Tour Information
See Seattle Walking Tours
www.see-seattle.com; 425.226.7641
phone
Explores downtown Seattle with a knowledgeable guide and visits Pike
Place Market, the waterfront, Pioneer Square area and the International
District. Tours start at $20 and are offered for half or full days.
Seattle Walking Tours
www.seattlewalkingtours.com/walk_tour.htm;
425.885.3173 phone
These tours, which focus on local history and hidden locations,
wind their way from the International District to Pike Place Market
passing historic buildings, public art and scenic vistas. $15 per
person by reservation only.
Gray Line of Seattle
www.graylineofseattle.com;
800.426.7532, 206.624.5077 phone
Get an overview of Seattle’s main attractions with a city
tour on Gray Line of Seattle. Tours start at $29 for a half-day
tour. Gray Line also offers other tour options include tours to
Mount Rainer National Park or the Boeing plant in Everett. Gray
Line also operates a Double-Decker Tour in open-top busses and departs
from six stops around Seattle. $17 adults and $14.50 children.
Seattle Duck Tours
www.seattleducktours.net;
800.817.1116, 206.441.DUCK phone
Ducks, World War II amphibious vehicles, provide these tours of
Seattle on both land and water. Duck tours take in the standard
Seattle sights then plunge into Lake Union for a tour of the Portage
Bay waterfront. 90-minute tours leave from the parking lot across
from the Space Needle. $23 adults and $13 for children; reservations
recommended.
Underground Tour
www.undergroundtour.com; 206.682.4646
phone
Bill Speidel’s Underground Tour is a leisurely, guided walking
tour beneath Seattle’s sidewalks and streets. While you roam
the subterranean passages that were once the main roadways and first-floor
storefronts of old, downtown Seattle, tour guides will regale you
with humorous stories the pioneers didn’t want you to hear.
Tour includes six flights of stairs, uneven terrain and spotty lighting.
$11 adults, $9 seniors (60+ years), $9 students and $5 children
(7-12 years).
Argosy Cruises
www.argosycruises.com; 800.642.7816,
206.623.1445 phone
See Seattle from a variety of aquatic perspectives on a 1-hour cruise
that departs from Pier 55 or a 2 ½ - hour cruise from Lake
Union which goes through the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks to Elliot
Bay. Cruises start at $17.25 for adults and $7.75 for children;
reservations recommended.
Boeing – Everett Tour Center
www.boeing.com/companyoffices/aboutus/tours;
800.464.1476 phone
Tour the single largest building in the world. As you tour the building,
which housed Boeing’s Everett assembly plant, you will see
airplanes in various stages of assembly, manufacture and flight
test. Call ahead for directions and to reserve tickets. $15 for
adults, $8 for children. (Children must be at least 4’ tall
to go on the tour.)
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