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Seattle for travelers means art, shopping, drinks, music, festivals, unique restaurants and laidback luxury. Some tips on what to see and do on a short Seattle trip.

Tip 1 - Shopping is primarily on every tourists mind when they land in Seattle. With places like Pike Place Market, Kent Station, malls in downtown and many unique boutiques, Seattle is sure a hot shopping destination.

Tip 2 - Another must see place is Seattle Center, most famous for its Space Needle. An amusement park, science fiction museum, the Pacific science center and other stage and sports activities are all held at this Seattle fun point.

Tip 3 - Puget sound is a famous phrase associated with Seattle's Elliot Bay waterfront where creatures are found living above and below the water level. The Seattle aquarium too draws hordes of crowd. Catch some of the oldest shops in Seattle at the waterfront.

Tip 4 - Do you want to see clouded leopard, gorillas, birds, lions and some other exotic animals then move to the Seattle Woodland Park Zoo. The Pumpkin Prowl and some other summer special concerts are it special attraction apart from a beautiful rose garden at the south end of the zoo.

Tip 5 - Want to get a taste of Seattle's nightlife then don't forget to be at the Pioneer Square. It is known for live music band performances at night and in the day it is known for its art exhibitions and galleries.
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Brief Intro to Metro Seattle Area: Coverage, Population and Major Attractions

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The Seattle metropolitan area is located in the United States state of Washington. The Seattle metro area includes the counties of King County, Snohomish County, Kitsap County, Thurston County, Island County, and Pierce County. The major transportation services of the Seattle Metro area are Arlington Municipal Airport, Boeing field, Harvey Airfield, Paine field, Renton Municipal Airport and the Seattle Tacoma international airport.

The mass transit of the Puget Sound area is the sound transit which includes trains, buses and light rail. The Community transit is the buses serving in Snohomish County. The King county metro and the Pierce Transit are the buses services in King County and Pierce county respectively.

Seattle Metropolitan area general information

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_metropolitan_area

Counties in the Seattle metro area

http://www.futureworks-web.com/pdf/region_profile/seattle.pdf

Complete information of Seattle Metro area

http://www.northwestplaces.com/tripsSea/Sea1001.htm

The Seattle metro area houses major companies like Microsoft, Washington Mutual, AT&T Wireless services, Paccar, Safeco, Nordstrom, Amazon and Starbucks. The Seattle Metro area has an estimated population of 3,344,813 as per the U.S. Census Bureau. This is the 15th largest United States metropolitan area. The Seattle metro area is surrounded with a total area of 5,894 square miles. The density of the Seattle metro area is 543/sq mi.

The Seattle metro area is surrounded by several attractions. There are family attractions, kid's friendly attractions, pet friendly attractions, romantic getaway places and many more. The Seattle Metro area is visited by thousands of people through out the year because of its major attractions.

The top attractions of the Seattle Metro area are Pike Place Market, Space Needle, Seattle art museum, Pioneer Square, museum of flights, Puget sound Islands, Olympic national park and many more.

The Seattle center is located on a low hill. The center features a 74 acre park and the 605 feet tall Seattle Space needle. The Seattle center is home to Pacific science center, the children's museum, Seattle Repertory theater and the Seattle opera. The Pike Place market is the oldest continually operating farmers market in USA. The market is located in the heart of the downtown by overlooking the waterfront.

Top attractions of Seattle metro area

http://www.iexplore.com/city_guide/Washington/Seattle/Attractions

Descriptions of Seattle attractions

http://www.usatourist.com/english/destinations/washington/seattle/seattle-attractions.html

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