Virtually Seattle

We didn't get around to pointing out this cool Seattle site last week when they put new material up, but we think it's still worth a look today. VRSeattle.com uses the Quicktime format to display three dimensional pictures that let you look around, up, down, etc. It's like you're really standing right there in Seattle! Or, if you're already in Seattle, it's like standing somewhere else in Seattle, uh, where you probably aren't standing as you look at this post... Anyway, it's cool. Seattlest wishes they'd take one from inside our office so when we're not at work we can remember what it feels like when we are.

The new shots from last week are from various Seattle parks and recreation areas. There's Discovery Park, Magnuson Park and Ravenna Park as well as a few others. If parks and aren't really your thing (you're weird), there's a lot of great stuff in their archives, including the EMP, Fremont, Alki, Capitol Hill (also check out the Vogue) and one of Seattlest's favorite late-night, what-does-it-all-mean Lake Union spots.