Pacific Northwest (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

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EYEWITNESS TRAVEL

PACIFIC NORTHWEST

MOUNTAINS • MUSEUMS SKIING • WINE TOURS MARKETS • ISLANDS HOTELS • NATIONAL PARKS SHOPS • WILDLIFE • SEAFOOD THE GUIDES THAT SHOW YOU WHAT OTHERS ONLY TELL YOU

EYEWITNESS TRAVEL

PACIFIC NORTHWEST

EYEWITNESS TRAVEL

PACIFIC NORTHWEST MAIN CONTRIBUTORS: STEPHEN BREWER, CONSTANCE BRISSENDEN, ANITA CARMIN

PRODUCED BY International Book Productions Inc.,

Toronto, Ontario, Canada PROJECT EDITOR Barbara Hopkinson ART EDITORS James David Ellis, Barbara Hopkinson EDITORS Judy Phillips, Sheila Hall, Debbie Koenig, Tara Tovell DTP DESIGNERS Dietmar Kokemohr, Nicola Lyon PICTURE RESEARCH AND PERMISSIONS Diana Bahr MAIN CONTRIBUTORS Stephen Brewer, Constance Brissenden, Anita Carmin PHOTOGRAPHERS

Bruce Forster, Gunter Marx, Scott Pitts ILLUSTRATOR

William Band

Windsurfers and kayaks, Vancouver

PRODUCTION CONTROLLER

Shane Higgins Reproduced by Colourscan, Singapore Printed and bound by L. Rex Printing Company Limited, China First American Edition, 2003 10 11 12 13 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Published in the United States by DK Publishing, Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 Reprinted with revisions 2006, 2008, 2010

Copyright 2003, 2010 © Dorling Kindersley Limited, London A Penguin Company ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE RIGHTS UNDER COPYRIGHT RESERVED ABOVE, NO PART OF THIS PUBLICATION MAY BE REPRODUCED, STORED IN OR INTRODUCED INTO A RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, OR TRANSMITTED, IN ANY FORM, OR BY ANY MEANS (ELECTRONIC, MECHANICAL, PHOTOCOPYING, RECORDING, OR OTHERWISE), WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OF BOTH THE COPYRIGHT OWNER AND THE ABOVE PUBLISHER OF THIS BOOK. A CATALOG RECORD FOR THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE FROM THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.

Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited.

CONTENTS INTRODUCING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST DISCOVERING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST 10 PUTTING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON THE MAP 12 A PORTRAIT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST 16

ISSN 1542-1554 ISBN 978-0-7566-6190-8 Front cover main image: Heceta Head Lighthouse, Oregon

The information in this DK Eyewitness Travel Guide is checked regularly.

Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as possible at the time of going to press. Some details, however, such as telephone numbers, opening hours, prices, gallery hanging arrangements and travel information are liable to change. The publishers cannot accept responsibility for any consequences arising from the use of this book, nor for any material on third party websites, and cannot guarantee that any website address in this book will be a suitable source of travel information. We value the views and suggestions of our readers very highly. Please write to: Publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, Dorling Kindersley, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, Great Britain. Beautiful vineyards in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia

Emmons Glacier, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

PACIFIC NORTHWEST THROUGH THE YEAR 30

SEATTLE 116

SURVIVAL GUIDE

WASHINGTON 170

PRACTICAL INFORMATION 324

VANCOUVER 194 BRITISH COLUMBIA 242

GENERAL INDEX 336 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 351 ROAD MAPS Inside back cover

HISTORY OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST 34

PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION BY REGION PACIFIC NORTHWEST AT A GLANCE 44

Freshly caught crab

TRAVELERS’ NEEDS WHERE TO STAY 278 WHERE TO EAT 296 SHOPPING IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST 314 OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES 316

Guitar from the collection at the Experience Music Project, Seattle

PORTLAND 46 OREGON 86

Victorian home in Portland’s neighborhood of Nob Hill

Illustrated view of the Seattle Center

Sea kayaks at Snug Harbor, San Juan Island, Washington

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his guide helps you to get the most from your visit to the Pacific Northwest. It provides detailed information and expert recommendations. Introducing the Pacific Northwest maps the region and sets it in its historical and cultural context. Features cover topics from wildlife to

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