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2010 | Best Free Panoramic View

Built in 1906 as part of the Olmsted Brothers' park project, the Volunteer Park Water Tower offers one of the finest views of the city. Climb the 106 steps for a full 360-degree vista from the north end of Capitol Hill, at an elevation of 570 feet. On a clear day, peering over tall trees and the rooftops of nearby mansions, you'll spy Lake Washington, Mount Baker, and Mount Rainier. The circular tower's interior is ringed with the Olmsted brothers' designs for Seattle's city park system,... More »
2010 | Best Place to Visit a Tropical Clime

Three climate-controlled ecosystems are brought under one roof at the Volunteer Park Conservatory. You'll travel from a garden of delicately formed, intensely colorful orchids (caged so they won't walk) to an enclosure populated with spiked cacti, and then into a room crowded with bromeliads, which seem to feed on nothing but air. Hundreds of species crowd this free observatory, each tagged with both its Latin and familiar name. Take a self-guided tour, or sign up in advance for docent-led... More »

Cairo: One Pyramid at a Time

By Erin K. Thompson | Wed, August 17, 2011

If you've stopped into Capitol Hill's Cairo, casually browsed through their selection of vintage wear, and maybe bought some handmade jewelry or secondhand moccasins, you've seen only one facet of the boutique on Summit Avenue East and East Merce... More »
Zootunes, for Real: Grass Widow Plays a Concert for a Gorilla

By Erin Thompson | Wed, August 3, 2011

Music for Animals is the project of one Laurel Braitman, who, in her own words, "got curious about what it would be like to play shows for animals who are normally shows themselves." She's had Jason H... More »
Cairo Announces First Annual Vibrations Festival on August 20 at Volunteer Park Amphitheater, Starring Grass Widow

By Erin Thompson | Thu, July 21, 2011

The Capitol Hill vintage boutique + label Cairo will be hosting its first ever Vibrations Festival on August 20 at the Volunteer Park Amphitheater. The festival will be headlined by two out-of-town ac... More »
Opening Nights: Arrh! . . . A Dinosaur Ate My Spaceship

By Kevin Phinney | Wed, July 13, 2011

OK, so Arrh! . . . A Dinosaur Ate My Spaceship doesn't make much sense. But neither do pizza with cheese-stuffed crusts or most of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies—and kids seem to adore them, too. Taken on its own terms, Theater Schmeater's ch... More »