Seattle guide
Things to do in Seattle
Things to do in Seattle: start with Chihuly Garden and Glass, Dimitriou's Jazz Alley, and Discovery Park. Use the 263 places below to build a plan around this theme; each place has source-backed details behind its description.
263 places
Places to start with
Source-backed place · Museums
Log House Museum
A City of Seattle Historic Landmark, this cozy museum explores the origins of the city's first colonial settlement at Alki in 185…
Source-backed place · Parks and outdoors
Marshall Park
A tiny, west-facing oasis in Queen Anne, offering breathtaking views of the Olympic Mountains and Puget Sound from a quiet, histo…
Source-backed place · History
Maynard Building
A stunning Romanesque Revival masterpiece in Pioneer Square, originally the site of Seattle's first bank and now honoring co-foun…
Source-backed place · Theaters and music
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts
A premier University of Washington venue featuring two distinct stages, renowned for its outstanding acoustics and a diverse prog…
Source-backed place · Public art
Neukom Vivarium
A captivating 80-foot greenhouse installation by Mark Dion that blends sculpture and horticulture, featuring a relocated western…
Source-backed place · Public art
Nine Spaces Nine Trees
A conceptual art installation by Robert Irwin, featuring a maze-like fence and nine Winter King Hawthorn trees, exploring the per…
Source-backed place · History
North Queen Anne Drive Bridge
A historic 1936 steel-and-concrete deck arch bridge spanning Wolf Creek, recognized as a Seattle city landmark for its unique eng…
Source-backed place · History
Old Georgetown City Hall
A stately 1909 dark red brick landmark that once served as the administrative heart of Georgetown before its annexation by Seattl…
Source-backed place · Parks and outdoors
Parsons Gardens
A serene 0.4-acre landmark garden on Queen Anne's south slope, once a private estate garden from 1905, now a public sanctuary for…
Source-backed place · History
Pioneer Houses
Discover the Pioneer Houses, some of Seattle's oldest surviving residential structures. These 19th-century wooden homes were save…
Source-backed place · History
Queen Anne Branch, Seattle Public Library
A stunning late Tudor Revival landmark, this Carnegie-funded library has served the Queen Anne community since 1914, blending his…
Source-backed place · Public art
Richmark Label murals
Vibrant, multi-artist murals wrapping around a historic, family-owned label printer in the heart of Seattle's Capitol Hill neighb…
Source-backed place · Museums
SOIL Gallery
An experimental, artist-run nonprofit gallery in Pioneer Square, dedicated to showcasing innovative art and emerging artists thro…
Source-backed place · History
Schwabacher Hardware Company Building
A Classical Revival landmark in Pioneer Square, this 1892 building served as a vital supply hub for Klondike Gold Rush stampeders…
Source-backed place · Parks and outdoors
Seacrest Park
A waterfront park in West Seattle offering breathtaking skyline views, a historic boathouse, and a hub for scuba diving, kayaking…
Source-backed place · History
Seattle Fishermen's Memorial
A poignant bronze and granite monument at Fishermen's Terminal honoring over 675 commercial fishers lost at sea since 1900.
Source-backed place · Museums
Seattle Meowtropolitan
A cozy cat cafe in Seattle's Fremont district, providing a sanctuary for shelter cats awaiting adoption while offering visitors a…
Source-backed place · Theaters and music
Seattle Public Theater
A community-focused producing theater company on the north shore of Green Lake, dedicated to work that sparks conversation and ig…
Source-backed place · Museums
Seattle West Seattle Historical Society
The Birthplace of Seattle Log House Museum serves as the headquarters for the Southwest Seattle Historical Society, preserving th…
Source-backed place · Public art
Sentinels of the Sound
Two towering stainless steel sculptures by Michael B. S. Baker, serving as a luminous gateway to the Washington State Convention…
Source-backed place · Public art
Statue of Liberty on Alki Beach
A charming miniature replica of Lady Liberty, donated by the Boy Scouts in 1952, standing as a coastal tribute to freedom and Sea…
Source-backed place · History
Stimson-Green Mansion
An exceptional early-20th-century English Tudor Revival mansion in First Hill, designed by Kirtland Cutter for lumberman C.D. Sti…
Source-backed place · Museums
Stonington Gallery
A premier destination in Pioneer Square showcasing contemporary masterworks of Northwest Coast Native art from Alaska and the Pac…
Source-backed place · Parks and outdoors
Sunset Hill Park
Perched atop a 300-foot bluff in the Loyal Heights neighborhood, this scenic park offers sweeping panoramas of the Olympic Mounta…