

For a city built on innovation, we love that it’s also a place where bookstores and vinyl still matter, live music remains a local event, and chefs are led by PNW’s seasonal bounty. A few local friends shared their favorite coffee shops, dive bars, and market hacks in this creative and beautiful Emerald City.

Bald eagles and whale-spotting, blood-orange sunsets and salmon on the grill, plus cold plunges into piney mountain lakes makes this largest of the San Juan islands worth the distance