The Emerald City fuses nature with high technology. Its natural wonders - lush forests, mountains and Pacific Ocean - stand unchanging beside the hip neighbourhoods and world-famous companies such as Microsoft, Boeing, Amazon.com, and, of course, Starbucks.
Thanks to the scenery and salty ocean air, Seattle retains an air of a frontier city. It was, after all, a jumping-off point during the age of Alaskan exploration and whaling, and this attractive edginess ensures travellers book cheap flights to Seattle time after time.
Pike Place Market is a great place to start exploring Seattle. It's home to shops, restaurants, a farmers' market and the very first Starbucks coffee house.
The South Downtown part of Seattle, known as SoDo, has become one of the city's hottest areas with microbreweries, restaurants, wine shops, and the Coast Guard Museum Northwest. Most famously perhaps, it is home to two stadiums. The Seattle Mariners are at Safeco Field and the Seattle Seahawks roost at Qwest Field.
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