Seattle attractions / continued

The Legacy Gallery - Acknowledged by many museums and collectors as the nation's foremost source of traditional Northwest Coast Indian and Alaskan Native Art, both historic and contemporary, The Legacy Gallery features museum quality baskets and artifacts from the 19th century, and important objects of art by the leading Northwest Coast Indian artists.

Tillicum Village - Begin your escape with a 45-minute narrated cruise from downtown Seattle to Blake Island State Park. Upon arrival to Tillicum Village, you will be greeted with an appetizer of steaming clams in nectar. Inside the longhouse, watch as whole salmon are cooked over an alder-wood fire on cedar stakes in the traditional Northwest Coast Indian style. As you finish your meal, the lights dim while the myth and magic come to life in the spellbinding performance of Dance on the Wind, featuring dances in the spirit of coastal tribes. Visit the gift gallery featuring artwork of local artisans or stroll along the pristine beaches and many forested trails.

Underground Tour - Bill Speidel's tour is a leisurely, guided walking tour beneath Seattle's sidewalks and streets. As you roam the subterranean passages that once were the main roadways and first-floor storefronts of old downtown Seattle, the guides regale you with the stories the pioneers didn't want you to hear. It's history with a twist!

Virginia V - The S.S. Virginia V was built in 1922 for the West Pass Transportation Company to carry freight and passengers from the communities on Vashon Island to Seattle and Tacoma. Once part of a large fleet of vessels that served waterfront towns all over Puget Sound, the Virginia V is the last surviving boat from the famous "Mosquito Fleet". At a time when most of the small private ferries were scrapped, the "Five" continued to provide a vital commercial service as a passenger and cargo ferry well into the mid-twentieth century. Today an excursion onboard the Virginia V captures the romance of the fabled days of the Mosquito Fleet era, evoking all the sights, sounds and feelings of when steam ship passage was a way of life throughout the Puget Sound.

Ye Olde Curiosity Shop - Most famous for its sideshow-like museum featuring mummies, shrunken heads, rare and exotic artifacts, the shop also offers a wide array of Northwest native art, imported arts and crafts from around the world, as well as Seattle and Washington state souvenirs and memorabilia.