Report finds Seattle not good for tourists Who needs 'em?



Click through the slideshow to see some of the great vacation spots in the area. So tourists should avoid Seattle? Fine by us. We've got our own summers to plan.

Click through the slideshow to see some of the great vacation spots in the area. So tourists should avoid Seattle? Fine by us. We've got our own summers to plan. Photo: JOSHUA TRUJILLO/SEATTLEPI.COM Photo: JOSHUA TRUJILLO/SEATTLEPI.COM Image 1 of / 24 Caption Close Report finds Seattle not good for tourists 1 / 24 Back to Gallery

Well Wallethub has rounded up their annual list of best U.S. vacation spots and Seattle is … low. Like, really low.

Now’s about the time of year when our fair city starts being inundated with tourists, creating lines out the door at the “original” Starbucks and walking around downtown in sneakers and recently purchased rain ponchos (it may be summer, but you never know when Seattle weather will throw you a curveball).

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But maybe we’ll end up with fewer visitors this year, given that Seattle ranks at a measly 51 on Wallethub’s list of best summer vacation spots. That’s right; 51st out of the top 80. We’re just placed just after Omaha. Omaha!

Our highest scores were in attractions and activities (placing 8th and 11th, respectively) but we got dinged pretty hard on local costs and weather conditions. Seattle is expensive and ranks at 74? Join the club; we think it costs too much too.

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Perhaps it’s a blessing in disguise (once we get over our disgruntlement that Portland came in at 18); who needs tourists clogging up our favorite spots anyway? Plus Seattleites know that there’s more than enough to love in our area.

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In light of that we’ve pulled together our own list of regional vacation spots for the Seattleite who wants to get away but not lose the magic of the Pacific Northwest. Click through the slideshow above to see the local (and slightly further) gems that our region has to offer.