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SLEEP 2009 - Seattle, June 6-11, 2009
SEATTLE ATTRACTIONS

Some sights you might want to check out while you are in Seattle!

The Space Needle
Seattle Center
400 Broad Street
(206) 905-2100
www.spaceneedle.com
A 41-second elevator ride takes you up 520 feet to the observation deck of the Space Needle. Enjoy a meal at SkyCity, the restaurant at the top that revolves 360 degrees while you dine.

Pike Place Market
Between First Avenue and Western, from Pike to Virginia Streets
www.pikeplacemarket.org
Seattle’s Pike Place Market is the granddaddy of farmers’ markets. Today, it’s a major tourist attraction with 200 businesses operating year-round, 190 craftspeople and 120 farmer booths – plus street performers and musicians.

Ferries
www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries
Traveling by ferry is a state of mind as much as a means of transportation to some of the Puget Sound’s most historic scenic sites.

Seattle Aquarium
Pier 59
ci.seattle.wa.us/tou/water.htm
Meet Alki, the sea otter pup born at the Aquarium. Walk under the water in a glass dome as bluntnose six-gill sharks and other Elliott Bay creatures swim all around you.

The Seattle Waterfront
Pier 52 to 70 on Alaskan Way
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 962-4290
A bustling collection of attractions, restaurants and shopping. Starting points for ferries, cruise ships and the Victoria Clipper and Argosy boat tours are also located on the waterfront.

Woodland Park Zoo
South Gate: 750 N. 50th Street
(206) 684-4800
www.zoo.org
See more than 1,000 animals of 300 different species, from elephants and gorillas to piranhas and penguins, in naturalistic exhibits at the Woodland Park Zoo.

Bill Speidel’s Underground Tour
608 First Avenue
(206) 682-4646
www.undergroundtour.com
After the Great Seattle Fire of 1889, the city was rebuilt over the top of the ruins. This guided tour takes visitors through the hidden subterranean passages that once were the main roadways and storefronts of old downtown Seattle and tells stories of the frontier people who lived and worked there.

The Seattle Public Library
1000 Fourth Avenue
(206) 386-4636
www.spl.org
The award-winning glass and steel structure of the new Central Library makes the building seem a little off-kilter and translucent, allowing passersby on the street to look in.

Tillicum Village
Blake Island
(206) 933-8600
www.tillicumvillage.com
A short, narrated cruise takes you to an island village, where you’ll feast on salmon cooked in the authentic Native American way.

Ride the Ducks of Seattle
516 Broad Street
(206) 441-DUCK (3825)
www.ridetheducksofseattle.com
Tour Seattle by land and water on a WWII amphibious landing craft. This 90-minute adventure tour will have you “quacking up” through the streets of Seattle.


Visit www.visitseattle.org for more information on the Emerald City.