I want to live by the ocean, but also in the mountains.

Guys, great news, that place is Seattle.

Or park near Battery, Wall, or Vine, saysRyanJW.

Or grab something at Target and you’re able to park there for two hours, saysPaulCypert.

LizColemanlinks to aguide to Seattles worst intersections.

SEAalldaygives a full guide to chatting up the local sports fans.

The hardest part of adjusting to life in Seattle is the darkness, saysSerefina.

Seattle is so far north that winter nights last from 4 to 9.

The light WILL come back.

Knowing which streets havedoppelgangersis always helpful.

Manic Otti says, Theres a difference between Pike St. and East Pike St. Go figure.

Roguerollsexplains the transit system:

Theres 3 systems to be aware of; Metro, Sound Transit and RapidRide.

RapidRide is a part of Metro, but uses fix routes and comes every 10 minutes.

Moxxigives a long guide to the citys vibe.

Think ScandoAsian which may explain the Seattle Freeze concept.

Entertainment

Boredthoughlikes MoPOP, the Museum of Pop Culture.

Mantequillasays rent anelectric hot tub boat.

Skip the Space Needle, saysnish80.

Klondike Goldrush National Park, saysRKD, tells the story of how the goldrush put Seattle on the map.

If you are a fan of Bruce Lee, check out the Wing Luke museum in Chinatown, saysNetrunner.

There are a TON of escape rooms, saysYeahRight, some of them are the best in the country.

Especially Cell Block 18.

Student plays at UW and Seattle U are affordable and excellent.

If you turn around, theres a public garden hidden within a wall of hedges.

Go hike the Cascades, saysAlpineBelle:

Looking for an easy hike for everyone in your family?

Or drive south to Mt.

St. Helens, sayssteve.w.schow:

Try the Lakes Trail in the Mt.

The lake didnt even exist until after the eruption.

There is obviously lots of new growth, wildflowers, and the water is extremely blue/green.

Still kind of frozen in time almost 40 years later.

you might also head up to Renton for the Boeing tour of the 737 and 787 assembly lines.

While youre there, saysDogRidingRodeoMonkey, hit up Randys for a frozen in time greasy spoon breakfast.

Theres a rocky beach on Lake Washington where you get to see hordes of dogs playing in the water.

Even when warning you off an attraction,taraasmakes a great point:

Washington State Arboretum basically sucks.

Arboretum is just stupid.

Skip the Italian, BBQ, Mexican, or French, saysPlaystoomuchHALO.

Asian, fusion, and seafood are king out here.

ValoiserecommendsIvars Salmon House, a restaurant thats also a cedar replica of a Native American longhouse.

Eat at Long Provincial.

Get the bun, saysNathan E. Milos.

If you still want Mexican,ZimmWisdomrecommends Taqueria El Rinconcito and El Toreador.

Gluten-free food and beer at Ghostfish Brewery, saysmany bells down.

Kid and dog friendly.

Theres also Capitol Cider, but the parkings bad.

Avoid the Pike Place crowds and go a block over to Post Alley, sayssteve.w.schow.

The Pink Door is an excellent stop.

They put on a burlesque show at night.

Not really my taste, but you’re able to enjoy the giant indoor rope swing over lunch.

Pasta at Spinasse was transcendent, saysTicallion the Baptist.

Easily one of the top three pasta dishes Ive ever had in my life.

Piroshky Piroshky has fantastic pastries, both savory & sweet ones, saysdrsteinhaus.

Our ownVirginia K. Smithsuggests Ezells for fried chicken so good that Oprah used to have it flown to Chicago.

FieldofTearsrecommends over a dozen places, including the coffee shops coffee shop:

Slate Coffee Roasters.

If you want to go full pretense, this is the place.

They take coffee incredibly seriously, and it shows.

For that, you pay financially, and with dignity as the baristas have been known to condescend wildly.

And we really shouldnt encourage this behavior, but:

Come back Monday, when we cross the Pacific.

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