Facts checked against live data · 21 Oct 2026

Seattle · Places to Visit

13 Best Places to Visit in Seattle

The top Places to Visit in Seattle, United States, ranked by traveler ratings and how many people rated them. Every spot is a real, verified venue — facts checked against live Google data.

The list

  1. Chihuly Garden and Glass — Seattle hidden gem
    Seattle · ★ 4.7

    Chihuly Garden and Glass

    Chihuly Garden and Glass sits at the base of the Space Needle in Seattle Center, and it's worth two hours of your day whether or not you're doing the Needle itself.

  2. The Museum of Flight — Seattle attraction
    Seattle · ★ 4.8

    The Museum of Flight

    The Museum of Flight, in Seattle's Georgetown/Tukwila area next to Boeing Field, is one of the world's largest air and space museums and open daily from 10am to 5pm. 4.8★ (18,548 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.

  3. Washington Park Arboretum — Seattle attraction
    Seattle · ★ 4.8

    Washington Park Arboretum

    Washington Park Arboretum in Seattle's Madison Valley/Montlake area is open daily from 8am to 8pm and free to walk any time during those hours. 4.8★ (8,277 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.

  4. Olympic Sculpture Park — Seattle hidden gem
    Seattle · ★ 4.5

    Olympic Sculpture Park

    Olympic Sculpture Park sits in Seattle's Belltown neighbourhood at 2901 Western Ave, a 9-acre outdoor branch of the Seattle Art Museum that zigzags down to the Elliott Bay shoreline. 4.5★ (9,549 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.

  5. The Pink Door — Seattle restaurant
    Seattle · ★ 4.6

    The Pink Door

    The Pink Door is the unmarked Italian trattoria hidden down Post Alley in Pike Place Market, known for its Elliott Bay-view terrace, red-sauce classics, and nightly cabaret and trapeze acts over the dining room.

  6. The Gum Wall — Seattle attraction
    Seattle · ★ 4.2

    The Gum Wall

    The Gum Wall is a gum-plastered brick wall in Post Alley, tucked under Pike Place Market, just downhill from the Market Theater.

  7. Pike Place Fish Market — Seattle hidden gem
    Seattle · ★ 4.6

    Pike Place Fish Market

    Pike Place Fish Market sits just inside the main arcade of Pike Place Market in downtown Seattle, right at the corner of Pike St and Pike Place. 4.6★ (4,491 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.

  8. Le Panier — Seattle trendy
    Seattle · ★ 4.7

    Le Panier

    Le Panier is a French-style bakery on Pike Place in Seattle's Pike Place Market, best known for its lavender shortbread and towers of macarons. 4.7★ (3,102 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.

  9. Seattle Washington Temple — Seattle attraction
    Seattle · ★ 4.9

    Seattle Washington Temple

    The Seattle Washington Temple sits in Bellevue at 2808 148th Ave SE, not in Seattle proper, so plan your drive or rideshare accordingly. 4.9★ (1,791 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.

  10. Biang Biang Noodles — Seattle restaurant
    Seattle · ★ 4.5

    Biang Biang Noodles

    Head to Biang Biang Noodles on E Pike St in Capitol Hill for hand-slapped, wide biangbiang noodles doused in chili oil, plus dumplings and baos in a loud, industrial dining room. 4.5★ (1,570 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.

  11. Jack's Fish Spot — Seattle restaurant
    Seattle · ★ 4.1

    Jack's Fish Spot

    Jack's Fish Spot is a no-frills seafood counter inside Pike Place Market, best for a quick bowl of chowder, a crab cocktail, or a fresh oyster shooter eaten standing up at the marble bar.

  12. Ba Bar Green — Seattle restaurant
    Seattle · ★ 4.6

    Ba Bar Green

    Ba Bar Green sits at 500 Terry Ave N in South Lake Union, Seattle's biotech and tech corridor, and it's the all-vegan spinoff of the Vietnamese Ba Bar restaurants. 4.6★ (208 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.

  13. Pike Place Market — Seattle restaurant
    Seattle

    Pike Place Market

    Skip the fish-throwing crowds and eat your way through Pike Place Market instead: start with a piroshky at Piroshky Piroshky, grab a crab cocktail or salmon at the fishmongers along the main arcade, get a fresh doughnut from Daily Dozen, and finish with clam chowder in a bread bowl.

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