Get put up in the Fairmont Hotel for 3 nights, all expenses paid, by getting a job interview with Amazon – didn’t get the job, but I got a sweet tour of Seattle life!
Okay, but seriously, some ideas for touring this city.
Sightseeing:
- Pike Place Market: Visit this market and see fisherman throwing local fish around, sample and buy the chocolate covered cherries, and just walk around and enjoy the atmosphere. Grab some pastries and look out onto Puget Sound. Follow this up with a walk on the waterfront.
- Space Needle: Iconic with great views from the restaurant on top.
- Neighborhood Hopping: I think this is probably one of the more interesting things to do in Seattle. Walk around Capitol Hill and sit at Volunteer Park Cafe during the day or Liberties for drinks.
- Alki Beach: Walk along the quiet shore at night and look at the Seattle skyline from afar.
- Parks: Ballard Locks, Kerry Park, Elliot Sculpture Park, Discovery Park, Volunteer Park, Seward Park are some options.
- Surrounding Nature: There is Mount Rainier. The Olympic Peninsula is beautiful, but you would need a few days. Port Townsend is supposed to be nice and one of the oldest towns in the area, older than Seattle. Check out the islands, such as Orcas Island.
Restaurants and Eats:
- General Porpoise Doughnuts: Renee Erickson doughnut spot.
- Top Pot Doughnuts: Seattle people are super into doughnuts for some reason.
- Il Corvo Pasta: Lunchtime pasta spot with long lines.
- Crab Pot: Near the waterfront for seafood.
- Steelhead Diner: Pike Place for great northwestern food and good views.
- Shiro’s Sushi: Descendant of famous Jiro’s in Japan.
- Mai Kai Marination: Waterfront Hawaiian low-key spot.
- Molly Moon’s Homemade Ice Cream: Yum, ice cream.
Other Food Recommendations (from a local):