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One of America's finest cities. Sometimes called the Emerald City. One of America's most educated cities. One of America's most "fit" cities. It is a city with clean air, lakes, mountains, culture, architecture, high-tech jobs and yes, plenty of rain. It lies in the Pacific Northwest along Puget Sound in Western Washington state. Although Seattle is known for having plenty of rain, it doesn't get as much rain as even Houston, Atlanta, Chicago, washington DC or New York. It's just that Seattle's rain is more misty and frequent. Seattle is for coffee lovers and is home to Starbucks and Seattle's Best coffee retailers. Seattle is also home to Amazon.com, COSTCO, Microsoft and Bill Gates. Even though its leading employer, Boeing, packed up and went to Chicago, Boeing still manufactures its aircraft there. Here is what makes Seattle Seattle: 1. Microsoft and Bill Gates and Paul Allen 2. Boeing 3. Amazon.com 4. coffee, especially Starbucks 5. rain 6. the Cascade Mountains and Mount Rainier 7. high-tech jobs 8. culture, especially its large Asian population 9. liberalism 10.homelessness 11.Puget Sound 12.Nordstrom 13.Pike Place Market 14.the Space Needle
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