Some of the centers promoting the best of arts and culture in Seattle are as follows:

- Seattle Art Museum is a landmark building that is used as a lunch pad for any Seattle art tour. It has almost tripled in its size and therefore, many more of its collection of 23,000 works will be on display:

http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/

- The Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park on Capitol Hill is the center of the artistic activity.

- There are some two fine art museums on the University of Washington campus:

http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/seattle-city-guide3.htm These are:

1. The Henry Art Gallery: Specializes in cutting-edge contemporary art

2. The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture: Focuses on Native American and Pacific Rim cultural artifacts.

- There are yet other fine museums throughout the Seattle area. Many of these carry historical or industrial themes. These include, Museum of History and Industry, Museum of Flight, Maritime Discovery Center and the Nordic Heritage Museum.

Woodland Park Zoo is the most famous and award-winning zoos which are located in Seattle city.

http://www.seattleattractions.com/woodland.html

In fact this zoo has been described as one of the finest zoos in the world as it offers some of the award-winning naturalistic exhibits. The zoo is located very close to Seattle downtown.

The prime characteristic features of this zoo are as under:

1. It extends care to approximately 1,100 animals. Thus it can be said to be having the largest live collection in the Washington state.

2. There are close to 300 animal species and several plant species that are represented in this zoo. In addition, there are several plant species also which are represented in the lush oasis of the zoo.

3. You can also cross through the finest of rose gardens while passing through this zoo. There are close to 290 varieties of roses that are present in the rose garden.

4. This zoo also features an indoor/outdoor restaurant.