Bright and energetic, Seattle is blessed with a naturally beautiful location, with snow-capped Olympic and Cascade Mountains looming in the background and 4,392-meter Mount Rainier towering over them all. In the Emerald City, one can find fine seafood at Pike Place Market and a nearly epidemic fascination with coffee everywhere. A two-hour drive south of Seattle yields up-close views of what remains of Mount St. Helens, now a National Volcanic Monument since its incredible eruption in 1980. Microsoft and Boeing are among the huge corporations that have their headquarters in the state.