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One of Seattle’s most original artist-designers, Stenderu’s shop is a celebration of unusual color treatments and texture. Her hand-dyed silk, velvet, and light knits employ signature touches with woodcut prints and original paintings. Browse her famous collection of long gowns, or purchase more practical quilts and pillows. There’s also a fine selection of scarves, hats, and bags. All items are one of a kind.

Unlike many budget hotels, this one has its own restaurant, the Greenhouse Café, which serves three hearty meals a day, and has a full bar and lounge.

Serves an enviable list of brews and better-than-ordinary pub fare in the way of nachos, burgers, and salads.

A must-see for its proud inventory of Art Deco home furnishings, dinettes, and campy tableware, the strange and the sublime. Deluxe Junk ignores trends and focuses on filling several showrooms with kitschy items.

Hiking near Snoqualmie Pass along I-90 is a mecca for families with kids. The creek pours over a series of rocks and creates pools for perfect old-fashioned swimming hole fun.

In 1851, Chief Sealth of the Duwamish Tribe greeted Arthur A. Denny and his group of European settlers at West Seattle’s Alki Point. Subsequently, Denny served as a delegate to the Monticello convention, which gave rise to the states of Oregon and Washington.

Pay tribute to your ancestors Latin American-style with altars, artwork, food, and music in October.

An engaging way to travel up the lake to the Washington State wineries between Renton and Woodinville is on this vintage train that presents dinner and shows. The cuisine and scenery combine for a great but brief taste of the golden age of rail travel. The Spirit of Washington departs from Renton.

Two ivy-covered dinosaur topiaries, which had formerly decorated the lawn near the Pacific Science Center at Seattle Center, now grace Fremont’s narrow Ship Canal Park. To save them from extinction, History House and a group of Fremont artists purchased these in 1999 for $1. The mother, 66-ft (20-m) long, and young apatosauri are now sanctioned by the city and fully integrated into the crazy quilt of what is virtually a neighborhood-wide sculpture garden.