h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Very cool article, and those are definitely places worth visiting. Mt. Ranier is totally gorgeous. However, one thing you missed, and it's not that big a deal--Puget Sound is pronounced PYOO-jit sound, not poo-GET or poojay. Just so you know, if you're visiting. It's a mistake most Americans not from the northwest make (along with calling the river that runs through Portland the WILL-uh-mette--it's pronounced wil-LA-mit, spelled willamette). I'd also like to mention, if you're in the Seattle area and have transportation (trains go from seattle to portland), that Portland is about 2 hours south of Seattle, a bit smaller (and therefor more walkable), with less rain and the world's largest independent bookstore -- Powell's, an entire city block 4 stories high. It's a very pretty city with 9 bridges over the same river within city limits. I'm pretty sure we've got more coffee shops per capita, also.