Ballard is a neighborhood located in the northwestern part of Seattle, Washington. The neighborhood’s landmarks include the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks (known locally as the "Ballard Locks"), the Nordic Heritage Museum, the Shilshole Bay Marina, and Golden Gardens Park.

Bellevue is a rapidly growing city in King County, Washington, United States, across Lake Washington from Seattle.Based on per capita income, Bellevue is the 15th wealthiest of 522 communities in the state of Washington. Bellevue was recently named number 1 in CNNMoney's list of the best places to live and launch businesses. Bellevue is French for "beautiful view".

Capitol Hill is the most densely populated neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the center of LGBT life in Seattle and also a center of the city's counterculture, while also home to some of the city's grandest mansions and many attractions.

Clyde Hill is a city located in the Eastside, a region of King County and part of the Seattle metropolitan area. The city of Kirkland lies to the northeast, while city of Bellevue is located to the east and south. Lake Washington is also nearby, providing a physical barrier between Clyde Hill and Seattle. The towns of Medina, Hunts Point, and Yarrow Point lie between Clyde Hill and Lake Washington to the north and west of the city.

Fall City is a census-designated place (CDP) in King County.. Located 26 miles east of Seattle, the community lies along the Snoqualmie River. .

Sometimes referred to as "The People's Republic of Fremont" or "The Artists' Republic of Fremont," and at one time a center of the counterculture, Fremont has somewhat gentrified in recent years. The Fremont Arts Council sponsors several highly attended annual events in Fremont. One of those events is the Summer Solstice Parade & Pageant, which has made Fremont famous for its nude Solstice Cyclists.

Issaquah, WA is a little city with a big heart and big ideas, about 15 miles east of Seattle. Surrounded by the Cascade mountains, also called the "Issaquah Alps" with lakes, parks, trails and green space adorning the area. It boasts incredible walking trails, parks, (2 just for dogs, Bark Park!), a trolley, a historic downtown, and The Issaquah Salmon Hatchery.

Kirkland is a suburb of Seattle on the Eastside (of Lake Washington). Features of the city include its downtown, located on the lakefront (Kirkland is the only city on the Eastside with a waterfront downtown), with restaurants, art galleries, a 400 seat performing arts center, public parks, including beaches, and a collection of public art, primarily bronze sculptures. Kirkland is the former home of the Seattle Seahawks; the NFL team's headquarters and training facility were located in Kirkland for its first 32 seasons.

Laurelhurst is an affluent residential neighborhood in Seattle. Bounded on the northeast by Ivanhoe Place N.E., beyond which is Windermere; on the northwest by Sand Point Way N.E. and N.E. 45th Street, beyond which are Hawthorne Hills, Ravenna, and University Village; on the west by Mary Gates Memorial Drive N.E., beyond which is the East Campus of the University of Washington; on the southwest by Union Bay; and on the east by Lake Washington. Seattle Children's Hospital is located in its northwest corner. The area has been a part of Seattle since 1910. The community center is an official city landmark.

Leschi is a neighborhood located within the city of Seattle, Washington. The neighborhood is named after Chief Leschi of the Nisqually tribe. Leschi borders Lake Washington on the east; Interstate 90 on the south, Martin Luther King, Jr. Way South on its west, and East Cherry Street on the north. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer described Leschi as "not an exclusive enclave for the rich, despite its million-dollar lakefront homes" and a "home to a racially and economically diverse group of people." The area "mix[es] stately turn-of-the century houses with far more modest homes".

Madison Park in the early 1900s was a popular destination for people who lived in Downtown Seattle. Though very close to the city center, it was seen as a summer getaway, with a cable car leading over the hills to the lake, park, swimming beach and ferries to destinations across Lake Washington. Today Madison Park is an upscale residential community boasting a number of restaurants, shops, and more.Madison Park's Pioneer Hall (also known as Washington Pioneer Hall) is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Medina is a city located in the Eastside. Surrounded on the north, west, and south by Lake Washington, opposite Seattle, Medina is bordered by Clyde Hill and Hunts Point, as well as the city of Bellevue. The city is mostly residential and home to Bill Gates (philanthropist and Microsoft chairman), Charles Simonyi (space tourist and former Microsoft executive), and Ichiro Suzuki (Seattle Mariners outfielder).

Queen Anne Hill is a Seattle neighborhood. Although several neighborhoods in Seattle, Washington are of similar or higher elevations, Queen Anne is the highest named hill in Seattle, with a maximum elevation of 456 feet. Queen Anne is situated just north of Seattle Center and just south of Fremont across the Lake Washington Ship Canal. The hill early became a popular spot for the city's economic and cultural elite to build their mansions (the name derives from the architectural style, typical of many of the early homes).

Redmond is best known as the home of Microsoft (for which "Redmond" has become a metonym) and Nintendo of America. With an annual bike race on city streets and the state's only velodrome, Redmond is also known as "the bicycle capital of the Northwest".The city is suburban in character, with its main form of transportation actually being the automobile. Redmond has a historic downtown with many individually owned businesses which is adjacent to the modern downtown Redmond.

This Seattle suburb is a work in progress: it became an incorporated town only in 1999. A downtown business district is still in the planning stages, though a new City Hall opened in 2006. Sammamish has many beautiful parks, and because it borders Lake Sammamish, there is no shortage of outdoor activities. Residents praise the town for its excellent schools and youth activities, as well as its proximity to high-tech jobs in nearby Bellevue and Redmond.

Snoqualmie is home to the Northwest Railway Museum and beautiful Snoqualmie Falls. Many of the exterior shots for David Lynch's Twin Peaks television series and movie (Fire Walk With Me) were filmed in Snoqualmie and in the neighboring towns of North Bend and Fall City.

Wallingford is a neighborhood in north central Seattle, named after John Noble Wallingford. The QFC supermarket at the corner of N 45th Street and Wallingford Avenue N may be regarded as the center of the neighborhood; its large neon sign baring the neighborhood's name is made in part from letters in the old FOOD GIANT sign that adorned QFC's predecessor for decades.

West Seattle, a hilly district in Seattle, Washington, encompasses all of Seattle west of the Duwamish River. It was incorporated as an independent town in 1902 and was annexed by Seattle in 1907. Among the area's attractions are its saltwater beach parks along Elliott Bay and Puget Sound, including Alki Beach and Lincoln Park among others. The area is also prized for its magnificent views of the Olympic Mountains to the west and the Cascade Range to the east.

Woodinville is located on the Eastside. It has waterfront parks on the Sammamish River, sweeping winery and brewery grounds, and densely wooded residential areas.

Yarrow Point is a town on the Eastside. Based on per capita income, one of the more reliable measures of affluence, Yarrow Point ranks 4th of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.Yarrow Point was officially incorporated on June 15, 1959.