Seattle

Pike Place Market

Food

★★★★★

The century-old market above the waterfront — flying fish, the original Starbucks, and chowder worth the line at Pike Place Chowder.

Chihuly Garden and Glass

Attractions

★★★★★

Dale Chihuly’s glass sculptures under the Space Needle. The glasshouse at sunset, with the Needle above, is the shot.

Discovery Park

Outdoors

★★★★★

534 acres of bluffs and beach with a lighthouse and, on clear days, Mount Rainier floating on the horizon.

Espresso Vivace

Coffee

★★★★★

David Schomer basically invented American latte art here. The Caffè Nico is the insider order.

Molly Moon’s

Dessert

★★★★★

Homemade ice cream with Washington ingredients — the honey lavender is the signature scoop.

Canon

Drinks

★★★★★

One of the largest whiskey collections in the western hemisphere, in a room the size of a train car. Arrive early; no standing allowed.

Elliott Bay Book Company

Shopping

★★★★★

Cedar shelves, creaking floors, and staff picks you can trust. The kind of bookstore cities are judged by.