Guidebook for Seattle

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Guidebook for Seattle

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Light rail station within walking distance, further away than Mount Baker station, but it's all down hill walking from Beacon Hill Avenue to my house.
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Beacon Hill Station
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Light rail station within walking distance, further away than Mount Baker station, but it's all down hill walking from Beacon Hill Avenue to my house.
Mount Baker light rail station is even closer to my house, but from there to my house is up steep hill.
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Mount Baker station
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Mount Baker light rail station is even closer to my house, but from there to my house is up steep hill.
Nearby 24 hour grocery store with Starbuck's kiosk and bakery inside.
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QFC
1401 Broadway
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Nearby 24 hour grocery store with Starbuck's kiosk and bakery inside.
Nice small neighborhood with shops, cafes, bakery, smoothie store, restaurant, movie theater, banks, library.
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Columbia City
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Nice small neighborhood with shops, cafes, bakery, smoothie store, restaurant, movie theater, banks, library.
If you appreciate formerly run-down industrial neighborhoods transformed by young artists you'll love Georgetown. Bars, restaurants, vintage shops and galleries, comic book and record store.
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Georgetown
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If you appreciate formerly run-down industrial neighborhoods transformed by young artists you'll love Georgetown. Bars, restaurants, vintage shops and galleries, comic book and record store.
Vintage hip pizza place WITH PARKING (this is key) in Georgetown
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Stellar Pizza, Ale, & Cocktails
5513 Airport Way S
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Vintage hip pizza place WITH PARKING (this is key) in Georgetown
Bins famously seen in Macklemore's "Thrift Shop" music video. Used items sold by the pound.
1765 6th Ave S
1765 6th Avenue South
Bins famously seen in Macklemore's "Thrift Shop" music video. Used items sold by the pound.
Dale Chihuly, locally famous glass artist, and his garden of glass. You can hit the Space Needle, Experience Music Project and Seattle Center while here.
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奇胡利玻璃藝術園
305 Harrison St
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Dale Chihuly, locally famous glass artist, and his garden of glass. You can hit the Space Needle, Experience Music Project and Seattle Center while here.
Park with a 3 miles hike from top to beach and lighthouse at bottom. About a 20 minute drive to get here from my house if its NOT Rush Hour.
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探索公園
3801 Discovery Park Blvd
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Park with a 3 miles hike from top to beach and lighthouse at bottom. About a 20 minute drive to get here from my house if its NOT Rush Hour.
Grey sand beach with great views of downtown from the northern point. Take the Alki water taxi to go from the waterfront to here and back.
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阿爾基海灘
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Grey sand beach with great views of downtown from the northern point. Take the Alki water taxi to go from the waterfront to here and back.
Neighborhood park and golf course designed by the famous Olmstead Brothers. View point, skate park, tennis courts, playground.
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傑佛遜公園
3801 Beacon Ave S
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Neighborhood park and golf course designed by the famous Olmstead Brothers. View point, skate park, tennis courts, playground.
Great place to see the Asian Art Museum, Isamu Noguchi's public artwork "Black Sun" and near to Bruce Lee's grave in Lakeview Cemetery.
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志願者公園
1247 15th Ave E
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Great place to see the Asian Art Museum, Isamu Noguchi's public artwork "Black Sun" and near to Bruce Lee's grave in Lakeview Cemetery.

Food Scene

Nice coffee shop.
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Victrola Coffee Roasters
3215 Beacon Ave S
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Nice coffee shop.
Nice restaurant. Wood-fired oven, wine bar, kalamari, al-fresco seating.
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Bar del Corso
3057 Beacon Ave S
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Nice restaurant. Wood-fired oven, wine bar, kalamari, al-fresco seating.
Cute inexpensive Thai restaurant.
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Thai Recipe Restaurant
2609 S McClellan St
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Cute inexpensive Thai restaurant.
Hippie Indian restaurant.
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Travelers Thali House
2524 Beacon Ave S
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Hippie Indian restaurant.
Filipino restaurant
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Kusina Filipina
3201 Beacon Ave S
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Filipino restaurant
Discount jerky store outlet. Great snacks.
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Oberto Sausage Co
1715 Rainier Ave S
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Discount jerky store outlet. Great snacks.
fast food
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Wendy's
22928 Bothell Everett Hwy
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fast food
fast food
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Taco Time NW
2212 Rainier Ave S
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fast food
The granddaddy of Seattle's all night diners.
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13 Coins Seattle
255 South King Street
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The granddaddy of Seattle's all night diners.
Pub/bar/burger joint
3019 Beacon Ave S
3019 Beacon Avenue South
Pub/bar/burger joint
Ping's Dumpling House. 9:30am to 9pm daily. Cheap Chinese dumplings.
508 S King St
508 South King Street
Ping's Dumpling House. 9:30am to 9pm daily. Cheap Chinese dumplings.
Very new modern Japanese-influenced bakery breakfast items, coffee, tea, and free Wi-Fi!
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Fresh Flours Beacon Hill
1624 S McClellan St
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Very new modern Japanese-influenced bakery breakfast items, coffee, tea, and free Wi-Fi!
Just opened - new branch of popular Pioneer Square Italian restaurant.
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Bengodi
1636 S McClellan St
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Just opened - new branch of popular Pioneer Square Italian restaurant.
Inay's Asian Pacific Cuisine
2503 Beacon Avenue South
Philipino fare
Philipino bakery
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Despi Delite Bakery
2701 15th Ave S
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Philipino bakery
This restaurant is new and getting positive reviews for authentic Lao food.
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Viengthong Restaurant
2820 Martin Luther King Jr Way S
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This restaurant is new and getting positive reviews for authentic Lao food.
Great new coffee shop right next to two new art galleries in the new Mount Baker light rail station building
Compadre Coffee
2931 Rainier Ave S
Great new coffee shop right next to two new art galleries in the new Mount Baker light rail station building
Recommended breakfast joint on Capitol Hill
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Oddfellows Café + Bar
1525 10th Ave
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Recommended breakfast joint on Capitol Hill
Recommended coffee shop for hip young tech/science geeks on Capitol Hill
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Volunteer Park Cafe & Marketplace
1501 17th Ave E
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Recommended coffee shop for hip young tech/science geeks on Capitol Hill
Bar and restaurant with earthy retro flair on Capitol Hill
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Skillet Diner
1400 E Union St
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Bar and restaurant with earthy retro flair on Capitol Hill
Hip Asian Street Fusion restaurant on bar between Capitol Hill and Beacon Hill
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Ba Bar Restaurant
550 12th Avenue
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Hip Asian Street Fusion restaurant on bar between Capitol Hill and Beacon Hill
Hey, forget In and Out burgers! Visit Seattle's version which has been around forever and is famously mentioned in Sir Mix-a-Lot's song, Posse on Broadway
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Dick's Drive-In
115 Broadway E
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Hey, forget In and Out burgers! Visit Seattle's version which has been around forever and is famously mentioned in Sir Mix-a-Lot's song, Posse on Broadway
Starbucks BRAND NEW FLAGSHIP store and great people-watching place
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Starbucks Reserve Roastery
1124 Pike St
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Starbucks BRAND NEW FLAGSHIP store and great people-watching place
One of my guests absolutely raved over their truffle oil bleu cheese burger
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Perihelion Brewery
2800 16th Ave S
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One of my guests absolutely raved over their truffle oil bleu cheese burger
Mexican
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Baja Bistro
2710 Beacon Ave S
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Mexican
Mexican
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El Quetzal
3211 Beacon Ave S
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Mexican
Seattle's Best Pho & Deli
2201 Rainier Avenue South
Vietnamese

Drinks & Nightlife

Friendly local pub.
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Tippe and Drague Alehouse
3315 Beacon Ave S
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Friendly local pub.
24 hour diner that also blares loud music
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The 5 Point Cafe
415 Cedar Street
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24 hour diner that also blares loud music
Into grunge? Visit the mother of still-existing grunge bars (now completely UNGRUNGE) to have a taste of 90's grunge Seattle.
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Comet Tavern
922 E Pike St
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Into grunge? Visit the mother of still-existing grunge bars (now completely UNGRUNGE) to have a taste of 90's grunge Seattle.
Lost Lake attempts to replicate the home-town diners of Old Seattle. Sorry, but it's no Ernie Steele's (that place has been converted into Julia's Restaurant on Broadway).
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Lost Lake Cafe & Lounge
1505 10th Ave
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Lost Lake attempts to replicate the home-town diners of Old Seattle. Sorry, but it's no Ernie Steele's (that place has been converted into Julia's Restaurant on Broadway).
Bar founded by local artists features vending machine art by local artists
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The Hideout
1005 Boren Ave
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Bar founded by local artists features vending machine art by local artists
Tacos, burritos and alcoholic beverages and a crowded youthful hip social scene.
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Bimbos Cantina
1013 E Pike St
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Tacos, burritos and alcoholic beverages and a crowded youthful hip social scene.
Pioneer Square bar with a great name and lauded bartenders.
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Damn the Weather
116 1st Ave S
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Pioneer Square bar with a great name and lauded bartenders.
Laid-back bar that harks back to the flannel and grunge days in artsy post-industrial Georgetown.
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9lb Hammer
6009 Airport Way S
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Laid-back bar that harks back to the flannel and grunge days in artsy post-industrial Georgetown.
Said to be one of the oldest bars in Seattle (although it's location has changed).
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Jules Maes Saloon
5919 Airport Way S
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Said to be one of the oldest bars in Seattle (although it's location has changed).
You want carefully crafted foo-foo drinks? This is the place. If you can get into their speakeasy upstairs, Needle & Thread, you can have the bartender make you $20+ cocktails.
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Tavern Law
1406 12th Ave
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You want carefully crafted foo-foo drinks? This is the place. If you can get into their speakeasy upstairs, Needle & Thread, you can have the bartender make you $20+ cocktails.
Great dive bar in South Park. Off the beaten path.
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Loretta's Northwesterner
8617 14th Ave S
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Great dive bar in South Park. Off the beaten path.

Sightseeing

Great bridge to view the city from the top of. Goes down into Chinatown.
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Dr Jose P Rizal Bridge
Doctor Jose P Rizal Bridge
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Great bridge to view the city from the top of. Goes down into Chinatown.
Everyone loves the ferry rides.
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Seattle Ferry Terminal
Seattle Ferry Terminal
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Everyone loves the ferry rides.
Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection
33663 Weyerhaeuser Way S
33663 Weyerhaeuser Way South
Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection
The state's oldest steel-arch bridge has carried 12th Avenue South over Dearborn Street to Beacon Hill since it was erected in 1911. Walk down it from my neighborhood to Chinatown.
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Dr Jose P Rizal Bridge
Doctor Jose P Rizal Bridge
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The state's oldest steel-arch bridge has carried 12th Avenue South over Dearborn Street to Beacon Hill since it was erected in 1911. Walk down it from my neighborhood to Chinatown.
A great place to stroll. Art galleries, cafes, restaurants, glassblowing shops. Cobble-stoned streets reflect historic Seattle. Waterfall Garden Park is a secret oasis near here.
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Pioneer Square
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A great place to stroll. Art galleries, cafes, restaurants, glassblowing shops. Cobble-stoned streets reflect historic Seattle. Waterfall Garden Park is a secret oasis near here.
Seattle's Best Bookstore in Seattle's hippest neighborhood, Capitol Hill.
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The Elliott Bay Book Company
1521 10th Ave
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Seattle's Best Bookstore in Seattle's hippest neighborhood, Capitol Hill.
Interesting historical museum
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歷史與工業博物館(MOHAI)
860 Terry Ave N
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Interesting historical museum
Another lovely park
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Washington Park Arboretum UW Botanic Gardens
2300 Arboretum Dr E
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Another lovely park
Lovely old growth park
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Seward Park
5900 Lake Washington Blvd S
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Lovely old growth park
Japanese garden
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Kubota Garden
9817 55th Ave S
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Japanese garden
You can now ride the Seattle Streetcar to here from Jackson Street in Chinatown, or else walk up the hill from downtown. Hip neighborhood filled with clubs, bars, cafes restaurants, small shops.
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Capitol Hill
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You can now ride the Seattle Streetcar to here from Jackson Street in Chinatown, or else walk up the hill from downtown. Hip neighborhood filled with clubs, bars, cafes restaurants, small shops.
Famous public market
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派克市場
1531 Western Ave
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Famous public market
Many guests I've had have stayed here to go here.
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華盛頓州會議中心
705 Pike St
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Many guests I've had have stayed here to go here.
Ferry dock to places like Bainbridge Island
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Seattle Ferry Terminal station
801 Alaskan Way
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Ferry dock to places like Bainbridge Island
One of the many places for a photographic panoramic view of Seattle (the Jose P Rizal bridge is closer to my home at 15th Ave S)
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凱瑞公園
211 W Highland Dr
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One of the many places for a photographic panoramic view of Seattle (the Jose P Rizal bridge is closer to my home at 15th Ave S)
Located in the Queen Anne neighborhood.
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太空針塔
400 Broad St
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Located in the Queen Anne neighborhood.
Fremont calls itself "The Center of the Universe." Visit the troll, the rocket ship, the statue of Lenin, Theo's Chocolates, and the bridge people like to jump off of.
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弗里蒙特巨魔
Troll Avenue North
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Fremont calls itself "The Center of the Universe." Visit the troll, the rocket ship, the statue of Lenin, Theo's Chocolates, and the bridge people like to jump off of.
Located in the "U-District" and a nice neighborhood to walk around for cheap food, art galleries, bookshops and movie theaters as well as the beautiful park-like campus
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華盛頓大學
1410 Northeast Campus Parkway
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Located in the "U-District" and a nice neighborhood to walk around for cheap food, art galleries, bookshops and movie theaters as well as the beautiful park-like campus
Nice place to exercise, but so is Seward Park which is closer to my neighborhood
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Green Lake
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Nice place to exercise, but so is Seward Park which is closer to my neighborhood
Another very nice park and don't miss the Ballard Locks if you decide to go there
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金色花園公園
8498 Seaview Pl NW
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Another very nice park and don't miss the Ballard Locks if you decide to go there
Until the Columbia Tower was built, this was the tallest building in Seattle. Captain Ivar of the locally famous seafood restaurants used to make it his headquarters. This lovely vintage building has the Chinese Room upstairs with a balcony wrapped around it, and the last time I worked there in the 90's it had local government offices with elevators manned by bellhops in uniform and who you shouted at to take you "Up!" or "Down!"
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史密斯大樓
506 2nd Ave
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Until the Columbia Tower was built, this was the tallest building in Seattle. Captain Ivar of the locally famous seafood restaurants used to make it his headquarters. This lovely vintage building has the Chinese Room upstairs with a balcony wrapped around it, and the last time I worked there in the 90's it had local government offices with elevators manned by bellhops in uniform and who you shouted at to take you "Up!" or "Down!"

Shopping

Scenie view park/skatepark/community center.
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傑佛遜公園高爾夫球場
4101 Beacon Ave S
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Scenie view park/skatepark/community center.
One of the many new recreational pot stores in the SoDo neighborhood. First Avenue South in SoDo is becoming the "New Amsterdam" of Seattle due to zoning laws.
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Ganja Goddess Cannabis Shop
3207 1st Ave S
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One of the many new recreational pot stores in the SoDo neighborhood. First Avenue South in SoDo is becoming the "New Amsterdam" of Seattle due to zoning laws.
Because Seattle-ites donate a lot of stuff to the Goodwill store
Goodwill Store and Donation: Dearborn
22451 Michigan Ave
Because Seattle-ites donate a lot of stuff to the Goodwill store

Essentials

Modern library with computers and comfy chairs for reading the latest magazines and newspapers. Also has a room to use a copier.
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Beacon Hill Branch - The Seattle Public Library
2821 Beacon Ave S
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Modern library with computers and comfy chairs for reading the latest magazines and newspapers. Also has a room to use a copier.
Best convenience store I know of is located in West Seattle. Most of the sheets and towels you are using here came from there.
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Target
2800 SW Barton St
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Best convenience store I know of is located in West Seattle. Most of the sheets and towels you are using here came from there.
Best local convenience store, locally-owned and operated. The toilet paper came from there.
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Bartell Drugs
1407 Broadway
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Best local convenience store, locally-owned and operated. The toilet paper came from there.

Entertainment & Activities

Quaint neighborhood movie theater.
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Admiral Theater
2343 California Ave SW
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Quaint neighborhood movie theater.