Plan your trip
Begin with the best time to visit and the weather by month, then compare areas to stay so you can choose a base that suits your days. First-time visitors usually build a day around Pike Place Market, Seattle Center and the waterfront.
Seattle Travel Guide
Coffee, seafood, ballgames and a famous public market: Seattle gives you plenty to plan around. This Seattle travel guide gathers the citywide questions in one place, covering how to get around, when to come, what to eat, where the teams play and what it costs to live here. Pick the topic you need, or browse every guide below.
All 50 guides
- A Seattle Grunge Tour, Plus Jazz and Hip-Hop Landmarks
- Bainbridge Island Town Guide
- Best Bike Trails in Seattle
- Best Coffee in Seattle
- Best Seattle Breweries
- Best Time to Visit Seattle
- Capitol Hill Station on Seattle Light Rail
- Car Rental in Seattle
- Colleges in Seattle
- Cost of Living in Seattle, WA
- Dog-Friendly Things to Do in Seattle
- How to Find Locally Owned Businesses in Seattle
- King Street Station
- Link Light Rail Schedule
- Map of Seattle, Washington
- Mayor of Seattle
- Minimum Wage in Seattle, WA
- Moving to Seattle, WA
- Native American Tribes in Washington State
- Parking in Seattle
- Pike Place Market
- Seattle Airport Layover
- Seattle Ferry Terminal Guide
- Seattle Filming Locations
- Seattle History Through Its Landmarks and Neighborhoods
- Seattle Kraken Tickets and Climate Pledge Arena Guide
- Seattle Mariners Tickets and T-Mobile Park Game Day Guide
- Seattle Population
- Seattle Pride and LGBTQ+ Seattle
- Seattle Public Library Museum Pass
- Seattle Public Transportation
- Seattle Seahawks Tickets and Game Day at Lumen Field
- Seattle Sounders Guide
- Seattle Sports Teams
- Seattle to Vancouver
- Seattle to Victoria BC
- Seattle WA Weather by Month
- Seattle Water Taxi Guide
- Seattle Waterfront Guide
- Seattle ZIP Code Guide
- Seattle, WA Sales Tax
- South Lake Union Streetcar and First Hill Line Guide
- Things to Do in Seattle Center
- Train from Seattle to Portland
- Visiting the University of Washington Seattle Campus
- What Food Is Seattle Famous For? Iconic Dishes and Spots
- Wheelchair Accessible Seattle
- Where to Find the Best Seafood in Seattle, Dish by Dish
- Where to Stay in Seattle
- White Center Guide
Get around the city
Start with our public transportation guide, which walks you through the whole system. Want the details on a single line? Read up on Link light rail and the streetcars. If you are weighing whether to drive, see car rental in Seattle before you decide.
- Seattle Public Transportation
- Link Light Rail Schedule
- South Lake Union Streetcar and First Hill Line Guide
Eat and drink
Come hungry and start with the food Seattle is known for. From there, dig deeper into seafood, coffee and breweries, each with a guide of its own.
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Catch a game
Get the big picture from our guide to every venue. Then head to the single guides, which cover the Seahawks at Lumen Field, the Mariners at T-Mobile Park, the Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena and the Sounders.
- Seattle Sports Teams
- Seattle Seahawks Tickets and Game Day at Lumen Field
- Seattle Mariners Tickets and T-Mobile Park Game Day Guide
Live here
Thinking of staying longer? Read about moving to Seattle, then get a sense of the cost of living, the minimum wage and the city's ZIP codes.
Explore history and culture
Spend time with the city's history through its landmarks, and discover Native history and sites. Follow the music through grunge, jazz and hip-hop landmarks, and get to know LGBTQ+ Seattle.
Frequently asked questions
Most first trips begin with Pike Place Market, Seattle Center and the waterfront. Our one-day itinerary shows how to fit them together on foot.
Link light rail is the usual way. Our airport guides compare it with the other options.