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What To Know About Seattle

If it’s your first time visiting Seattle, here are a few things you should know.

The soul of the city is in Pike Place Market. There's no better place to be early in the morning, wandering among the produce, seafood, craft and flower vendors as they set up shop. Locally grown raspberries and wood ear mushrooms, sourdough cinnamon rolls, whole Dungeness crab, artisan cheeses, Greek yogurt made from locally sourced ingredients: it's foodie heaven.

The market also is the location of the oldest operating Starbucks (1912 Pike Place), but contrary to popular belief, this Starbucks location is not the original one. (The first one opened in the ‘70s just around the corner on Western Avenue.)

A good way to get acquainted with the city’s history is on a walking tour. And while you can’t pay a visit Café Nervosa from the TV series “Frasier” or Seattle Grace Hospital from “Grey’s Anatomy” (both are fictional locations said to be set in Seattle), you can pay a visit to Lake Union to see the houseboat featured in “Sleepless in Seattle.” Whatever you’re into, Seattle is sure to please. Just don’t forget your raincoat.

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