Seattle Walks: Discovering History and Nature in the City

Our hottest-selling item of the early summer is a perfect pairing of Williams's years of leading guided tours of the city and his unparalleled knowledge of Seattle's physical history (which he shared in last year's marvelous Too High and Too Steep). This compact, fact-packed guide outlines seventeen urban walks, from short downtown strolls to the seven-mile circumnavigation of Lake Union (my own favorite urban exploration), lacing each one with fascinating notes from our city's layered history. Handy for tourists, but even more so for Seattleites who want to see their familiar places through refreshed and enthusiastically researched eyes.