Must-See Attractions in the Seattle/Tacoma, WA Area?

In addition to the Pike Place Market: http://www.squidoo.com/Seattle-Pike-Place-Market and Space Needle: http://www.squidoo.com/seattle-space-needle here are some other ideas:

Be sure to go down to the waterfront - there are several parks, Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe, the Great Wheel, the Seattle Aquarium and the ferry dock where you can take a trip on the ferry to Bainbridge Island: http://www.squidoo.com/seattle-ferry-to-bainbridge

The Space Needle is located at the Seattle Center and there are actually several other things to see and do there including the Pacific Science Center, EMP/SciFi Museum and Chihuly Glass Garden: http://www.squidoo.com/seattle-center

Another area you should check out is Pioneer Square and the Seattle Underground Tour: http://www.squidoo.com/seattle-underground-tour

Most people seem to enjoy taking a ride on the ducks: http://www.squidoo.com/seattle-ride-the-duck

Here is an article with more ideas: http://www.squidoo.com/visit-seattle-washington

For a scenic drive, you might want to go east on I-90 to see Snoqualmie Falls: http://www.squidoo.com/snoqualmie-falls It is only about an hour away from Seattle.

Instead of going for a drive, take a ferry ride. The ferries leave from the downtown waterfront to Bremerton (longer trip) and Bainbridge Island (shorter trip). It's less than $10/person for foot passengers from Seattle (more if you want to bring your car, but I wouldn't)...and the return trip is free.

The Columbia Tower is the tallest building in Seattle. They have an observation floor that is waaay higher than the Space Needle and about half the price.

There are a bunch of cool/funky neighborhoods throughout Seattle if you want to break away from the touristy downtown area. Capitol Hill is pretty easy to get to if you don't mind walking ~1 mile (walk east on Pike or Pine from downtown). Lots of restaurants/bars/coffee shops there and it's kind of known for being a hipster mecca lol.

Fremont (check out the troll under the Aurora Bridge), Ballard, and the U-District are some other cool neighborhoods, but too far to walk to from downtown. Drive (street parking is free on Sundays but hard to find on weekdays). Or take a bus.

We have a city called Renton that is gradually turning into one giant Walmart.