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Seattle and Atlanta must sees?

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Eric Perry said:
This is awesome info. You guys are the bestestest!

Regarding where I'm staying in Seattle, I'll be at Motif Seattle, just south of the Needle.
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Aww you're in a swell location right downtown, just a few blocks from the Market, waterfront, and everything else ... you'll have plenty to explore even just on foot from there :thumbsup:

Eric Perry said:
Also, anyone in either area looking to grab a beer while I'm there, hit me up. If my schedule permits, I'd love to.
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Might be able to make that happen. Yay, a micro TB-GTG! :woot:
 
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12 year Atlanta resident here. There isn't much to suggest in terms of tourist activities, and it always makes me laugh when someone suggests the Coca-Cola Museum. It's basically a big Coke advertisement that you have to pay admission to see. Not worth the time or money, IMO. The aquarium is nice, but it's usually overrun with crowds - mostly bus tours and kids.

If you like food and beer, we have a lot of great choices. I consider myself knowledgeable with both, so if you want some solid recs that will keep you away from the overrated tourist spots, please feel free to ask. Where will you be staying?
 
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catcauphonic said:
Aww you're in a swell location right downtown, just a few blocks from the Market, waterfront, and everything else ... you'll have plenty to explore even just on foot from there :thumbsup:

Might be able to make that happen. Yay, a micro TB-GTG! :woot:
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This is sounding like a better and better idea! There's a bunch of us here.

If you get over to the other side of the ship canal, which would be Fremont, make sure you head further west, too. The Ballard Locks are a blast. I don't know if the Salmon will be running (hangs head in shame and gives up northwesterner card), but if they are, the fish ladder there is far better than any aquarium you ever stared at. There's also the Seattle Aquarium on the waterfront.

We are in the process of using up more than the three days you are allotted, so the next step is to start figuring out why you were missing from the conference the whole time. It's a public service.
 
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MJ5150 said:
I know exactly where that's at. Maybe I'll wander up and say howdy.
Check out Von's on 4th and Pike. You can easily walk there. Not the biggest beer selection in the world, but a cool joint with some good beers and drinks. The sourdough bread is amazing. Welcome
Stay the heck away from the tourist traps.
The Elysian Bar is a few more blocks away, on 2nd, but a great beer selection in a modern industrial type joint. [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]
The really good joints aren't downtown near you unfortunately.
Well, the Yard House is easily walk able, but that's a national chain. Still, I think they have the most beers on tap in Seattle. Location Search | Yard House Restaurant

-Mike
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Thanks Mike! If you're available then let's definitely grab a beer or ten.

Same goes for the rest of you that are in the area.

There's a Yard House pretty close to me here in Phoenix. Their on-tap selection is insane! Love it.
 
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My family and I really enjoy taking summer trips up to Seattle to hang out. Space needle of course. EMP museum absolutely! Museum of Science, more geared toward kids IMO. As for food, we have only one restarant that does it for us- Peso's at the bottom of Queen Anne hill. Their food is so good your taste buds will have an orgasm. Drive up to Kerry Park after dinner for the second best view of Seattle. (#1 is Space Needle).
 
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TBird1958 said:
Lots of great things see in Seattle Eric, Museum of History and Industry on south Lake Union is very cool, Museum of Flight at Boeing Field is awesome. PM me your schedule, maybe we can get a beer!
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You can't miss the Boeing Museum of Flight if you're coming to Seattle. It was $16 per ticket the last time I was there a couple years ago, and it's an all day jaunt. There's a space mission section, WWI & WWII section w/so many old aircraft engines, an SR71, the Wright Brothers plane, and so very much more. Bring your camera!
 
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I happen to like doing touristy stuff, at least for one day. If you do, I suggest cruising through Pike's Place market, then walking downhill to the waterfront and strolling along Alaska Way. I enjoy the Old Curiosity Shop, which may be the ultimate tourist spot along there.

For inexpensive and quiet time, walk down to the ferry terminal, walk onto the Winslow ferry which goes over to Bainbridge Island. Hit the galley for coffee and a cinnamon roll, watch the waves go by, and when you get to Bainbridge spend a bit of time shopping around the town just uphill from the ferry dock area. Walk on to the next ferry and go back to Seattle.

For dinner in Seattle I always get a kick out of the Ivar's sit-down restaurant on Alaska Way. Grand old Seattle restaurant, never had a bad meal there, and it's a bit of history.
 
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If you're in Seattle the evening of the 6th (u said you arrive on the 3rd), a few blocks south in walking distance is the monthly first Thursday art walk in Pioneer Square, Seattle's oldest and grimiest neighborhood, and is a bunch of free fun when the dozens of galleries open their doors and many offer free or cheap booze for donations. Went down there last night and had a blast with a new friend .. sooo hung over this morning, tho :dead: ouch
 
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jmattbassplaya said:
the Claremont Lounge
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Blondie still there? Perhaps a must see for a drunk college freshman but a grown man of even limited taste should be disgusted.

Otherwise...

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I got nuthin.
 
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catcauphonic said:
Ahhh, i just remembered about this ... too late apparently! I hope your trip here was all good :) Any highlights?
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It was awesome, but very, very busy. I really had hoped to touch base with some of you while I was there, but between the conference I attended, and some of the sponsors holding after-hour events (that are very good to attend, for networking opportunities), I had very little time to do much at all. I made it to Pike's Place, the Needle, and Elliot's Oyster House for some amazing oysters, and a great tutorial by the super cool bartender. Other than that, I did very very little. Just not enough time to cover all the bases I wanted to. Thanks everyone for your suggestions, and sorry to those I wanted to meet up with! :(
 
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Eric Perry said:
It was awesome, but very, very busy. I really had hoped to touch base with some of you while I was there, but between the conference I attended, and some of the sponsors holding after-hour events (that are very good to attend, for networking opportunities), I had very little time to do much at all. I made it to Pike's Place, the Needle, and Elliot's Oyster House for some amazing oysters, and a great tutorial by the super cool bartender. Other than that, I did very very little. Just not enough time to cover all the bases I wanted to. Thanks everyone for your suggestions, and sorry to those I wanted to meet up with! :(
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Well, then, you will just have to come back for another visit.
 
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