Best of Puget Sound

Puget Sound Essentials

The Puget Sound region is defined by a blend of maritime heritage, industrial innovation, and distinct Pacific Northwest geography. This selection features the Seattle Center’s architectural icons, including the 184-meter Space Needle and the immersive glass installations of Dale Chihuly. Historical highlights include the Romanesque architecture of Pioneer Square and the subterranean passages of the Underground Tour. Nature and engineering intersect at the Ballard Fish Ladder’s salmon viewing windows, the coastal bluffs of Discovery Park, and the massive Boeing assembly plant at the Future of Flight aviation center.

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Space Needle

184-meter tall observation and restaurant tower featuring panoramic aerial views of the city, mountains, and surrounding areas. It includes revolving observation decks and a rotating restaurant with unique architectural design.

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Chihuly Garden and Glass

Chihuly Garden and Glass is an exhibit in the Seattle Center directly next to the Space Needle, showcasing the studio glass of Dale Chihuly.

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MoPOP: Museum of Pop Culture

The Museum of Pop Culture or MoPOP is a nonprofit museum in Seattle, Washington, United States, dedicated to contemporary popular culture.

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Kerry Park

Kerry Park is a small public park and viewpoint on the south slope of Queen Anne Hill in Seattle, Washington, United States.

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Washington State Ferries

Washington State Ferries is a government agency that operates automobile and passenger ferry service in the U.S. state of Washington as…

Jetstar Airways / CC BY-SA 2.0

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Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour

The Future of Flight Aviation Center, officially known as Boeing Future of Flight, is an aviation museum and education center located at…

MarmadukePercy / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Olympic Sculpture Park

The Olympic Sculpture Park, created and operated by the Seattle Art Museum, is a public park with modern and contemporary sculpture in…

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Underground Tour

The Seattle Underground is a network of underground passageways and basements in the Pioneer Square neighborhood of Seattle, Washington,…

Shakespeare / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Gas Works Park

Gas Works Park is a park located in Seattle, Washington, United States.

Joe Mabel / CC-BY-SA-3.0

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Alki Beach Park

Alki Beach Park is a 135.9-acre park located in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington that consists of the Elliott Bay beach…

Joe Mabel / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Ballard Fish Ladder

Part of the locks that provide link between the salt and fresh water - watch salmons and sea lions from the underwater tank.

Seattle Municipal Archives / CC BY 2.0

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Discovery Park

Discovery Park is a 534-acre park on the shores of Puget Sound in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle, Washington.

Joe Mabel / CC-BY-SA-3.0

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Pioneer Square

Pioneer Square is a neighborhood in the southwest corner of Downtown Seattle, Washington, US.

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