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Pioneer Square Historic District, Seattle, WA

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Pioneer Square Historic District

Pioneer Square Historic District is a sightseeing stop in Seattle, WA, part of the Seattle guide. Cost: free.

Pioneer Square · Seattle, WA

Why you should go…

Rebuilt in brick and stone after the Great Fire of 1889, Pioneer Square is Seattle's oldest neighborhood and a National Historic District. Cast-iron storefronts now hold galleries, bookshops, and bars, and the neighborhood anchors the city's gallery walk on First Thursdays.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Pioneer Square Historic District, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Tours
    Quirky Fun

    Bill Speidel's Underground Tour

    $25–$50

    A guided walk through the buried storefronts left underground after Seattle rebuilt above them.

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  • Sightseeing
    Local Gem

    Pioneer Square

    Free

    Guide to Pioneer Square, Seattle's historic Victorian-era neighborhood of galleries, shops, and restaurants.

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  • Tours
    History Buff

    Beneath the Streets

    $25–$50

    Guided walking tour of Pioneer Square's historic underground passageways in old Seattle.

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  • Tours
    Family Favorite

    Clipper Vacations

    $50+

    Seattle to Victoria passenger ferry and Salish Sea whale watching cruises from Pier 69.

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  • Sightseeing
    Quirky Fun

    Gum Wall

    Free

    Walk down Post Alley below Pike Place Market past brick walls coated inches thick in colorful chewed gum.

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    Local Gem

    King County

    Free

    The Seattle area county spanning Puget Sound waterfront, mountain trails and big city attractions.

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