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During your Sea Tac vacation, don't miss these great establishments and attractions:
Seattle Art Museum
You simply can't miss this downtown art museum. Just look for Jonathon Borofsky's Hammering Man, an animated three-story steel sculpture that pounds out a silent beat in front of the museum. Inside, you'll find one of the nation's premier collections of Northwest Coast Indian art and artifacts and an equally large collection of African art. Exhibits cover European and American art ranging from ancient Mediterranean works to pieces from the medieval, Renaissance, and baroque periods. A large 18th-century collection and a smaller 19th-century exhibition lead up to a 20th-century collection that includes a room devoted to Northwest contemporary art. (There's also a smattering of Asian art at this museum, but the city's major collection of Asian art is at the Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park.) Free guided tours of the different collections are offered.
Bellevue Botanical Gardens
Any avid gardener should be sure to make a trip across one of Seattle's two floating bridges to the city of Bellevue and its Bellevue Botanical Garden. Although this 36-acre garden opened only in 1992, it has matured very quickly to become one of the Northwest's most-talked-about perennial gardens. The summertime displays of flowers, in expansive mixed borders, are absolutely gorgeous. You can also see a Japanese garden, a shade border, and a water-wise garden (designed to conserve water).
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
"At 3 o'clock this morning the steamship Portland, from St. Michaels for Seattle, passed up (Puget) Sound with more than a ton of gold on board and 68 passengers." When the Seattle Post-Intelligencer published that sentence on July 17, 1897, it started a stampede. Would-be miners heading for the Klondike goldfields in the 1890s made Seattle their outfitting center and helped turn it into a prosperous city. When they struck it rich up north, they headed back to Seattle, the first U.S. outpost of civilization, and unloaded their gold, making Seattle doubly rich. Although this place isn't in the Klondike (that's in Canada) and isn't really a park (it's a single room in an old store), it's still a fascinating little museum, and it seems only fitting that it should be here in Seattle. (Another unit of the park is in Skagway, Alaska.) There are plans to move this facility to a historic building at the corner of South Jackson Street and Second Avenue South, so be sure to call before visiting.
Best Western Loyal Inn - Seattle
The Best Western Loyal Inn features 91 beautifully decorated oversized rooms with an ideal downtown location. We are located four blocks from Space Needle at the heart of downtown, eight blocks from the convention center, nine blocks from the waterfront, twelve blocks from the Pike Place Market and approximately one mile north of Safeco Field. Amenities include 24-hour Jacuzzi and fitness center, guest laundry service and an exceptional complimentary deluxe continental breakfast. All this plus ...
College Inn
Twenty-seven private, clean comfortable rooms virtually on the ground of the University of Washington Campus. A prime location for major transportation, the arts, and a 10-minute bus ride to downtown Seattle. Built in 1909, our European-style (shared baths) hotel offers the comforts of today with the charm of yesterday. A generous continental breakfast with fresh fruits, yogurt, breads, cheese, jams, juice, gourmet coffee and tea included in the ...
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