When I live in a city, I rarely do any of the tourist things and yet I love them when I'm on vacation in an unfamiliar place. So I lived in Washington for years without ever doing the Ride the Ducks tour. (I also only ever went up twice to the Space Needle observation deck--it's pricey and a long line, but the view is pretty spectacular.) If you live in a city with tourist-y things, I think it's worth checking them out. I had tons of fun on my Ride the Ducks tour. I chose Westlake Center as my starting point (Seattle Center is the other starting point which is the location to choose if needing to store any large items). The tour covers the same area regardless of where you start. Although the boat captain/tour guide will have some cheesy jokes, the tour is tremendous fun especially when on the water. Getting to see the houseboats up close was amazing.
