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• Ride the Ducks Seattle www.ridetheducksofseattle.com/main.htm is a 90-min ride on an amphibious World War II vehicle (yes, part of the ride is on Lake Union), not cheap ($23 adult) and not for those with a limited sense of humor (the style is a bit over-the-top). Definitely unique. 5th Ave. and Broad St., across from the Space Needle. Open-year round.

• Argosy Cruises www.argosycruises.com/flash.cfm offers a harbor cruise, two lake cruises, a locks cruise, and dinner cruises.

• Tillicum Village on Blake Island www.tillicumvillage.com/index.html - scenic cruise from downtown Seattle, authentic native salmon feast and dance performances. Blake Island State Park was an ancestral campground of the Suquamish and Duwamish Indian Tribes believed to be the birthplace of Chief Seattle.

• Seattle Underground Tour www.undergroundtour.com will take you underground in Pioneer Square. In 1889, 25 square blocks of Seattle were destroyed in a fire. When rebuilding, the city decided to raise the streets in the city approximately one story. Eventually the sidewalks were raised as well, and people traveled between the second story of the rebuilt buildings. The Seattle Underground was born!

• The Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour, a 45-min drive north, is a fascinating look at where Boeing makes the 747, 767, 777, and 787 airliners — the world's largest building, as measured in cubic volume. See the Everett article.

• www.ridetheducksofseattle.com/main.htm
• www.argosycruises.com/flash.cfm
• www.tillicumvillage.com/index.html
• www.undergroundtour.com