Located in Pike Place Market, Metsker is Seattle's own temple to commercial cartography. If it can be mapped in the heavens or on the planet Earth, they've probably got it in three sizes and in laminate.
The selection is overwhelming: old maps, new maps, nautical charts, astronomical charts, current maps of the world, maps of the old world, maps of the old New World, maps for kids, maps...
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In Short If you don't know where in the universe you're going (or where you've been), Metsker Maps will help you out with celestial maps, inflatable beach ball globes, map software, topographic hiking maps, reproductions of antique maps and travel books. If your geography is less than stellar, there are puzzles and games to assist you. The store, which has been around since the early...
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Posted by Contributor
on April 21, 2009, (Edited November 02, 2006)
If you're already thinking about your next vacation and want to peruse some travel guidebooks, or if you simply need a good map of Seattle, drop by this map-filled shop in Pike Place Market.
Yes, yes, the map collection here is staggering, but more than that, it's USABLE. I don't mean that you can plot your trip right in the store (perhaps you could, but for pete's sake, buy the maps!), but rather that the staff can help you choose just what you want. I was even able to compare multiple maps of the same quadrant for an upcoming trip, picking both the scale and the style that suited...
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Posted by douggn
on April 21, 2009, (Edited October 03, 2006)
Metsker Maps is one of those special stores that makes you wonder who is buying enough maps to keep them in business...until you walk in the store. They have so many maps and books, that even the most geography phobic among us becomes intrigued. I know I'm not one to go out map shopping...but every now and then I pop into Metsker's, because it's fun to look at the maps.
Stepping into Metsker Maps (in downtown Seattle just outside the Pike Place Market) brings the little kid out in each of us. I've always had a fond place in my heart for maps, and Metsker Maps does not disappoint.
Posted by Citysearch User
on April 21, 2009, (Edited April 03, 2005)