Rainy Day In Seattle? Visit A Museum!

Matthew Paolini is a consultant with Citybook Seattle Online Yellow Pages in Seattle, WA.
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<h1>Rainy Day In Seattle? Visit A Museum!</h1> Seattle's popular standing as one of the nation's wettest cities isn't necessarily deserved. With yearly rainfall of thirty-eight inches, the Emerald City actually lags forty-three American cities, including New York City, where forty-seven inches of rain fall on average each year. But while Gotham rain days have more than their fair share of soaking rains, rain in Seattle tends to take the form of drawn-out drizzles.<br><br>Luckily, residents of Seattle and tourists visiting the city as part of a grand tour of the American Northwest can still enjoy many rewarding indoor activities on Seattle's less than perfect days. Topping my list of indoor favorites is a visit to one of Seattle's numerous world-class museums. Here's a quick summary of three of the city's best attractions:<br><br>1. Seattle's Museum of Flight is the West Coast's largest air and space museum. In addition to more than 50 full-size airplanes, some flying tight formation in the museum's Great Gallery, a new exhibit called Space: Exploring the New Frontier is definitely worth a look. Opened to the public on June 10, 2007, the Space exhibit follows the development of space exploration from Robert Goddard's first pioneering rockets to the Apollo lunar landings, the Space Shuttle and robot spacecraft on the Moon, Mars and other planets. Open seven days a week from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. except on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.<br><br>2. If popular music rocks your world, head to the 240-million dollar Experience Music Project. The brainchild of Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen, the EMP is a one-of-a-kind, interactive music museum that relates the often chaotic and unruly history of American popular music. Located not far from the Seattle Center and Space Needle, the Experience Music Project is open every day during the summer season from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.<br><br>3. Another unique museum in Seattle is the Wing Luke Asian Museum. Because immigrants from the Pacific Rim regions played such a critical part in the development of the Pacific Northwest, the Wing Luke is devoted to preserving and promoting Asian Pacific American culture, history, and art. The museum also reminds us with a permanent exhibit of the internment camps used to incarcerate Japanese Americans during the Second World War.<br><br>While Seattle isn't the nation's wettest city, there are still plenty of gray days in the city's future. Luckily, there are many wonderful museums that can both educate and entertain visitors on one of Seattle's rainy days. <h2>About the Author</h2> Matthew Paolini is a consultant with <a href="http://www.citybook.com/washington/seattle/categories-32589.htm">Citybook Seattle Online Yellow Pages</a> in <a href="http://www.citybook.com/washington/seattle/categories-32589.htm">Seattle, WA.</a><br><br>Source: <a href="http://www.articledevil.com">Article Devil</a>