Where should I visit in Seattle?

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I'm visiting Seattle for 3 nights next month and want to know what you would advise are the 'do not miss' parts. My wife is mobility impaired so as little walking as possible (no walking tours please, but museums, art galleries are fine as they have frequent sit-down areas). We are staying at the Inn at the Market so the Market is a given :)

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I think taking a ferry ride is a "must do." It's a beautiful ride (best view of the city skyline is from the water), much cheaper than the Argosy cruises, and very relaxing.

Seattle Center and the Space Needle are also pretty good. You can check their calendar to see what's going on while you're here -- they have many festivals throughout the year. I personally enjoy sitting at the International Fountain (which is at the Center) on a sunny day, sipping a Starbucks or eating an ice cream, and just doing some plain old people watching.
http://www.seattlecenter.com

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The Space Needle, dating from the Century 21 Exposition (1962), is Seattle's most recognizable landmark, having been featured in the logo of the television show Frasier and the backgrounds of the television series Grey's Anatomy and iCarly, and films such as Sleepless in Seattle. The fairgrounds surrounding the Needle have been converted into Seattle Center, which remains the site of many local civic and cultural events, such as Bumbershoot, Folklife, and the Bite of Seattle. Seattle Center plays multiple roles in the city, ranging from a public fair grounds to a civic center, though recent economic losses have called its viability and future into question.[83] The Seattle Center Monorail was also constructed for Century 21 and still runs from Seattle Center to Westlake Center, a Downtown shopping mall, a little over a mile to the southeast.

The Smith Tower was the tallest building on the West Coast from its completion in 1914 until the Space Needle overtook it in 1962.[84] The late 1980s saw the construction of Seattle's two tallest skyscrapers: the 76 story Columbia Center (completed 1985) is the tallest building in the Pacific Northwest[85] and the fourth tallest building west of the Mississippi River;[86] the Washington Mutual Tower (completed 1988) is Seattle's second tallest building.[87][88] Other notable Seattle landmarks include Pike Place Market, the Fremont Troll, the Experience Music Project (at Seattle Center), and the Seattle Central Library.

Starbucks has been at Pike Place Market since the coffee company was founded there in 1971. The first store is still operating a block south of its original location.[89] Starbucks Center, the company's current headquarters, is the largest building in Seattle by volume at just over 2,000,000 square feet (186,000 m2). The building, once Sears' Northwest catalog distribution center, also contains a Sears and an OfficeMax store.[90]

The National Register of Historic Places has over 150 Seattle listings.[91] The city also designates its own landmarks.[92]

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Answer 3

first off I would go to the The Space Needle, and take a city tour on one of the Ducks this will show you all the main sights and tell you about them and then you can revisit the ones you wish at your leisure

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This is what we did on our visit from the U>K