Located in the middle of a rainforest, Seattle is one of my favourite places to visit in The US. From money saving tips, to floating hot tub boats, the best places to eat, the gold rush history, the new waterfront park and a hidden tower. Whats your best kept secret of Seattle?
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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:36 Money saving hacks in Seattle
01:02 Best Way to Experience Seattle
01:50 Lake Union Hot Tub Boats
03:42 Grunge, The Gold Rush and Seattle’s History
05:49 Pike Place Market Ultimate Guide
08:48 Seattle’s NEW Waterfront Park
10:22 Best Hotel Near Pike Place… The State
10:55 Great meals in Downtown Seattle
11:40 Seattle’s Most Beautiful Architecture…
11:54 Seattle’s Castle | Fairmont Olympic Hotel
13:28 Seattle has a mini Grand Central Station… Nobody Talks About
14:37 Space Needle
15:32 Chihuly Garden and Glass
16:05 The Smith Tower | America’s Tallest Building Outside of New York
19:39 Should you come Visit Seattle?
20:30 Seattle To New York by Train
Too bad The Mountain wasn’t out! And best-kept secret downtown for cocktails is the Founders Club speakeasy… IYKYK
The 1-hour ferry to Bremerton! Cheap if you walk on, free for the return trip. Anthony’s seafood restaurant is a great destination, just next door to the ferry landing, great happy-hour prices and dessert is always excellent.
Thank you for tour! Seattle is my city! Perhaps , in the future, you can visit some small towns in Washington State.
you missed ballard lockes the myrtle park, discovery park/west point lighthouse, University of Washington, mohai, and burke Gilman
4 years ago i moved from socal to seattle sight unseen never been to seattle or wa. and i have loved it so far 😀
Well done! You're very easy to listen to. Seatown needed a boost and you delivered. Also gave us some ideas for family days. Thanks and God bless!
Fun video, but I want to point out that Seattle isn't in fact in a rain forest. The Olympic peninsula take the brunt of the Pacific moisture, and Seattle sits in the rain shadow, so it gets about the same amount of precipitation each year as Topeka Kansas. It's overcast and drizzly most of the winter, which is why everyone thinks it gets a lot of rain.
Seattle's iconic Space Needle is the winner.
I❤my city!
Holy moly I love the light rail so much. Me and my friends took the light rail into Seattle for their birth day and it made it so easy and pretty quick. Wish I lived closer to a station though
A hike or bike trip around Green lake and the Woodland Park Zoo if you have the time is pretty special. Also Golden gardens and the Ballard lochs, born and raised there 😊
I live in Seattle absolutely love this city and surrounding areas. I’ve traveled the world and can’t tell you how lucky I feel always coming back home. PNW is truly a gem especially if you know where to go.
wait till they figure out what the san juan islands are lol
I love Seattle, but I'm always confused why anyone would want to visit here. 😉 I'm glad you enjoyed it!
You totally missed the Sky View Observatory at Columbia Center. Insane views!
So happy to hear that you love Seattle. I was born in Seattle 66 years ago at Seattle General Hospital. Have lived here my entire life, my adult children live and work in Seattle. It truly is a beautiful city with so much to offer. Next time you are at the Fairmont Hotel, check out the upstairs, secret speakeasy. My son checked it out a few years ago, so I hope it is still there. Thanks for sharing!
NO IT'S A TERRIBLE LIBERAL HELLHOLE HERE NOBODY SHOULD EVER COME HERE – Y'ALL SHOULD GO TO ALABAMA OR SOMETHING, DON'T COME HERE
Smith Tower — you've got to find the right position for shooting it so that you can get most of it in your shot during the golden hours and the blue hour. If you get a good sunrise / sunset (especially the sunset), the white stone reflects the color and the light, and the windows reflect the sky. It can be tricky finding that right locale when the light hits, but when you do, it's magic.
Please don't encourage people to come here.
You missed the amazing beef jerky at Don and Joe's Meats in Pike Place Market!!
So much more: Alkai, Ballard, Bremerton / Eagle Harbor (via ferry), cocktails at PP Market (Maxamillion, Athenian, +, +), Fremont & Troll & “Waiting for “ & Vlad & Rocket. Daybreak, Edgewater, Skulpture Park, renting boat at UW/Mont Lake, Shillshow, Edmonds, Ivar’s Salmon House, Floating Bridges, Asian Art Museum & Bruce & Jason Lee’s tomb. A bike can take you to most all these if you have the time. The place is beautiful. Outside the city, even more beauty: Snoqualmie, Fall city, Whideby & Deception Pass, Rainier Park (even in winter a cabin is cheap & the deer eat out of your hand). Should mention the Orcas & Aquarium (otters & octopai). There is a lot!
It isn’t public but I worked on the top floor of 999 Third and as a long time Seattleite, best 360 degree views in town.
And, great video! You hit on many of my favorite things. As a local!
I don't think a visit to seattle is complete without riding the ferry. My preferred destination is Bainbridge, which is totally walkable for tourist, and provides you views of Seattle that you can only get from the water. I would also include a trip to Kerry Park, a cheap uber from the Seattle center but with a view to die for on a clear day. If you have a rental car I would also include ballard locks in a visit. Nicely done video, although I think the hot tub in lake union is not comparable to a sea kayak.
Smith Tower hands down. 🫶
Seattle itself is not a rainforest. While the city has a reputation for being cloudy and wet, it actually has a Mediterranean-influenced oceanic climate and receives about 38 inches of rain annually. A true rainforest requires significantly more moisture. True temperate rainforests—such as the famous Hoh, Quinault, Queets, and Bogachiel rainforests—are located about 2.5 to 3 hours away on the western side of the Olympic Peninsula. Those coastal ecosystems receive a staggering 12 to 14 feet of rain per year.
When you visited Pike Place Market, you missed the fun of exploring the 4 stories of unique small businesses below the street level shops. You missed the original Starbucks close by, still selling coffee and teas. You missed the Seattle Art Museum just a short walk away.
You spent a lot of time talking about the train stations but just a short walk away is the mammoth Asian market Uwajimaya, well worth visiting for groceries, the food court, books, kitchenware, and souvenirs.
You missed seeing the Amazon Spheres. You missed the Underground Tour in Pioneer Square, made possible by the city raising the streets after the 1889 Great Fire and the original first floors being abandoned. You missed the Museum of History and Industry at the foot of Lake Union. Also missed the Museum of Pop Culture only a few hundred feet from the Space Needle and the Seattle Science Center sitting just the other side of the Chihuly Garden and Glass. Plus, you missed the Monorail, running between the Space Needle and Downtown Seattle.
There's a lot to recommend Seattle, and I understand there's so much to see and do that you don't have time to take it all in unless you live in Seattle. But do mention the wider range of interesting things clumped so close together.
Awesome…visit every year I can sit in those train stations for hours at a time and then go to Pike Place for more hours of nothing more than a cup of coffee and lots of great people watching. Love the video!
Great video! I’ve lived here in downtown Seattle since 2021, and I’m loving the newly reopened waterfront. I take a Lime scooter out every chance I get on the amazing bike lane there. There’s some cool gems I haven’t been to or tried that you pointed out that I’m going to try! Love this city!
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I lived in Seattle for about four years in the mid 1990s, and have been back twice since. My heart absolutely loved this city and everything about it! I plan on visiting again very soon. Thanks for the recap and inspiration!