Things to do in Seattle

Though located in the hard-to-reach West Seattle neighborhood, this stretch of sand fills with sunbathers and kite-flyers anytime the temperature breaks... Read More

Famed architect Rem Koolhaas designed Seattle's spectacular flagship library with bent glass panels that make it resemble a slightly off-kilter Rubic's... Read More

Dale Chihuly is one of the Northwest's best-known artists, with his otherworldly glass sculptures gracing public buildings and private collections. In... Read More

Before it was rescued by local billionaire Paul Allen, the Cinerama was a fading movie house from another era. Now, the single curved screen shows... Read More

This museum was born as the Experience Music Project, a grand statement by local billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who wanted a monument... Read More

Only a neighborhood as thoroughly quirky as Fremont would have an actual troll located under a bridge, and the 18-foot concrete one under the Aurora... Read More

What could have been forgotten as an industrial wasteland on the north end of Lake Union was turned into a well-loved park in the 1970s. Though some... Read More

This mechanical wonder is best known as the Ballard Locks; it sits on the channel that links Elliott Bay to Seattle's Lake Union and Lake Washington.... Read More

The Klondike Gold Rush may have taken place in Alaska, but it started here in Seattle—and the rush to dig up the last frontier did as much for the... Read More

The Museum of Flight is located on an airport runway, as is only proper. And from the front door, visitors can see private planes, small commercial... Read More

MOHAI, as it's known by locals, is not just the city's most comprehensive history museum, it's a salute to the tech-heavy roots of Seattle. Interactive... Read More

Though located a short distance from the Seattle Art Museum, which operates the space, the Olympic Sculpture Park is a completely different experience... Read More

Pike Place Market is the city's most famous place to shop, fronted by a fish stall where fishmongers toss each other salmon and halibut over the heads... Read More

Seattle's aquarium isn't just near the water—it's practically in the water, located on a pier that juts into Elliott Bay. The main attractions include a... Read More

364 days a year, a giant, moving sculpture of a hammering man welcomes you to the Seattle Art Museum (he has Labor Day off). Inside, the main lobby is... Read More

The giant Ferris wheel on Seattle's waterfront is a fairly new addition to the skyline—but a hard one to miss. It's located on the end of a pier that... Read More

No icon represents Seattle quite like the Space Needle. Built in 1962 for a futuristic World's Fair, it now sits above the Seattle Center, the perfect... Read More

True to its name, the front door of The Hideout is hard to find, thanks to its dark windows and small sign out front. But make your way in and you'll be... Read More

Seattle was built in strange ways, leveling hills in one section of the city and building on landfill in others. So in the 19th century, when the... Read More