Seattle Downtown Walking Tour

Pike Place Market Big Sign - Seattle, Washington, USA

DISTANCE

4 miles / 6.5 kms

DIFFICULTY

Easy

TRAIL TYPE

Loop

SEASON

Year-round

Seattle is known for several iconic tourist attractions, the Space Needle and Pike Place Market.

This walking tour takes you on a nice loop which covers the highlights of downtown Seattle.

Stop 1: Pike Place Market (Pike St and 1st Ave) is a 3 square block area featuring the market itself and surrounding stores, coffee shops, bars, and restaurants, and dessert places. This is a fun area to explore for an hour or two. The highlights include:

The original Starbucks coffeeshop.

The fish market where they throw the fish.

The actual market stalls and small stores.

Stop 2: Two blocks down to the Elliot Bay waterfront, the Seattle Great Wheel, Wings Over Washington, and the Seattle Aquarium, are located.

Stop 3: Westlake Mall

Stop 4: The Space Needle and the surrounding area includes the following highlights:

- Museum of Pop Culture

- Pacific Science Center

- Key Arena

- Memorial Stadium

- Seattle Children's Museum

- PACCAR IMAX Theater