Photo gallery: City life in Seattle
Today, the restless, rain-drenched birthplace of grunge and Starbucks is home to artists, creatives, geeks and iconoclasts. It also boasts natural assets galore, from Puget Sound's islets to two mountain ranges ripe for exploration
Published 24 May 2019, 15:21 BST
Biscuit Bitch
Photograph by Wesley Verhoeve
Sunset view of the Seattle skyline from Gas Works Park
Photograph by Wesley Verhoeve
A peaceful sunset in Gas Works Park with the famous Seattle skyline as a backdrop
Photograph by Wesley Verhoeve
Lobby, Hotel Max
Photograph by Wesley Verhoeve
Pike Place Market
Photograph by Wesley Verhoeve
A classic view of Pike Place Market, as seen in many movies
Photograph by Wesley Verhoeve
Joseph offering a taste of local apple outside of Pike Place Market at Corner Produce
Photograph by Wesley Verhoeve
City Fish Co. inside of the Pike Place market
Photograph by Wesley Verhoeve
Fish salesman Ryan at your service at the Pike Place Fish Co. inside of the Pike Place Market
Photograph by Wesley Verhoeve
Sosio’s Vegetables inside of the Pike Place Market
Photograph by Wesley Verhoeve
Just around the bend, tucked away outside of Pike Place Market there is a Secret Garden, tended by the market residents
Photograph by Wesley Verhoeve
Local artist Victor in the hidden Pike Place Market
Photograph by Wesley Verhoeve
Jupiter Bar, a local art bar with arcade games and a pool table
Photograph by Wesley Verhoeve
Inside of Jupiter Bar time stands still
Photograph by Wesley Verhoeve
Kimpton Palladian Hotel
Photograph by Wesley Verhoeve
Queueing outside Il Corvo Pasta
Photograph by Wesley Verhoeve
The Fremont troll was built in 1990 to rehabilitate the area under George Washington Memorial bridge, which had become a dumping ground of sorts
Photograph by Wesley Verhoeve
British tourists adding to the famed gum wall
Photograph by Wesley Verhoeve
The mono rail emerging, framed by the structure of the Museum of Pop Culture
Photograph by Wesley Verhoeve
The Museum of Pop Culture and Seattle’s very own Space Needle
Photograph by Wesley Verhoeve
Soundgarden front man Chris Cornell immortalized in front of the Museum of Pop Culture
Photograph by Wesley Verhoeve
Neumos is one of Seattle’s most respected music venues, located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood
Photograph by Wesley Verhoeve
Shorty’s is easily the most colourful bar in town
Photograph by Wesley Verhoeve
Sweet Things Honey Farm is yet another local food producer with a booth at Pike Place Market
Photograph by Wesley Verhoeve
Bill Speidel’s Underground Tour claims to be the city’s most unusual attraction
Photograph by Wesley Verhoeve
The Amazon Spheres are three spherical conservatories on the headquarters campus of Amazon and house the famed Understory exhibit
Photograph by Wesley Verhoeve
Richard Beyer’s "Waiting For The Interurban” sculpture in Fremont
Photograph by Wesley Verhoeve
One of Seattle’s many public sculptures
Photograph by Wesley Verhoeve
Zeitgeist is one of Seattle’s most well known coffee shops
Photograph by Wesley Verhoeve
Just behind Pike Place Market we can find many photo appropriate vistas
Photograph by Wesley Verhoeve
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