TOURING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST  Welcome to the Evergreen State! Our beautiful state of Washington, and the Pacific Northwest region especially, boast countless opportunities for touring and travel adventures and destinations. Whether your intent is a short afternoon shopping junket, or a leisurely backroads exploration of some of the many beautiful sites found in each corner of our state, many exciting destinations await your discovery.  From ocean coast to inland desert, from snow-capped mountain top to lush vineyards, Sieger Show '98 gives you the opportunity to explore one of the most extraordinarily diverse regions in the United States of America.  We've provided a variety of links to web sites featuring the best of the Pacific Northest tourist destinations, services, accommodations, and informational resources. Please visit these sites to help you plan your exciting and memorable journey to the Pacific Northwest.  Tourism Excite Travel - Washington State features one of the most comprehensive on-line collections of travel information for Washington State.  Washington State Tourism Home Page  Washington Directory of Bed and Breakfasts, Inns, and Small Hotels  Lodging Guide published by the Seattle - King County Convention and Visitors Bureau  Innseekers Online Database allows you to enter your preferences and locate bed and breakfast and country inns in Washington state and across the country. Also offers a helpful 24-Hour Telephone Hotline.  Washington Wine Tour - introduces the better producers in the Washington State wine industry.  Snohomish County Tourism Bureau  Seattle - King County Convention and Visitors Bureau  Seattle, The Emerald City  Best Bytes Of Seattle  The Virtual Loft features ongoing live video of Seattle harborfront and a gallery of Seattle photographic images.  Seattle Sidewalk is the premiere on-line resource for information Seattle restaurants, sports, arts and entertainment, clubs and bars, events, and more.  Seattle P-I Getaways offers links to Pacific Northwest events and travel destinations, hiking, golfing, and other activities.  Seattle's Hottest Spots - A guide to restaurants, microbreweries & wineries, and information on 1001 tourist activities.  Seattle Chamber of Commerce - Explore Seattle page  The Seattle Tour takes you to Pike Place Market.  The Boeing Company Everett Tour Center.  Seattle Museum of Flight at Boeing International Airport features 54 of the world's most awe-inspiring airplanes -- authentic and in mint condition.  Seattle Center offers over 70 acres of cultural, educational and recreational entertainment including museums, theaters, art galleries, theatre, an amusement park and the world famous Space Needle.  Pacific Science Center is nestled at the foot of the world-famous Seattle Space Needle and features fun and educational activities for the whole family.  The Space Needle  Seattle Underground Tour  Woodland Park Zoo  Seattle Aquarium  Argosy Cruises takes you on a variety of Puget Sound and Lake Washington cruises. See the fabulous Bill Gates mansion!  Pier 54 Adventures - providing visitors to Seattleís Waterfront with enjoyable, exciting, FUN ways to play on or around the Seattle Puget Sound region.  Whidbey Connections/Whidbey Island includes Island history, schedule of festivals, and tourist information.  Vashon Island Community Guide  Bainbridge Island  Tillicum Village on Blake Island features authentic Northwest Native American history and activities.  San Juan Islands Web  Orca Whale Watching in the San Juan Islands  Wolf Haven International is a non-profit organization in Tenino, Washington devoted to the preservation of the wolf. Come howl with the wolves!  Travel MapQuest will calculate the driving distances between any two destinations and the approximate travel time, and generate helpful maps. A number of other travel-related and trip-planning services are available at this outstanding site.  U.S. Customs Service regulations and information about traveling to the U.S. with your dog.  Know Before You Go is the official U.S. Customs Service general informational pamphlet on-line.  International Currency Exchange Rate Calculator  Excite Reservations features schedule and fare information for over 700 airlines, rooms at thousands of hotels worldwide, and rental cars from all the major agencies.  Preview Travel's Farefinder searches the airlines reservations system daily for the best fares to and from major U.S. destinations.  Sea-Tac Airport  Washington On-line Highways  Yahoo! Puget Sound Map  Maps of Seattle and Washington State  Quick Facts: Seattle Transportation  Amtrak Train Schedules  Metro bus schedules  Regional Transit Authority (RTA)  Washington State Ferry Schedules  Current Seattle Traffic Flow  DOT's Seattle Metro Traffic delivers up to the minute updates for traffic conditions on major streets and highways in the region.  Washington Speedtraps List  Washington Construction Report publishes information about highway construction that may impact your driving plans.  Consular Affairs Embassies and Consulates in U.S., Canada, Europe, and elsewhere.  Consulates located in the Metropolitan Seattle area.  Diplomatic Representation in the U.S. for newly independent states.  Weather Sea-Tac Area Weather  Arts and Entertainment Seattle Times interactive guide to local activities.  Northwest Opera  Pacific Jazz and Blues covers the jazz scene in Washington, Oregon, and Vancouver B.C.  AHA! Theatre The Bathhouse Theatre The Moore Theatre  Frye Art Museum  Museum of History and Industry  Seattle Art Museum  Seattle Repertory Theatre  Sports and Recreation Northwest Recreation Page is your internet roadmap to all of the recreation oriented websites in the Pacific Northwest.  Seattle Thunderbirds ice hockey  Eastside Rugby Club  Seattle Mariners baseball  Cascade Bicycle Club  On The Run Northwest  Seattle Sounders soccer  Cascade Ski Reports  Sound Golf Info Services  Business and Commerce Everett, Washington web sites  The Seattle Times  Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce  Seattle Crime Statistics  Seattle Business & Employment  Government Washington State Info Guide  Office of the Governor  Snohomish County Government Citizen Pages  Snohomish County Government  City of Everett  King County Government  City of Seattle Public Access Network  City of Seattle  City of Bellevue  City of Tacoma  Services at Naval Station Everett  Miscellaneous Washington Web Search helps you find web sites in Washington state.