The Best of Seattle City Highlights Tour

Key facts

What's included

Itinerary

1. Stop 1

   Celebrate the Holiday's - “Holiday magic awaits with a festive bonus stop added to our itinerary.”

   30 minutes

2. Stop 2

   Birth of UPS commemorated here. A private garden with an unusually large water feature that looks like your at Mt. Rainier National park.

   5 minutes

3. Stop 3

   After the Timber and Fishing industries the Klondike gold rush put Seattle on the map. Restroom opportunity.

   5 minutes

4. Stop 4

   there is a lot going on here, Oldest glass blowing studio in Seattle where they are making glass art live, Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park, Waterfall Garden Park (birthplace of UPS), Occidental Park, Firefighter's Memorial, art galleries, antique stores, no chain- unique retail shops.

   15 minutes

5. Stop 5 Pass by

   open air stadium where NFL Seattle Seahawks, and MLS Seattle Sounders FC play.

6. Stop 6 Pass by

   this is a optional part of the tour that may or may not be done depending on time. Wing Luke Asian museum, Pin Ball Museum, Tong Buildings

7. Stop 7 Pass by

   Where the MLB Mariners play- unique retractable roof.

8. Stop 8 Pass by

   A must stop if visiting Chinatown

9. Stop 9 Pass by

   a distinctive building designed by Rem Koolhaas.

10. Stop 10

    See and taste the soul of Seattle. Food vendors, flowers, fishmongers, spice merchants, foreign delicatessens, the first Starbucks store, and Seattle's grossest attraction the gum-wall. We try to stop and let you out to grab a bite to eat. Restroom opportunity. Local food traditions and specialties. If stop is not possible then food can be purchased at Fisherman's terminal.

    20 minutes

11. Stop 11 Pass by

    Learn about the Iron Dragon

12. Stop 12 Pass by

    Space needle, Mopop, Chihuly Garden and Glass, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle Grace Hospital (film location, Grey's Anatomy )

13. Stop 13

    one or two or three viewpoints of Seattle, both sides of the isthmus that is Seattle the Salt water side and the fresh water side. Kerry Park, the Lynn st. viewpoint.

    25 minutes

14. Stop 14

    Classic Seattle viewpoint, a photo here proves you are in Seattle. views of Mt. Rainier.

    5 minutes

15. Stop 15 Pass by

    A unique building right in the heart of the Amazon Campus full of exotic plants.

16. Stop 16

    view from Queen Ann Hill

    5 minutes

17. Stop 17

    view from above. a cool park in Seattle where they used to make gas for the streetlights in Seattle.

    5 minutes

18. Stop 18

    view from the Lynn St Viewpoint.

    5 minutes

19. Stop 19

    view from above.

    5 minutes

20. Stop 20

    a funky neighborhood with diverting attractions: the Troll, Lenin statue (not John Lennon), Theo's Chocolates, part of the berlin wall and lots of art.

    10 minutes

21. Stop 21 Pass by

    See a giant art installation under at bridge inspired by the childhood book (3 Billy Goats Gruff)

22. Stop 22 Pass by

    view from Queen Ann hill

23. Stop 23

    basically, a lock is an elevator for boats- at the transition of salt and fresh water the locks allow the boats to back and forth between Puget Sound and the lakes. Additionally, Salmon, Seals, Sealions, nesting Great Blue Herons and other wildlife can be seen here regularly. Restroom opportunity.

    30 minutes

24. Stop 24 Pass by

    the Seattle aquarium, the Great Wheel, the Edgewater Hotel (the only hotel you can fish out of your window), Ferry Terminals, Victoria Clipper, and Ivar's Acres of Clams. Also the SAM sculpture garden park.

25. Stop 25 Pass by

    Lit up at night on the water makes for another place for great views and great fun too.

26. Stop 26 Pass by

    contains life from the Salish Sea

27. Stop 27

    Seattle has a huge fishing fleet. Ships from the tv show "Deadliest Catch" harbor here. A chance to get Chowder, Fish and Chips or other food items. restroom opportunity.

    10 minutes

Meeting point & pickup

Pickup available, or meet at the start point

Please contact Customized Tours to confirm your selected hotel location is within our pickup zone to receive a accurate pickup time.

How to get there

Pickup is available from 58 listed hotels. Exact pickup time is confirmed after booking.

Cancellation & confirmation