Visit Seattle - 5 Things You Will LOVE and HATE about Seattle Washington

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Seattle is a city full of great restaurants, bars, museums, architecture and more. Whether you want to while the day away at Pike Place Market watching the fish throwers or grabbing a drink by Pioneer Square or checking out the Freemont Troll. There are a lot of things to love about Seattle, however there are things you won't love about Seattle. This is the 5 Things You Will Love & Hate about Visiting Seattle, Washington.
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[Dreadlock]

I'm from Seattle and what I always tell people who come here is to skip going up in the Space Needle and go to the Columbia tower instead. It's taller than the Space Needle, and it's one of the tallest buildings on the West Coast. It's only like $12 or $15 to go to the observation deck on the 70th floor and if that's too much, there's a Starbucks on the 40th floor that's completely free to go to

[Frmonkey]

You can always spot a native. We don't use umbrellas... those are for tourists.

[The-Thinking-Cat]

Pretty good. I have lived in Seattle my whole life. I would recommend going to Discovery Park in the Magnolia neighborhood, walk. I you park in the south parking lot, you will walk a trail through woods and open areas, check out the two incredible bigleaf maples on the way. Then, when the vista opens up, keep going and you can walk along the top of the sand bluffs and get the best views of Puget Sound in the whole city.

[WSUFan]

As a Washingtonian, it’s nice to see people offering their impressions on our state. I would like to encourage people to explore other parts of the state. Leavenworth is an amazing Christmas destination if you are looking to vacation over the winter.

[jtoland]

Local Tips:
* Make friends with a local, and get them to share their library card number BECAAAAUUUSE many attractions like MoPop, SAM, etc., give you free tix for the asking via the library website. Also, many museums have free days, such as First Thursdays.
* The homeless folks are not that bad, and that's coming from someone who used to work for the shelters. If you don't want to donate, say no with respect and you will be fine. Avoid certain parts of 3rd Ave and Westlake Park, if you're not feeling confident, but you should be fine.
*Regarding the freeze, if you let us know you intend to stay, we will gladly be your friend. Be a joiner! There are lots of clubs, orgs, houses of worship, etc. I joined a church and started to attend Emerald City Toastmasters right off. We really are friendlier than you think.

[nativerose]

Most of real Washingtonians don't use umbrellas

[shelleyinthecity]

There is a huge heroin problem in Seattle. Many of the aggressive beggars in Seattle are trying to support their drug habit.

[NobeScobe]

If anybody is going to visit Seattle, don't go to the space Needle! (At least not at first) go to the Columbia tower observatory. It's only 15 bucks (10 with student ID!!) It's 2.5 times taller than the space Needle, and it has a 360 view.

Edit: also about the Seattle freeze: in my experience of living there unfortunately it becomes automatic, you have to shut out most hardcore beggars/homeless/crazy people on the streets to stay safe.

[BigFootMilan]

I'm from Italy and I'm going to visit Seattle and Vancouver this summer, so your last videos are pure gold.

[marksandstrom]

as a native, my summarization of the weather is to emphasize not the raininess, but the grayness. we have day after day after day of completely overcast but dry days much of the year. and our latitude gives us winter darkness more like Europe than much of the US. the other important point is that July-thru-Sept is COMPLETELY different, almost always sunny, and extremely dry. almost everything in our yards must be watered to survive summer.

[Anthony-feky]

I live in Seattle and i can count on one hand all the times I've got an automatic gratuity, thats not really worth putting on the list

[BenGarrott]

I'm going to let everyone in on a little secret. Tacoma is a city about 30-40 miles south of Seattle and has the second most museums per capita behind Washington D.C. in the U.S. It also has the second largest urban park behind Central Park in the U.S. It's a relatively cheaper and smaller city compared to Seattle. The main Chihuly glass museum is located in downtown Tacoma, too

[albertramirez]

I went last year. Maybe it's just me, but I think Seattle had the best sushi I've had.

[maddyhandshew]

Piroshki piroshki is definitely one of my favorite restaurants

[Beepboop]

As a long time resident, downtown sucks. The neighborhoods, queen Anne, ballard, Fremont, and some southern parts around Roxsbury is where the real vibe and coolness of seattle is, its alot cleaner, safer, and great! I would have to recommend Larsens Bakery!

[seattlesharksfan]

Kudos to Mark for not saying "Pike's Market" :) Glad you visited!

[donpaladin]

I was born in Seattle and can attest to the "Seattle Freeze." It is not that people are unfriendly but less likely to be socially over active. It is a kind of social aloofness one sees in northern climates. In my case I select friendships and try to remain loyal to that friendship for the rest of my life. In some more socially active cultures it is more about quantity rather than quality of the friendship. I have a friend from the midwest who thinks we are just not as friendly. I think that may be true in the sense we are less likely to say hello to strangers or get involved in social activities for the sake of being socially active. What I have learned from my midwestern friend is that many of his "friendships" were not deep friendships. He has/had many activity friendships. I hope those who were not born in Seattle will not interpret the aloofness for being cold hearted people because this is not the case. Enjoy your visit. This is truly a wonderful part of the world.

[Rose-bpec]

Used to live there, a few things: 1) prices for services/tours are so high because of rising property values and taxes. This adds a lot of overhead to everything, not just tourist things, but also basic things like the dentist. Anything that exists in a physical space in seattle costs a lot. 2) you can basically guess the weather. You almost never go from a sunny say to a rainy day like you described; seattles not like that. There are two seasons: drizzly, not enough to be standard rain but just enough to keep everything wet. Its not the rain that gets to you but the lack of sunshine. And then in the summer it gets drought-ish with no rain or cloud cover. 3) The seattle freeze is real with locals. This might be in part because transplants come and leave all the time; many don't make it past their first dreary winter. Also noteable with the freeze: W WA locals are notorious for backing out on plans. You'll have 15 people say they're coming to a gathering, then the whole thing might fall apart the same day. The way around this freeze is to make friends with other transplants and to get involved in meetup groups. 4) you do not just smell weed, you see weed too. People pass it around and sell it at bars and on busses and in parks. People smoke it everywhere, especially public parks. I've even seen numerous folks smoking hash and crack at bus stops near downtown midday. More prevalent are needle-based activities, which also happen in plain sight in nice neighborhoods.

[ahhitskatie]

I literally had the best sandwich of my life in Seattle. If you haven’t visited Paseo in Fremont, try it out!

[diegomontoya]

The King County Water Taxi will take you on a short boat ride from the Waterfromt Pier to Seacrest Park in West Seattle. The view of Seattle from Seacrest Park is literally the best view in Seattle. One can see the entire expanse of the Skyline from there. Once in West Seattle, the California Junction has a fine assortment of Shoppes and eateries and Alki Beach is excellent for just taking a walk. As stated in the video, Seattle is built on neighborhoods, not just the downtown area. Geographically speaking, Seattle isn't that large, because it's bounded by water to the east and west.

I really wouldn't go north of 85th (in Ballard) if you're a tourist, or South of Georgetown/South Park... It gets industrial very quickly going south, because of the Port of Seattle and Boeing. The Museum of Flight is down that way however, so if one is an aviation fan, then certainly take a visit. And you adult travelers who may travel to Pike Place on a weekend, the shows at the Can-Can Burlesque are some of the finest performances that you will see anywhere. Many of the performers are from the Cornish School of Fine Arts in Seattle. They sing, they dance, they tell dirty jokes and tastefully show skin.

Final thought, Umbrellas are kind of frowned upon in Seattle, because the sidewalks aren't very wide and they're not bus friendly. Definitely use a rain coat with a hood instead. It'll also help you blend in with the locals.