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Its historic roof housed hoops and concerts for over 50 years. After its overhaul, the 3-time WNBA champion Seattle Storm have returned to the hardwood, and the NHL's newest team, Kraken, debuted on ice. Puck yeah!

Taking public art to a whole new dimension - the park was completed in 2007. Every year, new works appear, including a 47' tall face called "Echo" in May 2014.

Ringed by lumber mills and shipyards in the early 1900s, this hardworking lake is home to nearly 500 houseboats. Serene views keep residents from feeling sleepless.

Home of the Seahawks' "12s" (actually 67,000 of them) and prime pitch for the Sounders FC. The raucous roar from fans often rivals jet engines during takeoff!

With a skyline starting to rival Seattle's, B-vue is showing its growth from a leafy suburb to a first-class business center with two (count 'em 2!) sides of waterfront.

22 miles long with a pair of floating necklaces (bridges), this deep blue lake forms the watery, park-dotted, eastern edge of Seattle.

Part of the Washington State Highway System (honest!), the signature ferries that criss-cross Puget Sound are beautiful by day, and all twinkly in the dark at night.

The 2nd most thermally active crater in the Cascade range (after hot-head, Mt. St. Helens), Mt. Baker had the nation's #1 snowfall in 2013/2014 with 623". Good reason to get plowed.

This 4.2 million-bushel-capacity behemoth was erected in 1970. In '75, the Port built the Elliott Bay Trail for a bushel of fun along the shore from Terminal 86 to Pier 70.

Want a seaside feel? Do the Duwamish. Jutting north to help define Elliott Bay, there's beach volleyball to the west on Alki Beach and an underwater park (for the SCUBA crowd) to the south.

With A+ views of downtown and Elliott Bay, this high school built in 1909 is now home to 137 high-class condos - some still sporting huge chalkboards.

Opened as Safeco Field in 1999, it's where up to 47,000 big league fans have a ball. The old-fashioned stadium is packed with tech, plus a rolling roof, lush grass, and a hyper Mariner Moose mascot.

The Soul of Seattle. Home of flying fish, buskers, bouquets, and rows of just-picked veggies. Since 1907, Seattle has reveled in its authentic character and characters.

With Amazon-sized development over the last decade, SLU is home to global software and healthcare leaders. Mere walking distance from the Needle. Or, if you desire, by streetcar.

What better way to relax after "A Hard Day's Night!" After their first Seattle gig, The Beatles did a little fishing from their room, dropping lines into Elliott Bay below.

Want to make waves? Go for a sail, tour excursion, or ferry ride on Elliott Bay, one of the West Coast's busiest ports. And, for thousands of years, home to the Duwamish People.

Seattle's attic, the Museum of History and Industry houses some of the city's cultural treasures, such as a hydroplane, sub periscope, and the "R" from the old Rainier Brewery.

A rural retreat a mere 5 miles from downtown as the drone flies. Bainbridge Island is home to lush horse farms, quaint cottages, and magnificent waterfront homes a ferry hop away.