It's a city famous for its drizzle, but no one in Seattle stays inside. (You'd be hard-pressed even to find a local carrying an umbrella.) The port city is all about embracing nature, with its 6,200 acres of parkland, its miles of coastline, and a skyline that's as much about the Cascade Mountains as the skyscrapers. You'll also find buzzing restaurants served by high-energy food markets with just-caught seafood, as well as no shortage of community coffee shops (hello, birthplace of Starbucks). And to entice the kids, try these words: "Space Needle"; "fish flingers"; "Kite Hill." We've chosen the three neighborhoods that are ripest with options, whether or not you brought your wellies.
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