# Things to see in Seattle (United States): 96 places and when to go

> Seattle is a major city in United States with around 3,074,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 96 places in and around it, mainly Food and drink (42), History (18), Nature (16). The best known are Space Needle, Museum of Pop Culture and Elliott Bay. The best time to come is March to October; also possible: November to February. In June there are 15 h 45 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 15. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/seattle/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-08
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** United States · 47.5719, -122.3419
- **Population:** About 3,074,000
- **Places:** 96 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/gastronomia/) (42) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/historia/) (18) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/naturaleza/) (16) · [Architecture](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/arquitectura/) (9) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/fauna/) (6) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/museos/) (5)
- **Best time:** March to October.
- **Also possible:** November to February.
- **Nearest airport:** SFO San Francisco, 1,108 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Seattle

The places in and around Seattle, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Space Needle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/space-needle/): Observation tower in Seattle, Washington, United States · 5.4 km
- [Museum of Pop Culture](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/mopop-museum-of-pop-culture/): Museum in Seattle, Washington, USA · 5.5 km
- [Elliott Bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/elliott-bay/): Bay of Puget Sound at Seattle, Washington, United States of America · 5.1 km
- [Seattle Art Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/seattle-art-museum/): Art museum in Seattle, Washington · 4.0 km
- [King Street Station](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/seattle-king-street/): Train station in Seattle, Washington, United States · 3.0 km
- [Seattle Center](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/seattle-center/): Arts, educational, tourism and entertainment center in Seattle, Washington, United States · 5.6 km
- [Port Gamble, Washington](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/port-gamble/): History · 36 km
- [Henry Art Gallery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/henry-art-gallery/): University art museum in Seattle, Washington · 9.7 km
- [Museum of Flight](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/museum-of-flight/): Aerospace museum in Seattle, Washington, United States · 6.8 km
- [Seattle Great Wheel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/seattle-great-wheel/): Ferris wheel in Seattle, Washington, U.S · 3.8 km
- [Aurora Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/aurora-avenue-north/): Highway bridge crossing the Lake Washington Ship Canal in Seattle, Washington · 8.4 km
- [Seattle Aquarium](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/seattle-aquarium/): Public aquarium in Seattle, Washington, U.S · 4.0 km
- [Seattle Asian Art Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/seattle-asian-art-museum/): Art museum in Seattle, Washington · 6.8 km
- [Seattle Washington Temple](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/seattle-washington-temple/): Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Bellevue, Washington · 15 km
- [Squak Mountain](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/squak-mountain-state-park/): Mountain in United States of America · 23 km
- [Cougar Mountain](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/wilderness-peak/): Mountain in King County, Washington state, United States of America · 20 km
- [Woodland Park Zoo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/woodland-park-zoo/): Zoo in Seattle, Washington, United States · 11 km
- [Alki Point Light](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/alki-point-lighthouse/): Lighthouse in Washington, United States · 5.9 km
- [Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/homer-m-hadley-memorial-bridge/): Interstate 90 bridge opened in 1989 to augment the Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge · 5.7 km
- [Panama Hotel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/panama-hotel/): Hotel in Seattle · 3.3 km
- [Shilshole Bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/shilshole-bay/): Bay of Puget Sound west of Ballard, Seattle, Washington, United States of America · 13 km
- [West Point Light](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/west-point-light/): Lighthouse in Washington, United States · 12 km
- [Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/lacey-v-murrow-memorial-bridge/): Floating bridge opened in 1940 carrying eastbound Interstate 90 out of Seattle, Washington, United States · 5.7 km
- [Point Robinson Light](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/point-robinson-lighthouse/): Lighthouse in Washington, United States · 21 km

And the other 72, by what you come to do:

- **Nature**: [Salmon Bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/salmon-bay/), [Union Bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/union-bay/), [Bellevue Botanical Garden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/jardin-botanico-de-bellevue/), [Schmitz Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/schmitz-preserve-park/), [Union Bay Natural Area](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/union-bay-natural-area/), [Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/cougar-mountain-regional-wildland-park/), [Foulweather Bluff](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/foulweather-bluff/), [Seattle Japanese Garden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/japanese-garden/), [Smith Cove](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/smith-cove/), [Teekalet Bluff](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/teekalet-bluff/), [Seacrest Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/seacrest-park/)
- **History**: [United States lightship Swiftsure](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/swiftsure-lv-83/), [Virginia V](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/virginia-v/), [Arthur Foss](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/arthur-foss/), [Duwamish](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/duwamish/), [Statue of Leif Erikson](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/leif-erikson-statue/), [Schmitz Park Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/southwest-admiral-way/), [Lotus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/lotus/), [Pioneer Square pergola](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/pioneer-square-pergola/), [Quarters A](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/quarters-a/), [Quarters B](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/quarters-b/)
- **Architecture**: [Hood Canal Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/hood-canal-bridge/)
- **Beaches**: [Case Shoal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/case-shoal/), [Decatur Reef](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/decatur-reef/), [Tyee Shoal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/tyee-shoal/)
- **Food and drink**: [Corner Market](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/corner-market/), [Sanitary Market](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/sanitary-public-market/), [Bacovino](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/bacovino/), [Bickersons Brewhouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/bickersons-brewhouse/), [Big Block Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/big-block-brewing/), [Bizarre Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/bizarre-brewing/), [Camp Colvos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/camp-colvos/), [Cold Crash Brewing Co. Tasting Room](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/cold-crash-brewing-co-tasting-room/), [Darby Winery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/darby-winery/), [Dirty Couch Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/dirty-couch-brewing/), [Dragon's Head Cider](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/dragon-s-head-cider/), [Dragon's Head Cider Tasting Room](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/dragon-s-head-cider-tasting-room/), [Fair Isle Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/fair-isle-brewing/), [Figurehead Brewing Co.](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/figurehead-brewing-co/), [Figurehead Stone Way](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/figurehead-stone-way/), [Flying Bike Co-op Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/flying-bike-co-op-brewery/), [Flying Lion Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/flying-lion-brewing/), [Four Generals Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/four-generals-brewing/), [Fremont Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/fremont-brewing-company/), [Halcyon Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/halcyon-brewing-company/), [Hildegard Botanicals & Ferments](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/hildegard-botanicals-ferments/), [Holy Mountain Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/holy-mountain-brewing/), [House of Smith Wines Jet City](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/house-of-smith-wines-jet-city/), [Ladd & Lass Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/ladd-lass-brewing/), [Lucky Envelope Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/lucky-envelope-brewing/), [Machine House Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/machine-house-brewery/), [Maritime Pacific Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/maritime-pacific-brewing-company/), [Métier Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/metier-brewing-company/), [No 6 Cidery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/no-6-cidery/), [Old Log Cabin Distillery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/old-log-cabin-distillery/), [Oppegaard Meadery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/oppegaard-meadery/), [Outer Planet Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/outer-planet-brewing/), [Reuben's Brews Production Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/reuben-s-brews-production-brewery/), [Standard Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/standard-brewing/), [Stottle Winery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/stottle-winery/), [Stoup Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/stoup-brewing/), [Sun Liquor Distillery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/sun-liquor-distillery/), [Two Beers Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/two-beers-brewing-company/), [Urban Family Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/urban-family-brewery/), [Vashon Brewing Co. Tasting Room](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/vashon-brewing-co-tasting-room/), [Westland Distillery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/westland-distillery/), [Wildwood Spirits Co.](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/wildwood-spirits-co/)
- **Hiking**: [East Lake Sammamish Trail](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/east-lake-sammamish-trail/)
- **Hot springs**: [Hothouse Spa & Sauna](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/hothouse-spa-sauna/), [Public Sink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/public-sink/)
- **Stargazing**: [Solstice Park Sundial](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/solstice-park-sundial/)
- **Diving**: [Dauntless](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/ss-dauntless/)

## When to go to Seattle

The best time to visit Seattle is **March to October**; also possible: November to February. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 8 h 38 |
| February | Possible | 10 h |
| March | Best time | 11 h 35 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 24 |
| May | Best time | 14 h 55 |
| June | Best time | 15 h 45 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 24 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 04 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 19 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 35 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 01 |
| December | Possible | 8 h 15 |

In June there are 15 h 45 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 15. In June, 95 of the 96 places are at their best.

When to go to United States in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Seattle

The nearest main airport is San Francisco International Airport (SFO, San Francisco), 1,108 km as the crow flies. How to get around United States (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=47.5719%2C-122.3419)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.5719%2C-122.3419)

## Other towns nearby

- [Bremerton, Washington](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/bremerton/): 36 places · 23 km
- [Woodinville](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/woodinville/): 36 places · 24 km
- [Snoqualmie](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/snoqualmie/): 12 places · 37 km
- [Tacoma, Washington](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/tacoma/): 36 places · 42 km
- [Everett, Washington](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/everett/): 21 places · 45 km
- [Hoodsport](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/hoodsport/): 5 places · 63 km

And all of United States, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Seattle?

The best known: [Space Needle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/space-needle/), [Museum of Pop Culture](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/mopop-museum-of-pop-culture/), [Elliott Bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/elliott-bay/), [Seattle Art Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/seattle-art-museum/), [King Street Station](https://kokai.app/en/paises/america/estados-unidos/seattle-king-street/). In all, 96 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Seattle?

March to October; also possible: November to February. In June there are 15 h 45 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 15.

### How do you get to Seattle?

The nearest main airport is San Francisco International Airport (SFO), 1,108 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.5719%2C-122.3419) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Seattle as the destination and these 96 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).