Seattle Sights

  1. Corner & Sanitary Market Buildings

    The 1912 Corner Market Building and the Sanitary Market Building (so named because it was the first market building in which live animals were prohibited) is now a maze of ethnic groceries and great little eateries, including the Three Girls Bakery, which has a sit-down area and a take-out window with some of the best breads and sandwiches around. This is also the home of Left Bank Books, an excellent source for all your radical reading needs.

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  2. Fremont Sunday Market

    A great place to hang out on Sundays, the Fremont Sunday Market features fresh fruits and vegetables, and an incredible variety of artists and people getting rid of junk. The outdoor summer market is held in the parking lot at the corner of Stone Way and N 34th St; in winter, it moves inside. Fremont's market has joined forces with its sister market in Ballard, which also runs every Sunday but is more of a traditional farmers market.

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  3. Pike Place Market

    The fishy-smelling, tourist-thronged heart of downtown Seattle is Pike Place Market. It's good theater, though claustrophobically crowded. The Main and North Arcades are the most popular areas, with bellowing fishmongers, arts and crafts, and precarious stacks of gemlike fruits and vegetables.

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  4. Wallingford Center

    This boutique and restaurant mall, inhabiting the nearly-condemned, refurbished old Wallingford grade school, is the hub of the area. Out front, the Wallingford Animal Storm Sculpture, created by artist Ronald Petty, depicts wildlife found in and around the neighborhood.

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