Walking Seattle: 35 Tours of the Jet City's Parks, Landmarks, Neighborhoods, and Scenic Views

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Walking Seattle: 35 Tours of the Jet City's Parks, Landmarks, Neighborhoods, and Scenic Views
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Clark Humphrey
SeriesWalking
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:200
Dimensions(mm): Height 190,Width 139
Category/GenreTramping
Travel and holiday guides
ISBN/Barcode 9780899978130
ClassificationsDewey:796.51097977
Audience
General
Edition 2nd Revised edition
Illustrations Color photos throughout, maps throughout

Publishing Details

Publisher Wilderness Press
Imprint Wilderness Press
Publication Date 6 September 2018
Publication Country United States

Description

Get to Know Seattle's Vibrant and Historic Neighborhoods Grab your walking shoes, and become an urban adventurer. Clark Humphrey guides you through 35 unique walking tours in the vibrant young city that's a crossroads of world trade and cultures. Seattle is home to cozy bungalows, stately mansions, postmodern palaces, and outdoor art, making it one of the most fascinating and beautiful metropolitan areas in America. Each self-guided tour includes full-color photographs, a map, and need-to-know details like distance, difficulty, points of interest, and more. Stroll along wide boulevards, narrow cobblestone lanes, and pedestrian pathways from Pioneer Square to Queen Anne Hill. Explore the U District and the University of Washington Campus, as well as Foster Island and the Arboretum. You'll soak up history, stories, and trivia on your way to the best parks, shops, restaurants, and nightlife in Washington. So find a route that appeals to you, and walk Seattle!

Author Biography

Clark Humphrey has seen Seattle transform from a boom-and-bust industrial city into today's fast-growing, fast-moving tech mecca. His other books include Loser: The Real Seattle Music Story (reissued by MISCmedia), as well as Vanishing Seattle and Seattle's Belltown (both by Arcadia Publishing). He writes daily about the city, its growth, and its contradictions at miscmedia.com.