SEATTLE EDITION
Seattle
The Emerald City
A tech-and-coffee capital wedged between Puget Sound and the Cascades — booming, beautiful, and arguing with itself over how to grow.
The Issues go deep + weigh in
Seattle's Two Economies: Tech Wealth and the Widening Gulf
Amazon and Microsoft made Seattle a global capital of innovation — but who actually lives in that city now, and who got priced out?
Read & vote →Seattle's Mobility Crossroads: Trains, Cars & the Cost of Change
Light rail is reshaping how Seattle moves — but who it serves, who it displaces, and who pays remain fiercely open questions.
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Things to Do local picks
See & Do
Pike Place MarketThe original — fishmongers, the first Starbucks, the gum wall.
Space Needle & Seattle CenterCity views + Chihuly Garden and MoPOP next door.
Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP)Music, sci-fi and pop-culture under Gehry's metal swoop.
Eat & Drink
The Walrus and the CarpenterBallard oyster bar, a Seattle institution.
CanlisSpecial-occasion fine dining with a midcentury view.
Capitol HillThe city's densest stretch of bars, coffee and late-night food.
Outdoors
Discovery Park534 acres of bluffs, beach and forest in the city.
Washington Park ArboretumPaddle the marsh or walk the Japanese Garden.
Mount Rainier day tripTwo hours to an active volcano and alpine meadows.