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Seattle
The Pacific Northwest’s biggest city is a vibrant place with a spectacular setting on Puget Sound. It is the home of Microsoft and Boeing and was the first American city to take coffee seriously before Seattle-based Starbucks set about taking over the world.
Practical Information
Seattle Convention & Visitors Bureau
Corner 7th & Pike Streets, Seattle
Tel (206) 461 5840
Website www.visitseattle.org
Open Jan-May Mon-Fri 9am-5pm; Jun-early Sep Mon-Fri 9am-6pm, Sat-Sun 10am-4pm; early Sep-Dec Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Seattle Parks & Recreation Department
100 Dexter Avenue N, Seattle
Tel (206) 684 4075
Website www.seattle.gov/parks/
Open Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
Outdoor Recreation Information Centre
222 Yale Avenue North, Seattle
Tel (206) 470 4060
Website www.nps.gov/ccso/oric.htm
Open Mon-Fri 10.30am-8pm, Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 10.30am-8pm
