I love discovering new travel websites that provide helpful and fun tools before and during trips. Sometimes it can be difficult to trust online recommendations. You haven’t been there and you don’t know any better. That is why I always try out new websites in Seattle, where I live. This way I can test out if the site is just listing the same mumbo jumbo tourist spots that every destination guide lists, or if there are interesting and authentic ideas. Here are some of my favorites that pass my local test.