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Puget Sound is a large salt water system of many estuaries, fed by highly seasonal freshwater from the Olympic and Cascade Mountain watersheds. The northern boundary is Admiralty Inlet, between Point Partridge on Whidbey Island and Point Wilson on the Olympic Peninsula. A second entrance is Deception Pass, between West Point on Whidbey Island and Rosario Head on Fidalgo Island
Seattle, the state's largest city, lies in the center of the Puget Sound region and sits between Elliot Bay and Lake Washington. Across the Sound is Bainbridge Island, the Kitsap Peninsula and Olympic Peninsula. To the east, and across Lake Washington, is Seattle's near neighbor Bellevue. The Puget Sound area offers a rich variety of vacation, recreational and holiday pursuits including big-city life, island retreats, cozy bed and breakfasts, romantic country inns and first class resorts. There is plenty of sightseeing, hiking, kayaking, and boating activities to keep in shape and make one wish for a longer Puget Sound holiday. Address: Puget Sound, Washington StatePhone: (360) 385-5288Directions: Puget Sound, Washington StateWebsite: www.pugetsoundexpress.com/
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Vashon Island is famous as the place where Seattle's Best Coffee Company was founded (now it is owned by Starbucks since 2005). The place has other attractions besides that like having small farms and wonderful sceneries but its main draw is the strawberry festival. Like other areas of Metropolitan Seattle, the island is service by the Washington States ferries since it has no bridges connecting to the mainland. Vashon has two ferry terminals. The southern terminus of the Vashon Highway is the Tahlequah Ferry Terminal, connected to the Point Defiance neighborhood of Tacoma. The northern terminus of the Vashon Highway is the Heights Dock at Point Vashon, which services the state ferry docks at Southworth, Fauntleroy in West Seattle, and Downtown Seattle.
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This proves I'm a total tourist.
I'm a sucker for this and I do it almost everytime I go down to the waterfront.
I hoof it down to Ivars by the ferry landing; go to the window outside and buy some fish & chips (they're good by the way) and then duck out back (see photo) where all the gulls hang out.
I like to toss "chips"/fries straight up in the sky (not over my head, however) and watch the gulls glide & catch 'em in mid-air. I am easily amused.
I have heard horror stories about getting bombed by giant greasy gobs of gull guano
(too much alliteration),
but I have been lucky so far.
And I'm not sure I agree with what the sign says in the picture. I have never had the pleasure of meeting a "dainty" eating gull in my life.
Don't be self conscious, be a shameless goofy tourist like me and go feed the gulls @ Ivars. It's fun. Leave a Comment Address: Pier 54Phone: (206) 624-6852Directions: Pier 54 on waterfront. I don't know if Ivars really has an address other than Pier 54, but it's easy to find, right on the water on Alaskan Way by Spring St. click HERE for Directions & mapWebsite: http://www.ivars.net/Acres_Home/acres.html
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Green Lake is located in the northern part of Seattle in, guess where?, the Green Lake area. It is a great place to go for a walk, jog, rollerblade, or bike. A 2.8 mile trail goes around the lake, with one lane for bicycles/rollerbladers and one for walkers and runners. It can get crowded on one of the 10 days that the sun actually shines in Seattle but is still worth it.
There is a lot of parking around the perimeter of the lake, although we tend to go to the northern edge. There are basketball courts, baseball diamonds, playgrounds, and ltons of green space for having a picnic as well.
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It is nice to walk around the Waterfront because there are so many things to see. If you don't like to spend money but get the most of your visit in Seattle, just head down to the Waterfront. You can have a great view of the Puget Sound - you will see the ferry boats come and go to the different islands. Also, there are some stuffs to see there like the Seattle Aquarium, The Argossy Cruises, the Pirates Plunder, the Fisherman's Wharf, the Miner's Landing, the Crab Pot, array of restaurants and souvenir shops. There is also an antique stores. Address: Waterfront (Alaskan Way/Pike Place MarketDirections: Front the Pike Place Market, go down towards the water.
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Bike the waterfront north of the city.
The bike paths go on for miles Leave a Comment Directions: If you are from out of town you can rent a bike downtown at Blazing Saddles
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Head north to the city of Everett where we boarded a day long whale watching tour. Over 80 Orcas whales — 3 families — live in the waters surrounding the Island of San Juan. Free Willy was filmed here. Orcas have complex social behaviors and are magnificent mammals. After seeing them in the wild, you will never visit another Seaworld. Leave a Comment Directions: Mosquito Fleet in Everett is the leading Wildlife Adventure Company in Washington State, operating naturalist-guided Orca whale watching tours in the San Juan Islands, Puget Sound, and Seattle, areas.Other Contact: Mosquito Fleet 1724 W. Marine Vi
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Absolutely do not miss the Seattle sunsets. They're widely varied but always glorious. Leave a Comment Address: Right up there in the sky ;)
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Wonderful place to sit back and enjoy a huge movie screen. You feel as it you are in the movie itself. Leave a Comment Address: Theatre Pier 59, Waterfront ParkPhone: (206) 622-1868Directions: Located on the same pier as the Seattle Aquarium.Website: http://www.seattleimaxdome.com
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Go to Green Lake on a Sunday. It's a great place to get introduced to rollerblading.
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