
Seattle - Queen Anne & Lake Union (PDF Chapter)
This is the Queen Anne & Lake Union chapter from Lonely Planet’s Seattle guidebook.
Sitting on a 456ft hill above the Seattle Center, Queen Anne is an elegant collection of ma-jestic redbrick houses and apartment buildings with gorgeous views of the city and Elliott Bay. The vistas and the fin-de-siècle mansions are worth the energy expenditure.
- ride the streetcar to the fabulous Museum of History & Industry for a first-class exposition of Seattle’s grunge-playing, aircraft-building, computer-designing history
- maps
- circumnavigate Lake Union on foot (or bike) on the well-signposted 6-mile Cheshiahud Loop
- transport
- take in the tranquil views while you gear up for some outdoor activities at idyllic Lake Un-ion
- restaurants & accommodation
Coverage includes: Sights, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Shopping, Sports & Activities.

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