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The perfect place for a rainy day — or any day — if you’d like to see everything from European masters’ paintings and ancient Asian artwork to Native American carvings and contemporary sculpture. The museum is in the heart of downtown; its gift store and restaurant offer unusual souvenirs and good food. free admission on the first Thursday of each month. (Tie it in with the free First Thursday Art Walk each month of art galleries in the nearby historic Pioneer Square District)

The warm, stylish rooms come with gas fireplaces, refined bathrooms with glassed-in showers, and flat-screen TVs. Some have balconies, and upgraded rooms feature sitting areas and water views, while suites may add separate bedrooms and claw-foot tubs. The property has a chic restaurant and bar with waterside dining, and a fimtness center. There's also a rustic lobby lounge with a stone fireplace, as well as meeting facilities.

This chic cafe on the fringe of Ballard treats coffee like wine, using terms like "dried citrus" and "graham cracker" to describe its heavenly scent. Drinks are served in glass, to best experience the carefully sourced and roasted beans with your nose and palate. Must-Order Drink: The deconstructed latte. This three-part sipper allows for a deep dive on the exquisite qualities of the espresso as well as the sweet nature of the organic milk from a dairy where Jersey cows are grass fed.

Seattle averages 37.49 inches of precipitation a year, with the vast majority falling as rain instead of snow. Official precipitation totals for the city are measured at Sea-Tac Airport, which is actually located south of the Seattle city limits. Regardless, Seattle’s precipitation has been logged there since 1945—with records from 1948 onward now digitized by the National Climatic Data Center.

The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football franchise based in Seattle, Washington. They are members of the West division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League.

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