Top 10 Seattle [With Map]

EYEWITNESS TOP 10 SEATTLE is a great pocket guide to the city of Seattle. It lists the Top 10 in every category, from nightlife, dining, attractions, and shopping, to even what to avoid. Overall, this book, combined with INSIGHT CITYGUIDE SEATTLE, FODOR'S SEATTLE, THE NEWCOMER'S HANDBOOK FOR MOVING TO AND LIVING IN SEATTLE, LONELY PLANET SEATTLE, BEST PLACES SEATTLE, and THE SEATTLE GUIDEBOOK, tells you everything you need to know to enjoy vacationing or living in the Seattle area.

Invaluable tool for our trip to Seattle over New Year's. Helpful info and pictures, fit our tastes to a tee.

We have been fans of all the Top 10 books...Washington DC, NYC, et al It provides money-saving tips for budget-minded travelers of one, two or family with children(food, accomodations, etc). The book helps you be time-wise for sightseeing for one, two or family with children. Definitely recommend to all travelers. We look forward to our Seattle trip. Will be our first time in the great North West!

If you need a quick answer for places to go and enjoy in Seattle, this book will be a good and low cost reference guide. Am planning to go to Seattle, will take it with me.

We took a few days off before attending a business meeting in the Seattle area. I wanted a short-and-sweet guidebook that would direct me to the places I most needed to see (expected destinations like Pike Place Market), as well as a few less obvious places to go. Since I couldn't spend very long in town, I wanted something small and portable enough to stuff in my purse. Top 10 Seattle did a good job at this goal. In addition to the top ten overall spots, and in some cases the top ten at each spot (such as the most important places to see at the aforementioned market), the book covers each of the major neighborhoods, with recommendations in each one. Not all of them are "tourist" spots, either; for instance, it directs you to walk a few blocks off Broadway (where I was staying) to check out the architecture of area homes. That was good advice, and I wouldn't have ventured that way on my own. Each neighborhood gets restaurant recommendations, too; we relied on it for one or two meals and were generally pleased. There's also shopping recommendations, though I didn't explore them as much. The book also has very clear maps, which was definitely appreciated, though I'm not sure how helpful they'd be if you go outside their major areas of focus. Where the book falls down is in the details. Not the info on each site (it's tiny, that's what I wanted) but in logistics. If it's 10am on Sunday, which of these places will be open? Should I go downtown on the off-chance that the museum is open? The book gave me no guidance. Nonetheless, this was a good book to carry along on a short trip. I'd do it again.