Frommer's Seattle 2004

✍ Scribed by Karl Samson

• Publisher: Frommers
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 257
• Edition: Revised
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This past weekend 10/29-29 2006, ten people were sent to the hospital, three in very critical condition following a weekend of gunfire and violence in downtown Seattle! These stabbings and shooting didn't happen in Rainier Valley south of downtown (the Valley of Death) where most of the gunshot victims come from, these came FROM DOWNTOWN SEATTLE.
My advice: If you visit Seattle, come wearing a bulletproof or Kevlar vest! Drug gang violence is out of control in the city.
As for the so-called best places in this book, many of the street corners of these "best places" are OWNED by drug dealers who stand there in rain or shine selling meth or crack, while the police look on and do nothing because they say THEY DON'T HAVE PROBABLE CAUSE! Yeah, sure ya bet cha! It just turns out the drug lords are better armed than the police.

✦ Table of Contents

Frommer's Seattle 2004......Page 1
Frommer's Seattle 2004......Page 2
Copyright......Page 3
Contents......Page 4
List of Maps......Page 7
What¡¯s New in Seattle......Page 10
1. The Best of Seattle......Page 12
1 Frommer¡¯s Favorite Seattle Experiences......Page 14
2 Best Hotel Bets......Page 15
3 Best Dining Bets......Page 17
2 Money......Page 19
3 When to Go......Page 20
4 Travel Insurance, Health & Safety......Page 23
5 Specialized Travel Resources......Page 25
6 Planning Your Trip Online......Page 28
7 The 21st- Century Traveler......Page 30
8 Getting There......Page 32
9 Tips on Accommodations......Page 36
1 Preparing for Your Trip......Page 38
2 Getting to the U. S.......Page 44
3 Getting Around the United States......Page 45
1 Orientation......Page 51
2 Getting Around......Page 58
5. Where to Stay in Seattle......Page 65
1 The Waterfront......Page 66
2 Downtown & First Hill......Page 69
3 Belltown......Page 75
4 Pike Place Market......Page 76
6 Queen Anne & Seattle Center......Page 77
7 Lake Union......Page 81
8 Capitol Hill & East Seattle......Page 82
9 North Seattle ( The University District)......Page 83
11 The Eastside......Page 85
6. Where to Dine in Seattle......Page 88
1 Restaurants by Cuisine......Page 89
3 Downtown & First Hill......Page 92
4 Belltown......Page 97
5 Pike Place Market......Page 101
6 Pioneer Square & the International District......Page 104
7 Queen Anne & Seattle Center......Page 105
8 Lake Union......Page 109
9 Capitol Hill & East Seattle......Page 111
10 North Seattle ( Including Fremont, Wallingford & the University District)......Page 112
11 West Seattle......Page 114
13 Coffee, Tea, Bakeries & Pastry Shops......Page 115
14 Quick Bites......Page 118
1 On the Waterfront......Page 120
2 Pike Place Market to Pioneer Square......Page 123
3 Seattle Center & Lake Union Attractions......Page 126
4 The Neighborhoods......Page 131
5 Parks & Public Gardens......Page 136
6 Especially for Kids......Page 139
7 Organized Tours......Page 140
8 Outdoor Pursuits......Page 145
9 Spectator Sports......Page 149
10 Day Spas......Page 151
8. Strolling Around Seattle......Page 152
1 The Shopping Scene......Page 163
2 Shopping A to Z......Page 164
1 The Performing Arts......Page 175
2 The Club & Music Scene......Page 180
3 The Bar Scene......Page 183
4 The Gay & Lesbian Scene......Page 185
6 Only in Seattle......Page 186
1 The San Juan Islands......Page 188
2 Port Townsend: A Restored Victorian Seaport......Page 203
3 Olympic National Park & Environs......Page 208
4 Mount Rainier......Page 218
5 Ferry Excursions from Seattle......Page 220
6 Snoqualmie Falls & the Snoqualmie Valley......Page 223
7 The Woodinville Wine Country......Page 225
9 Snohomish: Antiques Capital of the Northwest......Page 227
10 Tacoma¡¯s New Museums......Page 228
11 Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument......Page 229
1 Seattle Past & Present......Page 232
Appendix B: Useful Toll-Free Numbers & Websites......Page 236
GENERAL INDEX......Page 239
ACCOMMODATIONS......Page 247
RESTAURANTS......Page 248