The Pike Place Market to Elliott Bay Walk
Seattle, United States
Walk from the post-fire streets of Downtown Seattle to the salt-air edge of Elliott Bay, tracing how commerce, art, and engineering shaped the city and shoreline. Pass landmark early skyscraper-era hotels and office blocks, the Harbor Steps, the Seattle Art Museum, Pike Place Market, and the modern waterfront promenade. The route ends among gold-rush-era buildings that still frame First Avenue.
The stops
- 01 Grand Pacific Hotel (Seattle)
The Grand Pacific Hotel is a historic building in Seattle, Washington, United States. It located at 1115-1117 1st Avenue between Spring and Seneca Streets in the city's central business district.
- 02 Harbor Steps
These steps are one of the clearest physical proofs that Seattle is a hillside city: they link the retail-and-office grid above to the waterfront below, turning a change in elevation into an everyday pedestrian route and an instant…
- 03 Seattle Art Museum
Seattle’s flagship art museum anchors downtown’s cultural district and links contemporary art to the city’s public realm.
- 04 Pike Place Market
The city’s defining market culture landmark, where commerce, food traditions, and street life have shaped Seattle’s identity for generations.
- 05 Victor Steinbrueck Park
Offers iconic skyline and waterfront viewpoints, named after the architect who helped save Pike Place Market.
- 06 Seattle Aquarium
A major waterfront institution that connects Seattle’s urban core to Puget Sound ecology and the city’s maritime identity.
- 07 Waterfront History
A waterfront interpretive stop that helps visitors understand the transformation of Seattle’s shoreline from working harbor to public promenade.
- 08 The Seattle Great Wheel
A signature waterfront landmark that frames skyline viewpoints and the evolution of the revitalized promenade.
- 09 Elliott Bay
A key waterfront setting for skyline views, ferries, and the maritime character that defines Seattle’s edge.
- 10 Globe Building, Beebe Building and Hotel Cecil
The Globe Building, Beebe Building and the Hotel Cecil are a trio of historic office/hotel buildings located in Downtown Seattle, Washington, United States.
The narration at every stop is in the app — this is the map of where it takes you, with a line on each stop.
Walk The Pike Place Market to Elliott Bay Walk with a voice in your ear.
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