Travel Guide to Seattle, USA

Seems, everyone has heard at least once about “the city of rains” located in the United States. This city is Seattle, which is situated on the north-west of the continent. However, the city is named so not because of the fact that the level of precipitations is the highest here. The reason for this is in the number of cloudy days per year, which is the highest comparing to other cities of the US. Despite this fact Seattle attracts travelers with its numerous advantages.

Seattle is a major industrial, commercial, financial and transportation center of the continent. It is also included in the top five major trading ports of the country. In this city are well-developed electronics, woodworking, shipbuilding, food processing, automotive and aerospace industry.

Seattle is also home to numerous high quality universities. If the weather is bad, you can visit Art Museum of Asian Art, Park of Olympic Sculptures, Aviation Museum, Art Gallery of Henry Frey, Museum of History and Industry, Wing Luke Asian Art Museum, as well as many art galleries, where the works of famous artists are exhibited. There are also several theaters in this city, opera and ballet, as well as several experimental movie theaters that offer old masterpieces of art cinema. Space Needle Tower is the main symbol of the city. On the top of the tower is located the observation deck. From such height all visitors are able to enjoy beautiful views of the city, the bay and the channel to Lake Michigan.