Seattle Highlights and Hidden Gems Tour

Sightseeing  :  United States  :  Washington  :  Seattle  :  City Tours

Four-hour private city tour covering Seattle downtown popular attractions, area neighborhoods and incredible views of Puget Sound. Learn local and regional history and geology, and current Northwest trends in this vibrant and growing city. Space Needle, Locks, Historic Pioneer Square, Pike Place Market, University of WA, Fremont, Magnolia, Glass Blowing, and more, of course!This four-hour tour begins at your hotel or B&B and is customized to your specific interests. Your guide is very knowledgeable about the smallest details not known to many other guides, like a beaver lodge -where beaver live, in Seattle. So no matter your route, your guide will surprise you with little secrets of Seattle and hidden gems.

• Stop 1, is at Gasworks Park, a 10 minute stop with a fantastic view across Lake Union of Seattle. The park itself is on the National Register of Historic Places. We then travel through quirky Fremont with loads of unique art, like a missile/rocket and the troll.
• Stop 2, after seeing Fishermen's Terminal is the Locks, you'll have 30 minutes to explore the dam, the glass-wall fish ladder and watch boats go through the locks. There are lots of Great Blue Herons here.
• Stop 3, after seeing the viewpoint of Puget Sound from Magnolia Bluff, is the Space Needle, a 10 minute stop for photos. It's easy to get here via the monorail later.
• Stop 4, 15 minutes in Historic Pioneer Square, and hear about United Parcel Service beginnings and see Waterfall Park, visit a glass-blowing studio, and learn about Seattle's early history in a grand 1890 setting.
• Stop 5, Pike Place Market. We offer you the choice to end the tour here or be taken back to your hotel/ B&B after our walking tour to share the foods, fragrances, and history of this remarkable farmers market in our downtown.