Seattle area guide
What to do around UT and Capitol
UT and Capitol stops for history, museums, landmarks, and shaded breaks.
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Source-backed place · Viewpoints
Alki Point
The westernmost point of Seattle, Alki Point is the historic birthplace of the city, offering panoramic views of the skyline, san…
Source-backed place · Theaters and music
Benaroya Hall
A stunning architectural landmark in Downtown Seattle, Benaroya Hall serves as the home of the world-famous Seattle Symphony and…
Source-backed place · Museums
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center
Explore global innovation at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Discovery Center, a LEED Gold certified space featuring interact…
Source-backed place · Tour
Bill Speidel’s Underground Tour
Descend into a subterranean time capsule on this guided journey through the buried storefronts and sidewalks of old Seattle, crea…
Seattle’s classic underground adventure: storefront tales, buried sidewalks, and slick local-history storytelling.
Source-backed place · Landmarks
Bruce Lee and Brandon Lee Graves
The final resting place of legendary martial artist Bruce Lee and his son Brandon Lee, located within the serene landscapes of Se…
Bookable Fever
Source-backed place · Parks and outdoors
Burke-Gilman Trail
A 20-mile paved rail-trail stretching from Shilshole Bay to Bothell, following the route of a historic railroad corridor through…
Source-backed place · Museums
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture public art
The official state museum of Washington, located on the University of Washington campus, featuring massive art installations and…
Source-backed place · Food and drink
Canlis
A legendary family-owned fine-dining landmark in Queen Anne, Canlis is celebrated for its New American and Pacific Northwest cuis…
A storied fine-dining room with skyline drama and impeccable service for a once-in-a-while night.
Source-backed place · Museums
Chihuly Garden and Glass
A visually stunning museum in the Seattle Center dedicated to the studio glass of Dale Chihuly, featuring an eight-gallery exhibi…
An immersive glass wonderland that many tourists still treat as optional, despite its knockout displays.
Source-backed place · Event Venue
Climate Pledge Arena
A world-first net-zero certified venue, this state-of-the-art arena blends 1962 World's Fair history with modern sustainability,…
Seattle’s biggest modern concert room, built for arena-sized tours with top-tier production.
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Source-backed place · Viewpoints
Columbia Center
The tallest building in the Pacific Northwest, this 76-story skyscraper provides breathtaking 360-degree views of Seattle and the…
Source-backed place · Food and drink
Dick's Drive-In (Wallingford)
A legendary Seattle institution since 1954, this original Wallingford location serves classic burgers, hand-cut fries, and real i…
Source-backed place · Theaters and music
Dimitriou's Jazz Alley
Regarded as the West Coast's premier jazz club, this legendary Belltown venue combines world-class live music with Northwest cuis…
Seattle’s polished jazz room for nationally known players, intimate tables, and a full night out.
Source-backed place · Public art
Fremont Troll
A colossal 18-foot concrete troll clutching a real Volkswagen Beetle, lurking under the Aurora Bridge in Seattle's eclectic Fremo…
A giant troll lurking under the bridge makes this one of Seattle’s weirdest quick stops.
Source-backed place · Parks and outdoors
Gas Works Park
A groundbreaking industrial reclamation project on the north shore of Lake Union, where former coal gasification machinery create…
Watch boats, kite flyers, and the skyline from Seattle’s favorite industrial-ruins lawn.
Source-backed place · Landmarks
Hiram M. Chittenden Locks
The largest and most heavily used locks on the West Coast, connecting Lake Washington and Lake Union to Puget Sound through a his…
Source-backed place · Viewpoints
Kerry Park viewpoint
Seattle's most iconic skyline view, offering a breathtaking panorama of the Space Needle, Elliott Bay, and Mount Rainier from the…
Grab Seattle’s classic postcard skyline shot, Space Needle and all, from a tiny hilltop park.
Source-backed place · History
King Street Station
A historic brick-and-granite gateway to the Pacific Northwest, this landmark station blends early 20th-century architecture with…
Free Gyde walk · Fremont Quirky Public Art Walk
Fremont Quirky Public Art Walk
A roughly 2.6 km, hour-long self-guided loop through Fremont's playful core, linking quirky public-art landmarks, a historic ship-canal dra…
Free Gyde walk · Pike Place Market & Downtown Waterfront
Pike Place Market & Downtown Waterfront
A roughly two-and-a-half kilometer loop linking Pike Place Market with Seattle's reborn downtown waterfront, with eight stops spanning a wa…
Free Gyde walk · Pioneer Square Historic Core
Pioneer Square Historic Core
A roughly 2.4 km north-to-south walk through Seattle's oldest neighborhood, with six stops spanning underground history, gold-rush heritage…
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