Seattle Airport & Attractions - USA
Seattle airport information, travel advice, links and guides
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Phone: +1 206 433 5388. Airport Location & Facilities: The airport is situated 20 miles (32km) north of Tacoma,
and 12 miles (19km) south of Seattle.Facilities at the airport are
extensive including a variety of fast-food and full-service
restaurants, several bars and retail outlets. The airport has ATMs
and currency exchange desks, and also offers a pet relief area, a
massage bar, shoeshine services, art exhibitions, smoking areas and
a baggage storage service. Laptop Lane in the North Satellite
provides online access for computers, phones, fax machines,
photocopying and more. The Main Terminal is enhanced by the
presence of over 100 pieces of contemporary art. Disabled
facilities are good. Departure Tax: Airport Transfers & Parking: The airport's Ground Transportation
Information Booth is on the third floor of the parking garage
(fully staffed) and in Baggage Claim, across from Carousel Nine
(self service). Shared ride, door-to-door shuttle services leave
regularly for the nearby towns and cities and Gray Line Express
buses depart every half hour connecting to major Seattle hotels.
Public Metro Transit buses run according to a 24-hour schedule to
destinations in and around Seattle. Taxi cabs and limousines meet
travellers on the third floor of the Parking Garage. To arrange for
a taxi or limo, use one of the curbside phones or visit one of the
Information Booths.The parking garage at Seattle-Tacoma
International Airport is connected to the main terminal via
skybridges on the 4th floor. Website: www.portseattle.org/seatac
Top Things to Do In Seattle
Pike Place Market Rachel, a giant piggy bank, stands guard over
the Pike Place Farmer's Market in downtown Seattle, placed there to
raise funds to preserve this National Historic District founded in
1907. The Space Needle Anyone who has followed the Hollywood movies
will be familiar with Seattle's internationally recognised symbol,
the futuristic creative Space Needle building. Experience Music Project One of Seattle's most popular attractions is
the Experience Music Project, basically a rock 'n roll music museum
with a difference, housed in a huge, colourful psychedelic
building, designed by Frank Gehry at the base of the Space Needle. Seattle Art Museum Seattle's downtown Art Museum is landmarked
by the animated thudding massive steel sculpture by Jonathon
Borofsky called "Hammering Man" that stands outside. Pioneer Square Billed as "where Seattle begins", the
historic district of Pioneer Square features more than 20 city
blocks of historic buildings, more than 30 galleries, a vibrant
retail sector and the city's most exciting nightlife. Museum of Flight Next to Boeing Field, south of downtown
Seattle, the Museum of Flight consists of a six-storey high glass
and steel construction, which was the original Boeing factory. Snoqualmie Falls About an hour's drive into the Cascades
Mountains east of Seattle is the resort of Snoqualmie Falls, where
the Salish Lodge and Spa is famous for having been the setting for
many scenes from the hugely popular television series,
Twin Peaks. Puget Sound Islands Washington State Ferries depart regularly
from the Seattle waterfront piers carrying passengers to and from
the many islands in scenic Puget Sound. Olympic National Park Wilderness lovers revel in retreating to the
wild Pacific Coast with its glacier-capped mountains, magnificent
stands of ancient forest, fascinating biological diversity, and
wild Pacific coastline. Mount Rainier National Park One of the oldest national parks in the
United States, Mount Rainier National Park was founded in 1899 to
preserve the lofty volcano, Mount Rainier, known to the Native
Americans as Tahoma. Mount St. Helens One Sunday morning in May 1980, Mount St
Helens, one of the snow-covered peaks of the Cascades Mountains,
lying about 168 miles (271km) south of Seattle, erupted, causing a
massive landslide and devastating a vast area of forest.
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Travel Guide - Seattle
Seattle is known as "the Emerald City", and just
like the home of the Wizard of Oz in the fairy tale, it is a
magical place.
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