"If your exposure to Seattle is limited to postcards and reputation, then you know it for the Space Needle, Mount Rainier, coffee and rain. But today’s Seattle is ever evolving, filled with colorful neighborhoods beyond the museum-studded central districts. The University District, or U District, is home to more pioneering and enduring businesses than just about any other neighborhood. Laid-back West Seattle is the birthplace of the city, and Ballard, a live-music hub, is the historic heart of the region’s thriving commercial fishing industry. These three well-established — and occasionally underappreciated — neighborhoods, each with its own decades-old institutions, are emblematic of the Emerald City’s natural beauty, vibrant street life, and commitment to both preservation and progress, and are well worth spending a weekend exploring..."
