Seattle On The Map

June 28, 2009

We’re headed to Seattle to bring you some of the best of what the Pacific Northwest has to offer, and it’s not just the java.  We’re checking out the best walking trails, healthiest eateries and markets and where the locals go after 9 to get their fitness groove on (dance the night away…).  If you plan on visiting the coastal city any time in the future, this is a must read — stay tuned.

Wikipedia — Seattle (pronounced /siːˈætəl/, us dict: sē·ăt′·əl) is the most populous city in the northwestern U.S. state of Washington. It is named after Chief Sealth of the Duwamish and Suquamish tribes. The encompassing Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metropolitan statistical area is the 15th largest in the United States, and the largest in the Pacific Northwest.[2] Seattle is part of the 13th largest combined statistical area (CSA) in the U.S. A coastal city and major seaport, it is located in the western part of the state on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an arm of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about 96 miles (154 km) south of the Canada – United States border. A major economic, cultural and educational center in the region, Seattle is the county seat of King County. By 2007 Census estimate, the city has a municipal population of 594,210,[6] making it the twenty-fourth largest city by population in the US, and a metropolitan area population of 3,263,497.[2]

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