Walking Tours

Seattle Walking Tours

There are several walking tour options. Savor Seattle Food tours has three different food based tours downtown Seattle. Seattle By Foot offers four tours throughout downtown Seattle. There are several maps for art tours and the Seattle Architecture Foundation offers numerous architecture tours throughout the Seattle area.

Savor Seattle Food Tours

Pike Place Market Food and Cultural Tour

Sights: Low-flying Alderwood smoked salmon, America's best clam chowder & seafood bisque, #1 artisan handmade cheese in Washington, chef Tom Douglas's crab cakes, fresh and exotic seasonal fruit, savory Russianpiroshky pastries, piping hot mini-doughnuts, cherry-inspired treats, and locally-roasted Coffee

Tour Length: 2 hours

Hours:

Morning: 10:00 AM*

January - December: Daily

*If tour fills, additional ones may be offered at 9:30 AM and 10:30 AM

Afternoon: 2:00 PM*

June - September: Wednesday - Monday (Peak)

October - May: Friday - Sunday (Regular)

*If tour fills, additional one may be offered at 2:30 PM

Fees: $37.44 ($41.00 with tax)

Location: 1st Ave and Pike St

Gourmet Seattle Food and Cultural Tour

Sights: Washington wine and craft beers, Chef Kerry Sear’s gourmet mini-burgers, chef Tom Douglas’s “serious” artisan pizza, all-natural pork salami and sausage, seafood and saffron risotto, seared duck cake and sangria, Dungeness crab chowder, spent-grain beer bread, and homemade Italian gelato and sorbet

Tour Length: 3 hours

Hours: 2:00 PM*

January - February: Friday and Saturday

March, November, and December:

Thursday - Saturday

April and October: Monday, Wednesday - Saturday

May - September: Monday - Saturday

*If tour fills, additional one may be offered

Fees: $59.36 ($65.00 with tax)

Location: 4th Ave and Olive Way

Chocolate Indulgence Tour

Sights: Decadent chocolate truffles and caramels, Mini cupcakes and chocolate enrobed brownies, Tom Douglas's famous Triple Coconut Cream Pie, Gourmet popcorn flavors with chocolate, nuts, and cocoa nibs, White chocolate raspberry cheesecake, Colombian drinking chocolate, A hand-crafted chocolate cocktail, Smooth and creamy gelato and sorbet, Chocolate truffle cookies

Tour Length: 2 hours

Hours: 11:00 AM

January - February: Friday and Saturday

March, November, & December: Friday - Sunday

April and October: Friday - Monday

May - September: Thursday - Monday

*If tour fills, additional one may be offered at 11:30 AM

Fees: $44.75 ($49.00 with tax)

Location: 4th Ave and Olive Way

Seattle By Foot Tours

City Tour

Sights: Three urban parks, start of Seattle’s great fire Seattle Central Library, learn how to use the free transportation

Tour Length: 2.25 hours

Tour Maximum: 15 people

Hours: Friday and Saturday: 2:00 PM

Fees: $19.00 (in advance)

$22.00 (walk up, cash only)

Location:

Start: Seattle Coffee Works, 107 Pike St

Arrive 15 minutes early

End: Sculpture Park

Sports on Tap

Sights: Three sports bars, stories and Q&A with sportswriters Art Thiel (SeattlePI.com) and Jim Caple (ESPN.com)

Tour Length: 2.5 hours

Notes: Must be 21 or older

Hours: Groups of 10+, call to set up

Fees: $25.00 (fees do not include tickets, food, or drinks)

Location:

Start: Pyramid Brewery and Alehouse across from Safeco Field, 1201 1st Ave S

Arrive 15 minutes early

End: F.X. McRoy's

Coffee Crawl

Sights: Sampling of Seattle’s coffee at several cafes, roast of Seattle coffee lore, blending of coffee history facts and culture, and local highlight (gossip, history, and architecture)

Tour Length: 2.25 hours

Tour Maximum: 15 people

Notes: Must be 13 or older to sample coffee

Hours: Friday - Sunday: 10:00 AM

Fees: $24.00 (in advance)

$27.00 (walk up, cash only)

Location:

Start: Seattle's Best Coffee in Pike Place Market

Arrive 15 minutes early and meet under the neon coffee mug sign

End: Pioneer Square

Pub Crawl

Sights: Local beer made on site at microbreweries, see brewing process, learn about beer from Seattle and around the world, and city’s oldest taverns where Nirvana played.

Tour Length: 2.5 hours

Notes: Must be 21 or older

Hours: Friday and Saturday: 7:00 PM

Fees: $25.00 (in advance)

$28.00 (walk up, cash only)

(Includes tour, bus fare, taxes, and ticketing fee. Does not include beverages)

Location:

Start: Pike Brewing Co next to Pike Place Market, 1415 1st Ave

Arrive 10 minutes early

End: Post Alley in Pike Place Market

Art Walking Tours

There are several maps available to allow you to do a self art walking tour. You can't beat the price and availability!

Architecture Tours

The Seattle Architecture Foundation offers numerous tours throughout the area. Advanced registration is strongly encouraged. Check individual tour web sites for dates of availability. I believe the tours are all offered at 10:00 AM on Saturdays except for the Green Building and Special Event tours.

Downtown

Architecture 101: Windows on Seattle's Style

Tour Length: 2 hours

Hours: 10:00 AM