Finally, it's Opening Day at Safeco!

If you love baseball like I do, you'll love Safeco Field, home of the Seattle Mariners. A twenty-minute walk from the ferry terminal, this has been called the finest park in the country. Play the video for an eyewitness experience.

Anything you want at the Pike Place Market!

Almost every visitor insists on a trip to the Pike Place Market.

We're fortunate that it's about a ten-minute walk from the ferry terminal. It's open year round. Everything is fresh (with entertainment).

You'll quickly learn to stay out of the walkway and push to the counters. Click the play arrow twice for a video tour.

A THOUSAND conquests??

A thousand and three, actually.

When I was in college my sweetheart bought two tickets to the Seattle Opera as a gift. As a typical college grunt, I thought it was a stupid idea, and I made my opinion known to the proprieter of the cleaners across the street from campus. He threw a fit, then threw my shirts and pants back at me, calling me a blockhead and informing me how much work it takes to mount an opera performance.

I was shamed into attending my first opera. I loved it. I owe both my sweetheart and my irate cleaner a debt. I've been a fan ever since, for years spending nearly every Saturday afternoon listening to broadcasts from the Met with my wife and another couple.

Another great reason to live so close to Seattle: a quick cab ride from the ferry to McCaw Hall gets you to first-rate performances by the internationally-acclaimed Seattle Opera. Click More for a sample from last year's production of Don Giovanni. Coming up in 2009: The Ring Cycle, attended by Wagnerphiles from all over the world.

Another Seattle jazz venue

Here's another great place to spend an evening in Seattle.

Across the street from Benaroya Hall, The Triple Door is an easy walk from the ferry terminal. Here's a clip from last year's Jessica Williams performance.

Resources: All that jazz . . .

Love jazz? I do. A quick cab up the hill from the ferry terminal to some world-class jazz, all year 'round. Click the right arrow twice to hear a sample of a recent performance at Jazz Alley.

Seattle resources: Seattle Symphony

A ten-minute walk from the ferry terminal, Benaroya Hall is a world-class venue for the Seattle Symphony.
Seattle Symphony Chorale in this clip--click the play icon twice to start.

Resources: Qwest Field

The Seahawks were pummelled today in Pittsburgh. But next week they're back at Qwest Field, a twenty-minute walk from the ferry terminal and the loudest NFL stadium in the country. More noise-related penalties have been called on visiting teams here than anywhere else. Click More for a one-minute history.