Seattle has emerged on the world scene as an international business center.
Symbolic of its arrival, Seattle's skyline is as dramatic as any nationwide.
Downtown teems with restaurants, cafes and nightlife. Tacoma ... More
CULTURAL SITES
Langston Hughes Cultural Arts Center, Nu Black Arts West Theatre,
Edwin Pratt Park and Fine Arts Center, Jimmy Hendrix Monument
Douglass-Truth Library, Tacoma African American Museum ... More
RESTAURANTS and NIGHTCLUBS
Kingfish Cafe is a delectable, cozy establishment that draws lines of patrons.
Dinner menu includes fanciful and delicious
Miss Choo Choo's Company's Comin Rib Eye Summer Steak ... More
SHOPS and GALLERIES
Africa Mama, Carol's Essentials, Charlotte's Web, Grandma's Attic, and
Hands of the World in Pike Place Market,
Afrikan Marketplace & Book Center in Tacoma ... More
GENERAL ATTRACTIONS
Seattle Center is more than an iconic holdover from the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair,
this 74-acre urban park is home to the Space Needle, Pacific Science Center,
Experience Music Project, Science Fiction Museum & Hall of Fame, Seattle Opera,
Pacific Northwest Ballet, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Intiman Theatre,
Seattle Children’s Theatre, Seattle Children’s Museum ... More
ART and HISTORY MUSEUMS
Seattle Art Museum, showcase museum of the Pacific Northwest, or the "SAM"
as it is lovingly called, tries to be many things to many cultures,
yet succeeds in ways that few museums can ... More
FAMILY ATTRACTIONS
Experience Music Project, the brainchild of Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen,
is a landmark venue designed by Frank Gehry to explore creativity and innovation
in American Pop, Rock 'n' Roll, Jazz, Soul, Gospel, Blues, Hip-Hop ... More
BLACK GENESIS
Although Black explorers to Washington state date as far back as York, who was
a guide on the Lewis & Clark Expedition to the Pacific Northwest from 1803-1806,
Blacks began settling in Seattle in 1858 ... More
HISTORIC SITES and PLACES OF WORSHIP
Despite its modern house of worship, Mount Zion Baptist Church founded in 1890,
is one of the oldest continuously active Black churches in the West
and the largest Black church in Seattle ... More
TRIVIA and FAMOUS RESIDENTS
Microsoft, Amazon.com, Starbucks and Nordstrom call Seattle metro area home.
Though Boeing headquarters moved to Chicago, Boeing engineering
and manufacturing jobs remain ... More
RESEARCH CREDITS:
Sheila Umolu
Thomas Dorsey
BLACK CULTURAL TRAVEL MADE EASY