April 9 - 12, 2014
Washington State Convention Center
Seattle, WA

About Seattle

With cultural attractions and museums, outdoor recreation or fine dining, Seattle has unique options to attract attendees and entertain them before, during or after the event. Come back often to learn about everything Seattle has to offer you as a conference attendee.

25 Must Have Seattle Experiences

1. Don your helmet, kick the tires and head out for a bicycle tour of Seattle’s urban parks, quiet neighborhoods and shorelines.
2. Feel the bay breeze on your face as you sail to Bainbridge Island on a Washington State Ferry.
3. Peek into the secret lives of past presidents aboard the Museum of Flight’s retired Air Force One.
4. Take a trip to the top of the iconic Space Needle to be wowed by Seattle’s gorgeous landscape from above.
5. Admire the work of Kamekichi Tokita and Kenjiro Nomura in the Seattle Asian Art Museum’s Painting Seattle exhibition.
6. Stock up on raincoats, tent poles, flashlights and carabineers at the REI flagship store.
7. Play in your own virtual rock band and learn about the history of rock ‘n’ roll in Seattle at the EMP Museum.
8. Watch glowing liquids take beautiful form in the hot shops of Museum of Glass, Seattle Glassblowing Studio & Gallery and Glass Eye Studio.
9. Perfect your swing amid stunning ocean overlooks and purple mountains majesty at the region’s scenic golf courses.
10. Walk among the larger-than-life masterpieces in Olympic Sculpture Park.
11. Sing along to a Broadway musical at the 5th Avenue Theatre or the Paramount Theater.
12. Visit the Wing Luke Museum, a Smithsonian affiliate, to hear personal stories of hardship and hope in the lives of Asian Americans.
13. Belly up to a brewpub bar and tap into Washington’s microbrewing heritage. (Many claim the craze was started in Seattle more than 20 years ago.)
14. Gallery hop through Seattle’s artist enclaves. Seattle has a growing number of storefronts featuring paintings, glass art, sculptures and Pacific Northwest Indian artworks.
15. View Seattle from  its most interesting  angles on a tour of  the city’s design marvels conducted by the Seattle Architecture Foundation.
16. Weigh yourself down with shopping bags from the nation’s most popular stores at Seattle’s monuments to retail: Nordstrom, Pacific Place, The Bravern, City Center, University Village, Westfield Southcenter and Westlake Center.
17. Strike up the Edward vs. Jacob debate as you tour Forks, the town the soulful teens call home in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series.
18. Tour Pike Place Market’s produce stands and buy something you’ve never tasted.
19. Hike to the surging 268-foot waterfall at picturesque Snoqualmie Falls.
20. See walls chock full of beautiful paintings for free at the Frye Art Museum.
21. Glimpse future Major League Baseball hall-offamer Ichiro Suzuki taking a flying leap to rob the visiting team of a homerun at Safeco Field. Stock up on all your Mariners gear at the field’s team store.
22. Imagine the stories behind the earliest luxury automobiles, old-timey fire engines, movie-prop-worthy DeLoreans and more than 350 other classic and specialty cars at LeMay – America’s Car Museum in Tacoma.
23. Take a slow drive along scenic Hwy. 101 through Olympic National Park. Pull over to explore sandy beaches, temperate rain forests and sky-scraping peaks.
24. Explore the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, which reopens in summer 2012 with even more sci-fi honorees.
25. Let Seattle’s seafood restaurants show you why the best chowder in the country comes from the Pacific Northwest.