Chihuly Garden and Glass: Self-Guided Audio Tours

Welcome to Seattle! This self-guided audio tour will walk you around downtown, share historic tidbits and point out the stunning postcard-like architecture. To begin with, you will learn about the glory days and rebirth of the ornate 5th Avenue Theatre, hosting popular musical premieres like Hairspray before the Broadway does. Next, you will get to the iconic Pike Place Market to catch up with its daring history and meet Rachel the Bronze Pig, its mascot. Beneath the Market, you will see a quirky urban artwork, the Gum Wall, which is two million gum pieces attached to the wall by passersby. By the Seattle Art Museum' facade you will spot the famous Hammering Man, a hard-working kinetic sculpture that moves nonstop, and you will learn why it does. Passing by the quaint building of Seattle's oldest and most prestigious social club called Rainier Club, you will hear about its high-profile members like Mark Twain and Bill Clinton. Don't miss an aerial view of Seattle while on the tour. For that, you can climb the 73d floor of the tallest building in the entire Washington, the modern Columbia Center. Or, you can take the old-fashioned elevator to the deck on the 35th floor of the Smith Tower, the oldest one in the area. Finally, you will get a glimpse of the city's early days in the 1850s at the Pioneer Square, its fisrt neighborhood. Join the tour to see how old and new images of Seattle are mixed!

Seattle Center Monorail provides a fast, direct connection between downtown Seattle and the Seattle Center. The Monorail's downtown Westlake Station is on the third floor of Westlake Center Mall near Pike Place Market, the Seattle Convention Center, and all major downtown Seattle hotels. The Monorail's Seattle Center Station is located at Seattle Center, a premier arts and culture hub featuring over 30 popular attractions including the Space Needle, Chihuly Garden and Glass, Pacific Science Center, Museum of Pop Culture, and more.

This is how we zoo it! Skip the lines to Woodland Park Zoo and hang with over 300 different animal species in lush green surroundings. Woodland Park Zoo has sparked delight, discovery, and unforgettable memories for more than 120 years, teaching people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities to understand and protect wildlife. Get your Woodland Park Zoo tickets and watch animal keeper talks, see birds of prey in flight, and witness the habits of gorillas, primates, grizzlies, and more at Seattle’s award-winning zoo.

Seattle is a pretty chilled out place as far as American cities go, perhaps thanks to the level-headed locals and its mountainous surroundings. Gain a full appreciation of the city when you see it from the 73rd floor of the Columbia Center. A ticket for the Sky View Observatory will let you see an amazing skyline unfurled before you in one magical panorama, with Mount Rainier, the Olympic Mountains, and Mount Baker looming dramatically in the distance. Up and away!

Linger in the East Garden, home to the oldest working Finnish Sauna on display in North America. Trace the paths of the Labyrinth on the South Terrace, and navigate the light-filled Fjord Hall on the first floor, which showcases both temporary exhibitions and a permanent installation of glass birds. These birds symbolize the constant migration of ideas and influences between the Nordic countries and the Pacific Northwest. The National Nordic Museum opened in its current location in 2018 to award-winning acclaim. It has since become a "must-see" on several tourism lists. Rick Steves even raved about it! Flash your National Nordic Museum tickets inside and explore a rotating schedule of exhibitions from top Nordic museums, galleries, and artists. There are also over 100 events a year to get involved in!

Welcome to Seattle, a city that treats to an intricate array of giant public artworks scattered at every step. Art lovers will be delighted to experience it with this in-app audio tour! The tour starts at the Seattle Center, a civic gathering place and home to the city's foremost structures and several large-scale creations at once. You will pass by the Museum of Pop Culture, which looks like a striking sculpture rather than just a building and houses legendary pop culture artifacts. While going to your next location, see the iconic Space Needle, the city's tallest observation tower. Get to "Sonic Bloom," an installation educating about solar energy. You will also get a chance to visit the captivating Chihuly Garden and Glass botanist-themed exhibition. Then, you will walk down to the waterfront and the lawny Olympic Sculpture Park and can accompany the monumental enigmatic ECHO sculpture in looking at Elliott Bay. On your way, downtown, be all eyes and see the weather played by Angie's umbrella sculpture, a lovely kinetic art piece. Next, stroll the vibrant Pike Market, where you will go through fishmongers to discover a special spot to admire the views over Puget Sound fjord. In the end, consider visiting the Seattle Art Museum with artworks from all over the world, including those of the original residents of the Northwest Coast. Get ready to explore Seattle's urban art scene that makes the city so unique and cozy!

This self-guided audio walking tour explores Seattle’s historic core, waterfront, and skyline landmarks. It is ideal for first-time visitors, city lovers, and travelers curious about how a port town grew into a modern urban center shaped by fire, trade, public life, and bold design. The route begins at CenturyLink Field, now Lumen Field, where the city’s energy feels loud and immediate. From there, you walk into Pioneer Square to see red-brick facades, the Memorial to Fallen Firefighters, leafy Occidental Square, and the striking white profile of Smith Tower. The tour then passes through the civic center of King County before descending to the Seattle Waterfront, with ferries, piers, gulls, and wide views across Elliott Bay. Next, you climb toward Pike Place Market, where neon signs, flower stalls, and fresh seafood create one of Seattle’s most vivid street scenes. The walk continues through Downtown Seattle, where glass towers rise above older storefronts, and ends at the Space Needle in Seattle Center. Along the way, the most memorable moments include standing among the oldest streets in the city, hearing the waterfront come alive with boats and seabirds, watching daily life unfold at Pike Place Market, and finishing beneath the Space Needle with Seattle spread around you like a living map.