Fall under Seattle's Spell in Luxury Vacation Rentals
April 20, 2007. There are a lot of reasons why the Portland Oregonian might refuse to run an article describing the greatness of Seattle. After all, the two cities must compete for so much – tourism, business, bragging rights, etc. And Portland is a great town in and of itself, offering a great cosmopolitan mix in the shadow of Mt. Hood. But Seattle has the same type of greatness, only on a larger scale, along with the Puget Sound and not one, but two volcanoes on its city skyline.
We'll call it a tie and focus on Seattle for now, since that's the subject of the article.
The Emerald City has a major airport, so flying there usually comes with a reasonable price tag. Served by the north-south Interstate 5 and the east-west Interstate 90, it's also easy to reach for many automobile travelers in the Western United States. The entire region teems with vacation destinations worth an extended stay, from the Cascades to Vancouver, British Columbia.
This year, the Seattle Art Museum opened a major expansion that has increased exhibition space by 70 percent and opened out onto the waterfront. A unique dining experience that has become a requisite stop in recent years is the Teatro ZinZanni, a restaurant located in a climate-controlled circus tent, complete with acrobats overhead and magicians tableside. And while Seattle is always a great place to see some music of all kinds, pop music fans won't want to miss Bumbershoot, a Labor Day music festival that has become one of the country's best.
