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Dowtown Skyline, viewed from Seattle Waterfront

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Seattle Waterfront - Argosy Boat Dock, Pier 56

Seattle Skyline viewed from the water

The Seattle Waterfront is in view from almost any point in the city.  With the downtown buildings perched on hills overlooking the water, as you walk the streets, you will constantly catch glimpses of the waters of Elliott Bay and Puget Seattle WaterfrontSound.  The Seattle Waterfront was reminiscent of the Fisherman's Wharf area of San Francisco.  The vast waterfront deck area is adorned with neon signs and a myriad of seafood restaurants, fish and chips counters, ice cream stands, and curio stores. 

Tug Boat, Elliott Bay, SeattleThe impressive glass buildings of the Seattle skyline form a backdrop to this waterfront district.  The southern end of the waterfront is the industrial district.  This is where the commercial harbor is located, with the gigantic rows of Safeco Field, Seattleshipping containers, towering cranes and moored shipping vessels.  The professional sports arenas Safeco Field and Qwest Field are located at the edge of this district.

Pike's Place Market, SeattleTalk a walk down to the waterfront, on the way there stop by the famous Pike Place Market, known for the throwing of the fish.  Pike Place is located just one block off of the water.  Directly below Pike Place is the Seattle Aquarium, located just north of Pier 57.

Argosy Seattly Harbor CruiseThe Royal Argosy Cruises are located at Pier 56, offering public and private tours of the harbor, the locks, Tillicum Village, Lake Union and Lake Washington, and more.  Check out available cruises.

Seattle AquariumWe took a walk down to the waterfront in the early morning, around 7:00AM.  This early all the stores and restaurants were still closed, and the area is beautifully quiet and tranquil.  The water was still and the sky still grey with a slight overcast, not yet burned off by the early sun.  You could still see the early morning ferries traveling to and from the ferry station near pier 48.  This early, you could still hear the sounds of the sea gulls and pigeons, and the splashing of the waves onto the pier and seawall. 

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