History of Seattle: In 1851, settlers arrived to at Alki point on the Western edge of Elliot Bay. After a gruelling winter, they decided to move to the eastern shore, and thereby developed a small village that they called, "Seattle". Seattle thrived on all the lumber that was readily available, building many homes, ships and mills. However the abundance of wood would lead to the biggest disaster in the history of Seattle. In 1889 a fire broke out and engulfed almost the entire city. Despite this horrific disaster, having to rebuild the city out of brick and stone created many jobs, and therefore made the Great Depression in the early 1900's much less catastrophic to the people living in Seattle.

Seattle is filled with many beautiful places to dine, shop, or simply just go site seeing. Among these places is Seattle's most recognizable landmark, The Seattle Space Needle. The Needle is 605 feet tall at its tallest point, and 138 feet wide at its widest point. Some features of the Space Needle include an observation deck at 520 feet, and a revolving restaurant called the SkyCity Restaurant at 500 feet. This restaurant is located on a giant track and wheel system, which rotates 360 degrees every 47 minutes, giving you a bird's eye view of the city while you dine on their wide variety of fine cuisine. The Space Needle also includes a shopping center at the base of the structure. There is also the SkyLine level, which gives you 360 degree, panoramic view of the city from 100 feet in the air, and can be rented out for private events for up to 360 guests. The Space Needle has everything from fine dining to shopping and sight seeing all in one place, so no matter what your looking for, be sure to include the Seattle Space Needle in your vacation plans.

Seattle is a beautiful place located between Puget Sounds and Lake Washington, and is just 96 miles away from the Canadian, U.S boarder. When it comes to site seeing and history, look no further than Seattle, Washington. After all, they don't call it "Emerald City" for nothing.