Attractions
Family FavoriteSeattle Aquarium
$25–$50A waterfront aquarium on Elliott Bay with sea otters, octopus, and a newly expanded Ocean Pavilion.
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Seattle Great Wheel
Seattle Great Wheel is an attraction in Seattle, WA, part of the Seattle guide. Cost: under $25.
1301 Alaskan Way · Seattle, WA
Why you should go…
Opened in 2012 at the end of Pier 57, the Great Wheel extends 40 feet out over the water for unobstructed views of the bay, the skyline, and the Olympic Mountains. Rides last about three loops and run after dark for lit-up night views.
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What's around here?
The closest stops to Seattle Great Wheel, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.
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Pike Place Chowder
Under $25Grab a bread bowl of clam chowder or a lobster roll and eat under the rotunda like generations of visitors before you.
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Gum Wall
FreeWalk down Post Alley below Pike Place Market past brick walls coated inches thick in colorful chewed gum.
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Pike Place Market
FreeThe country's oldest continuously operated public market, famous for flying fish and fresh flowers.
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Seattle Glassblowing Studio
FreeA Belltown hot shop offering free live glassblowing demonstrations, hands-on classes and a gallery of blown glass art.
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St. James Cathedral
FreeSeattle's Roman Catholic cathedral on First Hill, dedicated in 1907 and open daily for free visits to its stained glass, art and pipe organs.
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