The Seattle Companion

A flying-saucer tower built in under a year, ferries gliding across the Sound, and coffee culture that started it all --- the Pacific Northwest's evergreen city, with room to make it yours. The Seattle Companion's signature chapter takes on a question most visitors never think to ask: The Space Needle Was Built in Just 400 Days. Seattle's most recognizable landmark went from groundbreaking to finished, furnished, and open to the public in about the same time it takes to plan a modest home renovation.