Glide into Seattle's Museum of Flight, just south of the city. This is the largest air and space museum next to the one in Washington, DC. Seattle is also home to Boeing Aircraft and the Space Needle - the dominant feature in the city's famous skyline.
Wander around Capitol Hill, with its great selection of clubs, restaurants and boutiques.
Take in some of Seattle's abundant natural beauty at the aptly named Discovery Park, a 500-acre paradise of cliffs, woods and wildlife.
Motor in to the Fish Expo, held every November. This is an enormous convention for the commercial marine industry, with equipment sure to catch more than your eye.
Aim to spend a day at the Bumbershoot Festival (Sept 1-4, 2000), in the downtown Seattle Center. This is a 30-year tradition of visual, literary, culinary and musical arts.
Experience the Seafair Festival, which has been making summers on Seattle's Puget Sound a blast for more than 50 years. Expect air shows, food fairs, dancing and all kinds of boat races - including the impressive hydroplanes.
Peruse the Pike Place Market at First Avenue and Pike Street, a very unusual strip of fishmongers, bakeries, street entertainers and craft vendors. The highly addictive Dungeness crabs are a must.
Take a ferry to one of the many islands and ports in the Puget Sound. The coast off Seattle is host to some of the most beautiful landscapes in America, complete with rain forests, old pioneer towns, and shimmering rock faces.
Travel here in the months of July and August and you might catch the dry season. Seattle summers are warm, often sunny and always variable. Because of its proximity to the Pacific, Seattle's yearly climate is temperate and misty, but it receives less rainfall than its reputation suggests.
Keep in mind that the average July high is 75 degrees F and the average January low is 35 degrees F.
Pick up a copy of the morning-edition Seattle Post-Intelligencer or the evening-edition Seattle Times. The best entertainment listings are found in The Seattle Weekly.
Take care of your flight, transportation and accommodations (see Related eHows).
Check Seattle's weather forecast shortly before leaving - but always pack your rainy-weather gear.
