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This bar houses the miniscule Jewel Box Theater, a 1926-era private movie screening room, while the remodeled bar draws hipsters and condo dwellers.

Writers and readers have enthusiastic support from this institution, named for Richard Hugo (1923–1982) a local writer, instructor, and community builder who became one of the most acclaimed American poets of his time. The center advances Hugo’s vision by bringing innovative and effective writing programs and workshop education to people of all ages and backgrounds. Visitors are welcome to tour the 16,206-sq-ft (1505-sq-m) Victorian house, built in 1902.

If you can’t decide between a tour by land or sea, these amphibious vehicles from World War II make for an offbeat excursion around the waters of Seattle. Areas include downtown, the Pike Place Market, Pioneer Square, Fremont, and Lake Union’s houseboats.

Sunny days attract a crowd of rope swingers who get dunked near where Phinney Ave N meets the Canal.

The model for Cicely, Alaska, in the television show, Northern Exposure , Roslyn has its own history unrelated to the quirky profiles offered in Hollywood’s depiction. In this mining boomtown, late-19th century coal companies imported workers of various nationalities, as is evident from the tombs in the cemetery, grouped as they are in 26 ‘segregated’ areas. Roslyn is on the National Historic Register.

With the opening of the Sinclair Mill in the 1890s, Ballard was given the title “Shingle Capital of the World” as it was instrumental in rebuilding Seattle after the havoc wreaked by the Great Fire of 1889. Smaller firms and manufacturers, machine shops, and foundries settled in to stake their claims as well. Today, the area has not changed much. Skirting Ballard’s southern waterfront along the Ship Canal, Salmon Bay industries include dry dock repair and maintenance for ocean-going container ships and barges, and a large gravel company whose equipment dominates the skyline.

Designed by Venturi Scott Brown and Associates, the imposing sandstone and limestone edifice houses an enviable permanent collection of about 23,000 pieces. The African collection inspires with traditional sculpture, masks, textiles, basketry, and decorative arts. In 1991, Seattle Art Museum acquired the John Hauberg Collection, one of the most prized examples of Northwest Coastal Native American art, comprising nearly 200 artifacts from British Columbia, Alaska, Washington, and Oregon.

Every May, Seattle Center entertains the community with talent from around the world. More than 100 productions include music, drama, puppetry, and circus arts.