Know Your Place

You Can Trace a Century of Seattle History Through the Henry Art Gallery

A railroad tycoon with a fondness for landscape paintings built Washington’s first public art museum in 1927.

05/13/2025 By Meg van Huygen

Oops

Here Are Some of Microsoft’s Most Memorably Forgettable Products

Where would we be without the EasyBall?

05/05/2025 By Adam Willems

Thirst Trap

Whose Fault Is It That Seattle’s Water Fountains Are Tapped Out?

Elegant, old-school street-style drinking fountains dot the city.

03/26/2025 By Naomi Tomky

Know Your Place

Historic Kerry Hall Was Worth Saving

Part of Cornish College of the Arts until last month, the century-old building will return to its original purpose as a theater and arts space.

02/10/2025 By Meg van Huygen

Requiem for a Rerun

Almost Live! Is Almost Back! at MOHAI

Almost an Exhibit honors the 40th anniversary of Seattle’s own late-night sketch comedy show.

09/11/2024 By Naomi Tomky

Feature

The Treasure Hunters

Can a mission that began with two adventurous teenagers in the 1980s end with the discovery of a sunken gold rush fortune off the Washington coast?

04/30/2024 By Benjamin Cassidy Photography by Grant Hindsley

Haunted History

The Toxic Legacy of Seattle’s Lost Cemetery

In 1912, gravediggers unearthed 3,000 bodies along the Duwamish River. What happened next speaks to its status today.

10/26/2023 By Ashli Blow

Up and Down Aurora

How an Immigrant Craftsman Gave Us the Aurora Elephant

We have a centuries-old artisan tradition to thank for one of Seattle's beloved roadside landmarks.

05/31/2023 By Eric Nusbaum

Up and Down Aurora

Photo Essay: Aurora Across the Decades

From Canlis to car culture—to Colonel Sanders's brief tenure flipping burgers.

05/31/2023 Photography by Chona Kasinger By Allecia Vermillion Research by Jane Sherman

Up and Down Aurora

Can We Finally Fix 99's Problems?

Here's how Seattle's deadliest corridor could really, truly, actually, maybe get better.

05/31/2023 By Allecia Vermillion

Boredom Buster

Our 50 Favorite Things to Do In and Near Seattle

When it rains, when it snows, when it's sunny, and when everything else blows.

10/07/2022 By Seattle Met Staff

WORKHORSE

Timeline: 125 Years of Filson

Seattle’s heritage company still strives for the best.

08/29/2022 By Zoe Sayler

Made in WA

A Suite of Seattle Tech's Ubiquitous Products

The screen time boosters.

08/23/2022 Edited by Benjamin Cassidy By Seattle Met Staff

Made in WA

6 Washington Ideas That Went National

Thank us, U.S.

08/23/2022 Edited by Benjamin Cassidy By Seattle Met Staff

Made in WA

12 of Washington's Most Vital Medical Inventions

The literal and figurative lifesavers.

08/23/2022 Edited by Benjamin Cassidy By Angela Cabotaje and Seattle Met Staff

Made in WA

Washington's Travel Innovations

Rides, in many forms.

08/23/2022 Edited by Benjamin Cassidy By Benjamin Cassidy and Allison Williams

Made in WA

Outdoor Gear Invented in Washington

Our state's obsession with hiking and skiing is patented.

08/23/2022 Edited by Benjamin Cassidy By Zoe Sayler and Allison Williams

Summertime Sadness

The Life and Death of Playland

Seattle's sprawling amusement park was once the city's "happiness center." Then it disappeared.

08/18/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Live and Learn

Saturday Is Free Museum Day in Seattle and Beyond

Plan ahead—or find ways to skip admission fees year-round.

09/16/2021 By Allison Williams

Museums

'The Legacy of Seattle Hip-Hop' Offers Style Over Substance

MOHAI's new exhibit on local hip-hop culture provides a historic scene overview, but lacks depth.

10/07/2015 By Seth Sommerfeld