The 14th floor rooftop at Mbar has some of the best views of Seattle, it's neighborhoods, Lake Union and the mountains to the east and west. Pair the scenery with upscale happy hour cocktails, delectable Middle Eastern-leaning small plates and a seat by a firepit at sunset — it doesn't get much better than this. And it's all just a short walk away.

The body of water from which SLU gets its name is minutes from your door when you live at our apartments in SLU. Numerous local enterprises offer paddling by boat, board or kayak on Lake Union.

Check out the Museum of History and Industry to see and hear the local story of the Pacific Northwest's role in innovation, and Seattle's move from an outpost along the Puget Sound to a major cultural and creative center of the region.

MoPOP boasts a rotating cast of exhibitions that range from the delightfully nerdy to the coolest of cool, all curated with the attention to detail of a world history museum.

Seattle has something for every type of outdoors enthusiast there is. No other major metropolitan city has nature on the scale, proximity and quality that Seattle does. Whether you're into hiking, biking, running, climbing, kayaking, birding, fishing — you name it — there's a spot for you either in town or in under an hour's drive away. King County offers public transit to hiking trails, ferries to the islands of the Puget Sound and extensive forest roads that weave through the mountains.