kite Hill, the mound at its centre, looks across Lake Union to the downtown skyline.
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
Vast Pacific Northwest forest spanning 1.7 million acres with alpine peaks, cascading waterfalls, and extensive hiking trails through old-growth wilderness and diverse wildlife habitat.
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