Seattle is well known for Starbucks. So many visitors will plan one of the famous coffee tours during their visit to Seattle. But that’s not the only thing that this amazing city has to offer. From city tours, to rock climbing and other many attractions you have quite a full schedule to plan. Whatever your interests are, there is one attraction that you have to visit: Seattle Space Needle. So here is a guide to the Seattle Space Needle.

The Seattle Space Needle is one of the major landmarks of the United States. It was built in 1962 to commemorate the World Fair and its 2.3 millions visitors! For passionate of architecture, the Seattle Space Needle is always an interesting concept.

Visiting the Seattle Space Needle

The Seattle Space Needle is 520 feet high with a restaurant at the top, the perfect place for the best view of the city. You can make your way up to the top by escalator or for the sporty ones, even take the stairs. So you can enjoy the view of the city gradually on your way to the top! Once you are up there, check out the Space Needle Observatory Deck. You can walk around the Space Needle and enjoy a 360° panoramic view of Seattle. Binocular telescope are free to use all around.
The Seattle Space Needle is open every day. As you can read on its website, the last ride up the Space Needle is at 9.30 pm Sunday through Thursday, and 10:30 pm on Friday and Saturday. You have to buy a ticket to visit it; and day/night tickets are available to allow you to visit it twice in one day, allowing you to take advantage of a view of Seattle by night.
You are allowed to visit it by yourself, but if you are interested in a tour, they are also available with prior reservation.
Check out their calendar of events, as there are interesting food and wine testings, and other events organized every once in a while.

Eating at the Seattle Space Needle Restaurant

The Seattle Space Needle Restaurant is called the SkyCity. Open for lunch and dinner during the week, it also serves brunch on weekends. If you choose to dine there, you will have a free elevator ride up to the top, and you can walk around the Observatory Deck.

This restaurant is a really nice, fine dining restaurant. The menu and the experience is always wonderful for adults, but kids, especially younger ones, tends to not appreciate it as much. They do have a kid menu though!!
More than the amazing service and cuisine, this restaurant is truly a unique experience as it turns, so more than just enjoying one view of Seattle, you get to see all the city and its surroundings while eating!
When you are visiting Seattle make sure to take advantage of this and dine in the largest restaurant of the city.

Seattle is a great city, and the Space Needle is definitely a must when stopping in Seattle. So don’t wait, make your reservations, find the best hotel for you and come discover the city!

Time is passing so quickly and it is already time to get ready for March Festivities. The famous Irish celebration – St Patrick’s Day – is celebrated all over the United States the weekend before and /or after the 17th of March. So what are your plans this year? To help you figure out how to participate in the St Patrick’s Day fun, here is a list of fun St Patrick’s Day Parades for 2010.

St Patrick’s Day Parades in Las Vegas

Of course this great city so often visited for the party scene also has many parties to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. Las Vegas organizes a great parade downtown on Water Street each year. This parade is free to access. The whole town is painted green for the occasion and many parties take place everywhere.
If you are looking for something a bit more specific, and higher standards, the Mandalay Bay Casino plans each year an important event to celebrate the St Patrick’s Day festival. There are live performances, beer gardens, Irish music and a concert. This event is not a public event, so you need to buy tickets to attend.

St Patrick’s Day Parades in Los Angeles

One of the most important St Patrick’s Day celebrations in Los Angeles is the St Patrick’s Day Parade in Hermosa Beach. The festivities start at 11 am and include a large entertaining parade with lots pf dancers, music and floats! Of course every year, downtown Los Angeles organizes a St Patrick’s Day Parade with marching bands, Celtic music and a lot of people! For more info and dates about the St. Patrick’s Day events, please check out this link!

St Patrick’s Day Parades in Orange County

The Annual St Patrick’s Day Festival of Costa Mesa starts at 9am and will go all day until 4pm with Irish dances, music and great entertainment. Come celebrate at Market Place.

St Patrick’s Day Parades in Phoenix

Whether this occasion is to support your Irish heritage, or simply another reason to party, you can find in Phoenix a fantastic day of celebration . It starts with the St Patrick’s Day Parade at 10 am and is followed by the St Patrick’s Day fair. So put your nice green, orange and black shirt, and wear your shamrocks the way you like it and come join the festivities March 13th! It is a fun day for everyone.

St Patrick’s Day Parades in Salt Lake City

Just like most other cities, Salt Lake City offers on March 13th, a St Patrick’s Day Parade, which covers 7 blocks! Floats, marching bands, Irish music, green beer, silly hats and beads will also be part of the typical celebration. Make sure to get your green hat on!

St Patrick’s Day Parades in San Diego

This year in San Diego the great St Patrick’s Day Parade and Irish Festival will take place on the 13th of March. It starts at 11am, in downtown San Diego. The parade is a fun event where besides drinking green beer, you can watch clowns, marching bands and such celebrating the Saint Patron of Ireland. But that’s not it, you can also follow the celebration in Balboa Park from 10 am to 5pm. This parade has 2 stages with dancing, music, food, and beer garden to celebrate the Irish culture. This event might be a bit more appropriate for kids.

St Patrick’s Day Parades in San Francisco

The St Patrick’s Day celebration in San Francisco is a 2 days event! The St Patrick’s Day Parade is on Saturday, March 13th at 11:30 am, but the fair and festival in honor of the Irish Culture lasts until Sunday with booths of arts and crafts, music, food and of course the famous beer gardens. So find the Civic Center and you will find the party!

St Patrick’s Day Parades in Seattle

You don’t have to be of Irish descend to claim St Patrick’s Day party day! Downtown Seattle is expecting you for its annual green celebration. The St Patrick’s Day Parade starts at 12:30. The festival will follow until 6pm, with booths, music, and a lot of people!

So wherever you are this year, whether or not you are Irish, there is a St Patrick’s Day Parade and festival waiting for you to come celebrate this great culture! So join everyone else and have fun!

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All year long, Seattle has tons of festivals and special events taking place each day. Thought it might not be a reason for your trip to Seattle, you might be interested in finding out what’s going on while you are in Seattle and try to include it in your trip schedule! If you plan a trip to Seattle find out what’s happening in the city in the first half of 2010. So here is a list of the best Seattle festivals and events for 2010.

Seattle Festivals and Events in February

The Seattle Home Show will happen from the 20th to the 28th at the Qwest Field and Event Center, Downtown Seattle. It is a great show to discover all the new products available to make your home and garden more comfortable and the new decoration trends.

Seattle Festivals and Events in March

The Seattle Woman’s Show presents an interesting series of seminars to present the latest news in various topics such as fashion, health or even finance, with seminars, work shops and other activities.
As March is popular for the St Patrick’s Day celebration, Seattle organizes the Irish Festival on the 13th and 14th of March at the Seattle Center. You can enjoy Irish music, games, and diverse exhibits to learn about the culture and even take some language courses!

Seattle Festivals and Events in April

On April 10th, for the 5th time, Seattle presents the Edible Book Festival. This Seattle festival will take place at The God Shepherd Center from 12 to 3 pm. It is a very interesting event to celebrate books and food. Participants can bring edible art, most of them usually inspired by a book theme.
Then between April 16th and 18th, the Seattle Center hosts the Cherry Blossom and Japanese Cultural Festival, a very interesting cultural event about Japanese culture. You can learn a lot about Japanese art, food, and customs, as well as the Japan/ US relationship.

Seattle Festivals and Events in May
May is a great month for kids! After celebrating mother’s day, Seattle is home of the International Children’s Festival. Between May11th and 15th, the Seattle Center becomes the ground for performing arts from all over the world, with great music, activities, dance and such to entertain you and your family, and teach you about other cultures as well.
To keep with the international state of mind, the Seattle International Film Festival follows, form May 20th to June 13th. This festival introduces the work of known as well as independent filmmakers, with screenings, workshops, and many film viewings all around town.
However, between those 2 international festivals, there is a popular street fair you should not miss, if you are n town on the weekend of the 15th: the University District StreetFair . Presenting arts and crafts as well as music, comedy, street performers and food, this event is one of the largest street fairs in the US.

Seattle Festivals and Events in June

To celebrate the arrival of the summer season, come attend the Fremont Fair and Solstice Parade on the 19th to and 20th. This fair has a long tradition in Seattle, as it has been celebrated for more than 30 years. You will find arts and crafts, music, performers, a stage with local bands, and a large parade, followed by a picnic and live music at the Gas Works Park.
Following, starting on the 26th, is the Seafair in Seattle. That event lasts until August 8th  and is one of the most important Seattle traditions and one of the major festivals of the Northwest for the past 50 years! It presents a series of marathons, triathlons, parades and air shows.
Another great event that takes place the whole month of June is Summer Nights at the Pier where 20 nights of concerts are organized, with various music styles each time, from rock to jazz, and famous artists.

Any time you are visiting Seattle you will find a lot of great and interesting events to take advantage off. So make sure to plan a great tour of the city.

Mardi Gras Events in San Diego, Las Vegas, Phoenix and Seattle

February 2010 is a great month of celebrations! Just after celebrating Valentine’s day,Mardi Gras is taking place on February 16th this year. This French celebration, based on a Catholic tradition, is a time of celebration, dressing up and eating sugary treats  before the fasting period of Lent. Even though Mardi Gras goes on for a couple of weeks, the most important day is also known as Fat Tuesday. This day is celebrated with carnivals and parades, where people get to wear masks and costumes… a European version of Halloween! So are you ready for the celebrations? Here is a list of the best Mardi Gras Events you might want to check out !

Mardi Gras Events in San Diego

There are 2 main parades on Fat Tuesday for Mardi Gras in San Diego.
- The first Mardi Gras parade takes place in Uptown San Diego, Hillcrest to be exact, from 6 to 11pm. As this neighborhood is the gay and lesbian neighborhood, the parade is each year quite colorful and fun to watch, folkloric, and always grandiose! Drag queens will be performing on the street, a DJ will attract you to the dance tent, and of course liquor is available at boothes. Make sure to buy your tickets before to save $5!

- The other parade on Fat Tuesday takes place in the Gaslamp Quarter in Downtown San Diego. This parade is bigger than the Mardi Grad parade in Hillcrest. It starts at 6 pm but last until midnight and the celebration includes 2 masquerades parades, at 7:30 and 10 pm, various stages, DJs, dancers, and of course bars and restaurants will be open to help you celebrate in the best possible ways!

Mardi Gras Parades in Las Vegas

In Las Vegas, the Fat Tuesday celebration will take place on a Saturday this year! So come on the Strip, on the 25th of February to celebrate Mardi Gras this year. It starts at 4 pm with a parade that will take over the Strip from Harrah’s casino to the Flamingo. It takes 4 hours for the Mardi Gras parade to move along with marching bands, shows and street performers.

Mardi Gras Events in Phoenix

In Phoenix, though it is not as folkloric as the first one mentioned, the celebration of Mardi Gras are attached to a cause: the Epilepsy Foundation of Arizona. The Mardi Gras Gala takes place on the 16th at the Arizona Science Center. The evening will present an auction followed by a concert and some gambling, between 6 and 10 pm. Come celebrate this great social event while supporting a good cause!

Mardi Gras Events in Seattle

A popular way to celebrate Mardi Gras in Seattle for the past years has been a copy of the famous Brazilian Carnaval. This year it will be on the 20th on February, so come celebrate Antonio Carlos Jobim’s memory with great music and dancing all night long at the Columbia City Theater from 9 pm to 1 am.

New Orleans, Las Vegas and San Diego are the most famous destinations across the US to celebrate Mardi Gras every year. However many other cities have smaller celebrations or certain bars plan great events to make sure you have a fun Mardi Gras.

To continue our Fox Rent A Car Blog series about traveling with children, we are taking you now to Seattle to inform you about all the great attractions and sights to visit when you plan a trip with children in Seattle. It is hard sometimes to satisfy everybody and to keep the kids interested. Kids might not really be interested in a city tour or a coffee tour. So here is a list of what to do while traveling with children in Seattle.

Seattle with Kids: Fun Outdoors

As you still might want them to discover most of the city with your kids, a stop at the park can be greatly needed. The Outdoors is a favorite activity for most of us, and seems to be even more true on a trip! Carkeek Park in Seattle is a nice option in this large city. With a large playground, trails and a beach, kids will enjoy running around while getting a bit of fresh air.

Another option can be a visit to the Olympic National Park. It is a wonderful nature escape with great camping opportunities and amazing views and sights to visit.

Seattle with Kids: Amusement Park

If you want to make kids burn a lot of energy, amusement parks are always a great idea. The perfect place for younger kids: The Fun Forest Amusement Park. It is mostly recommended for younger kids because the rides are not as exciting for most teenagers. But it is a good place to spend a couple hours for family time!

Seattle with Kids: Museums

Thought it might not be their first choice it is good to include a bit of culture in your discovery of Seattle with children. For  toddlers, the Children Museum can keep them busy on a rainy afternoon. There are diverse hands on exhibits to help parents teach their kids about the world and how to do certain things. It is a great museum to develop children’s curiosity!

For kids 12 years and under, the Imagine Children’s Museum is a great stop to make in Seattle. The museum is built around the idea of a play ground with real life situations (farm, bank, coffee, art center…) to teach kids how to interact and play together while learning.

If you have older kids, they will enjoy the Pacific Science Center which still offers hands on exhibits for the younger ones, but also great exhibits for older kids and adults teaching you about dinosaurs, insects, space and a lot more. You can also plan a movie break at the Imax Theater, or check out one of the 3D shows playing at the time.

Seattle with Kids: Animals

Though it is not a very large aquarium the Seattle Aquarium can be a fun break from your city visit. You have 10 different exhibits to check out, and kids really like the touching pools, and will enjoy the fact that it is not a huge park, so not too much walking is expecting from them! Come learn about the Seattle aquatic life and watch professionals feed seals and sea otters.

Even if you have a zoo at home, after visiting the city, kids will enjoy a break in the animal kingdom! The Woodland Park Zoo is quite a large Zoo, with a great display of animals in their recreated natural habitat.
The Northwest Trek Park is a wonderful outdoor adventure to plan for the whole family. Ride the tram and observe caribou, mountain goats and bison. But more than just an animal-observing visit, this park offers great hiking trails easy enough for the whole family, lakes, and a great picnic can make your day the perfect family day in Seattle!

Hopefully this list of activities and attractions to visit while traveling with children in Seattle will help you make your trip full of fun and good memories.

What are your plans for the Super Bowl? Are you meeting up with friends at home or do you want finish this great season with other fans in a sports bar?  If you don’t have a Super Bowl party to attend or if you don’t want to throw a party at home, sports bars are always a fun way to go watch the Super Bowl. So here is the list of the best sports bars to watch the Super Bowl this year, in all the Fox Rent A Car locations.

Best Sports Bars For the Super Bowl in Burbank

Barney’s Beanery is one of the best sports bars for the Super Bowl in Burbank. There are a large screens all over the bar, with comfortable booth tables, couches and a great atmosphere. You can also find a pretty decent menu for a sport bar.

Best Sports Bars For the Super Bowl in Las Vegas

There is quite a large selection of Sports Bars in Las Vegas. Certain bars are dedicated to one NFL team only. However, the best place to watch the Super Bowl in Vegas is not a sports bar. Lagasse’s Stadium at the Palazzo  is THE place to be. The seating in front of the screens makes you feel like you are at the game, with top-notch sound and picture. Don’t worry about missing any of the game, food and drinks are served to you!

Best Sports Bars For the Super Bowl in Los Angeles

Leo’s All Star is the best sports bar in Los Angeles to watch the game. You can watch the game on a 104” projection screen and HD TVs all over the bar. More than great food and a chill atmosphere, it has a great ambiance and video games to keep you entertained.

Best Sports Bars For the Super Bowl in Orange County

For a fun and chill spot to watch the game, check out Throwback Sports Bar in Anaheim. Beers are pretty cheap, and there are enough screens to enjoy the game. You can also play pool and other bar games if you are not into the half time show. They also serve breakfast on Sundays during the Football season.

Best Sports Bars For the Super Bowl in Phoenix

When you go to a sports bar to watch the Super Bowl, you want to make sure you get to see the game. So you want to find a place with many screens and even maybe a really large one so you don’t miss any of it. Santisi Brothers is then the place to be. On top of being the best location because of the screens all over the bar, you can also enjoy a delicious pizza with your beer.

Best Sports Bars For the Super Bowl in Salt Lake City

Lumpys Downtown Salt Lake City has been nominated the best sports bar in town for the past couple years. More than large screens to watch the game, there are also boothes with their own screens, allowing you to really get into the game. They offer a large selection of drinks and a nice menu as well.

Best Sports Bars For the Super Bowl in San Diego

The Super Bowl can be a little long and not everyone might want to sit in the bar the whole time. Seau’s on top of being the best sport bars in San Diego also has a great location! Just steps from the mall, you can take a break and go walk around! You can follow the Super Bowl at the bar, but also in their restaurant section, where you can chose from sushi to burgers. The food is delicious, the menu extensive, the atmosphere perfect for a great game.

Best Sports Bars For the Super Bowl in San Francisco

Watching Super Bowl in a sports bar should involve lots of screens, good finger food and appetizers and a great beer selection! If you are in San Francisco, don’t look any further; the place you’re looking for is Kezar Pub and restaurant, in Cole Valley.

Best Sports Bars For the Super Bowl in Seattle

Just because you are going in a sports bar doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be nice and comfortable! Fox Sport Grill is an upscale sports bar. There is not better place to watch the Super Bowl on large plasma TVs while sitting on comfortable seats. The food is restaurant food, with effort from a real cook, and not defrosted bar food. So if you want to take your significant other for a nice meal without missing out on the game, you both will be pleased!

Don’t miss the Super Bowl, and come watch it with all the other fans around you in a sports bar for a fun and entertaining experience.

Are you planning a trip to Seattle? No matter what the reason  for your trip is, if you need a hotel in Seattle, you found the right source. At Fox Rent A Car Blog we want to help you to have the best visit possible in the hometown of Starbucks. So here is a list of the best hotels in Seattle depending what you might be looking for.

The Best Hotels in Seattle – Category Family

If you are traveling with your family, you want a hotel with a convenient location, comfortable and clean. The Westin Hotel in Seattle is a great hotel to stay at, especially if you have kids. It is in downtown, steps away from the monorail, which gives you full access to the city. It is also close to shopping centers and the Pike Market Place and its attractions are at walking distance, even for the younger ones! You also get an amazing view of the city and great customer service.

The Best Hotels in Seattle – Category Budget

When you are visiting Seattle, also known as the Emerald City, there are a lot of attractions waiting for you. So spending a large part of your budget on a room might not be your option. After all, why not take a great Tour of Seattle instead of paying for a nice room which you only visit for a couple hours at night?! However, cheap doesn’t have to mean uncomfortable or dirty. The Moore Hotel is a great option. Close to Pike Market Place, clean, free public parking close by, great service, this hotel is perfect for the price. If you really want to get the lowest price , the hotel offers rooms called “European Style” which do not come with a bathroom, so you have to share it. But if you are not comfortable with it, there are rooms with bathroom as well.

The Best Hotels Seattle – Category Business

If you are visiting Seattle for business, you want to find something that will help you relax before and after those long business meetings. The Grand Hyatt in Seattle is just what you need. The rooms are amazingly comfortable. You can enjoy a gym room, a sauna and a steam room… everything to make the stress go away. The hotel also has four different restaurants, giving you quite a large choice to close that deal over dinner! Plus the higher your room the more breathtaking your view of the city is. So don’t wait and make your hotel reservation for your business trip to Seattle right now!

The Best Hotels in Seattle – Category Luxury

You have planned this trip and only the best is good enough for you? The Fairmont Olympic hotel in Seattle might just be what you are looking for. It is a beautiful hotel with outstanding service. The rooms are very spacious and luxurious. This hotel offers spa packages, a gym room, covered pool and a babysitting service! So you can take  the children along and still plan a romantic night out.

Seattle gets a lot of visitors each years, with so many things to do in Seattle and around, there are many many hotels available. So hopefully this list helps you find what you are looking for.

It seems that Rock Climbing has become more and a more popular spare time activity, not just at home, but also during your vacation. Seattle offers a lot of diverse options for you to discover or practice Rock Climbing in Seattle during your visit of the city.

Rock Climbing in Seattle on Climbing Walls

Though Rock Climbing is usually thought of as an outdoor sport, there are quite a few venues to practice your cliff hanger skills indoors as well. So if you think rain might stop you from enjoying Rock Climbing in Seattle, think twice, as you have a large choice of possibilities for indoor Rock Climbing in Seattle.

- Stone Gardens: Stone Gardens Rock Gym offers the best Rock Climbing experience in Seattle, at least for indoor climbing. It is great for all skill levels, but also offers challenges for the more advanced climbers. Diverse and challenging routes attract a lot of Rock climbing aficionados. You will be impressed by the size of the walls. The great advantage of that place is that you pay a one time fee for the whole day, so you climb for a couple hours take a break, go have a nice lunch and get to a more difficult climb later.

- REI: The REI ’s Pinnacle is a popular venue for indoor Rock climbing in Seattle as well. You can climb 65 feet up and not even have to worry about bringing your equipment, it’s included in the entrance fee. Make sure to make reservation in advance, because otherwise the wait can be up to 4 hours! If you have never climbed before, classes are offered. It’s a great venue to get started and test, whether Rock Climbing is for you.

- The Schurman Rock: First man-made climbing rock created in the US, the Schurman Rock is a popular Rock Climbing place in Seattle. Not only used for sport activities and fun, it is also used for rescue training. It’s a shorter climb but still interesting and fun.

Outdoor Rock Climbing in Seattle

If you want to get the true outdoor rock climbing experience in Seattle, you need to find the best locations.

- Lake Wenatchee State Park.: Just 2 hours away from Seattle, you will find the Lake Wenatchee State Park, a great destination for outdoor adventures and camping. The South part of the park is a popular destination for rock climbing. The Icicle River Canyon is a gorgeous part of the park. Permits are required to access it, and practice rock climbing and hiking. You have quite a number of sites to choose from. In the East side of the park, rock climbers always enjoy the Mission Creek Area, especially the Peshastin Pinnacles. Kill two birds with one stone and stop by the town of Cashmere after your hike to relax and grab a snack while admiring the landscape.

- Exit 38: Exit 38 has become one of the most popular destinations for outdoor rock climbing in Seattle. You have a large choice of walls just steps away from the parking lot and more routes to climb than you can do in a day. These climbs are very popular for their easy access but also for the amazing views of the valley. The easiest climbs are the closest ones to the parking lot. Other climbs can take from 10 , 35 min to an hour hike. But the walk through the forest itself is worth it!

- Exit 32: First rock climbing area developed in Seattle, Exit 32 is mostly for intermediate and advanced climbers. The walls and routes are a lot more challenging than Exit 38 and it takes longer hikes to access them. Little Si is a popular rock to climb in the Exit 32 area.

- Index: If you are looking for some serious challenges Index is you number one destination for rock climbing in Seattle. The Lower Town Wall is referred to as one the best climbing experience in the US.

Rock Climbing in Seattle can be a nice alternative after taking advantage of the attractions Seattle has to offers or the diverse tours available to discover the city.

Take A Seattle Coffee Tour

Most of us drink it every morning, yes, some of us even get a little grumpy when we don’t get our delicious, hot coffee in the morning. But what do you know about the history of coffee? And do you know, how Seattle is connected to this beloved beverage? Seattle is not just famous because of the Space Needle and Microsoft, it is also known as the Coffee Capitol of the US, mainly because of Starbucks. Yes! The first Starbucks was, and still is, in Seattle. There is a lot of coffee history in that city and a lot to learn. So when you are planning your visit to Seattle, you should plan to take a Seattle Coffee Tour to discover what the history of this dark yummy brew that you poor  in your cup every morning is all about! Here is some information about the two different Seattle coffee tours you can choose from.

Seattle’s Original Coffee Crawl – By Seattle by Foot

You like coffee? You want to discover Seattle? What a better way to spend a day than mixing both: discovering Seattle while taking a tour of the city devoted to coffee! The Seattle’s Original Coffee Crawl is a 2 hours tour that lets you sample some of the best coffees in the most popular coffee shops in Seattle. You learn everything about the beans, how to roast coffee, how to make a good espresso… a full technical and historical lesson about coffee. But, most of all, you also get a full historical, architectural and cultural informative visit of Seattle. So if you are not so much of a coffee person it is still very interesting and worthy experience. There is no age requirement to sign up for the tour, however, only people over 13 can sample the coffee. Also try to reserve your ticket ahead of time, it’s cheaper, and if you don’t it’s first come first serve. Don’t forget to check the website for discounts!

The Coffee Bites And Sights Tour – By Savor Seattle Food Tours

Because of the focus of “food” in their tours, the Savor Seattle Food Tours present in the Coffee Bites and Sights Tour a different aspect of coffee. On this tour you discover the diverse uses of coffee as a cooking flavor. During the 2 1/2 hour tour you discover the impact of coffee on Seattle’s culture in general but also the influence it had and still has today on the culinary culture in Seattle. This Seattle Coffee Tour focuses more on the influences coffee develop on food than on the sampling of the drink, and lets you discover that coffee can be mixed with more than just milk! I have to say, some of these mixes are quite adventurous. But I don’t want to spoil this tour for you, so discover for yourself. Aside from this you also get to learn all about the Starbucks history, roasting method, and coffee machines. And for the more artistic ones, you get to enjoy some espresso/latte art. Of course, the tour will also take you to the most important sights, such as the Space Needle, where you can enjoy the best scenic views of Seattle.

Both Seattle Coffee Tours are great and offer a different perspective on coffee and the tour of the city is also quite different. They are pretty complementary to each other. So do both if you have time, and impress your friends back home with your knowledge about coffee!

Take a Seattle Tour
What better way to discover a new city than to take a tour? You have so many things to discover, sometimes the best way is to plan a tour so you don’t miss anything. And City Tours are not any longer what they used to be, boring and historical. Tour operators have to show a competitive edge and usually have a specialty, so when you are planning a Seattle tour, you can really focus on a certain aspect of the city or on a certain passion of yours. The new style of city tours might even be a great adventure for your kids! Here is an overview of original tours available to you in Seattle.

Seattle Tour #1: The Food Option

One of the popular attraction in Seattle is food, yes food! Seattle is Foodie-Heaven, so to speak! So if you have a certain interest or passion for new tastes and great cuisine, Seattle is your destination. One of the most famous and asked for Seattle tours is the Seattle Tour of restaurants. You have quite a few options to chose from.The Savor Seattle Tour is a 2 hours tour where you meet amazing chefs and sample a great deal of delicious dishes. On the Belltown Food Tour you stop at different restaurants to sample different dishes. Seattle Bite Tour is another option. This is a walking tour to teach you about the history of Pike Place Market while savoring snacks from different vendors and experience the fresh produce and yummy dishes at the most famous farmer’s market. So come hungry and curious, and let your taste buds enjoy!

Seattle Tour #2: The Coffee Option

Have you ever wonder where the first Starbucks was? We always think about winery tours, but why not do something different and try The Seattle Coffee Crawl. This Seattle Tour walks you from coffee house to coffee house while discovering all the history and culture behind this drink. Savor Seattle Food Tour also launched this year a new Coffee Seattle Tour to discover coffee while also giving you a tour of some of the best Seattle’s attractions.

Seattle Tour #3: The Chills Option

Do you believe in ghosts? Well, did you know Seattle had a dark history? The Seattle Market Ghost Tour is a great night walk opportunity to learn all about the thrilling history of the Pike Place Market. It is a fun and interesting experience, wether you believe in ghost or not, and a bit different from the common historical tours you can find else where. Spooked in Seattle is another ghost hunting tour. You are taken by a real ghost hunter through the streets of Seattle to discover the haunted places of the city.  Don’t be scared, come learn about the different ghost stories of Seattle. And if you are there for Halloween, this could be a great idea to spook up your night!

Seattle Tour #4: The Photo Option

Have you traveled before and took so many pictures but never got satisfied with your shots once you got home? Hey! Photography is an art that needs to be learned and you only practice makes you better! One Seattle tour might be the answer to your problem… The Best of Seattle Photo Walking Tour is a great opportunity to learn about photography, and improve your photos, while learning about the city and its history. This tour will bring you to the most picturesque spots in town and the professional photographer will show you how to take some great shots! So pack your camera and come discover Seattle through your lens.

Of course, just like any other big city, Seattle has many other tours. But we just mentioned the most extraordinary ones that are fun and entertaining. Hope you will enjoy your Seattle Tour.