The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team in the National Football League (NFL) based in the Seattle metropolitan area. The Seahawks compete in the National Football Conference (NFC) West division along with the the Los Angeles Rams, the San Francisco 49ers, and the Arizona Cardinals. Rivalries outside the division include the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos. The team plays its home games at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington.
CenturyLink Field opened in 2002 as Seahawks Stadium and has also been knows as Qwest Field. The stadium has a retractable roof, with a capacity of 69,000. Besides the Cardinals, CenturyLink Field is also home to the Seattle Sounders FC (Football Club) of Major League Soccer (MLS). CenturyLink Field was the site of the MLS Cup, CONCACAF Gold Cup, Copa América and will host matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The stadium is notorious for being very loud, twice having broken a Guinness record for decibel levels.
Seattle has a very robust food scene. Seattle takes its seafood very seriously. You should of course see flying fish at Pike Place Market but there’s so much more to try. Shellfish is a Seattle staple, from the oysters to geoduck (pronounced “gooey duck”), a giant clam that sometimes confuses visitors. Try it at places like Lark in Capitol Hill, How to Cook a Wolf in Queen Anne, and Fremont’s Japanese soba shop Kamonegi. Pike Place Chowder has amazing, you guessed it, clam chowder. Be careful eating Salmon in Seattle – you may never want to eat it anywhere else again – hit up Piroshky Piroshky or Hiram M. Chittenden Locks. Make sure to look out for Seattle Dogs – they’re sold at stands everywhere. They’re hot dogs with a cream cheese topping. Sounds weird, but so delicious. And of course try coffee. Almost anywhere will be the best coffee you’ve ever had.