If you're visiting, check out these spots:

• Waterfall Garden Park is the undisputed jewel of Pioneer Square. The landscaped oasis features a 22-foot waterfall that cascades over granite boulders into a beautiful Japanese pool. The corner park can refresh the weariest of city souls. Created by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and opened in 1977 by Jim Casey, who started United Parcel Service at the site. Free. Summer hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. South Main Street and Second Avenue South.

• 67 Books is Pioneer Square's most intriguing bookstore. Rather that overwhelm the book lover with choices, it offers a selection of just 67 books at a time, each artistically displayed. The store shares space with Laughing Elephant, a small publishing house, 322 Second Ave. S.

• Washington Street Public Boat Landing is a little scruffy around the edges but well worth a visit. The park and dock, on the harborfront at Alaskan Way South and South Washington Street, are one of the few public access points along the central waterfront. A Tlingit totem pole dedicated in 1975 is the centerpiece.

• Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park is an entertaining look at the crazy gold rush days of 1897 that filled Seattle's hotels and superheated its economy. The museum is packed with exhibits, artifacts and photographs, and has a gold panning demonstration. A theater shows fun film clips. Free. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. 117 S. Main St.

• The Chinese Room in the Smith Tower offers one of the best 360-degree views of the city. The 35th-floor room can be rented for banquets and special events. It features hand-carved, imported blackwood panels and antique Chinese furniture and art. Guided tours are offered from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. by Underground Tour/Up Smith Tower Tours. Ticket information: 206-682-4646.

• Pioneer Square's Totem Pole is such a common sight that even residents forget its history or the legends it symbolizes. The 50-foot-tall cedar pole is a 1940 replica of an earlier totem that was badly burned in 1937. The first totem had been purloined in 1899 from the Tlingits on Tongas Island by a group of Seattle boosters, including Post-Intelligencer Editor E.B. Piper. The nearby iron pergola was built in 1909 and is now on the National Register of Historic Places.