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Visiting Seattle

First-day plans, weekend visits, and day trips — plus the Alaska cruise vertical when that frames the trip.

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Visitor guide

Day trips from Seattle

Trips that take you outside the city — ferries, mountains, waterfalls. For a first-day or weekend plan, start with Now for today's conditions, then where to start in the neighborhoods.

Day trips

Day trips from Seattle

Bainbridge Island by ferry, Mount Rainier, Snoqualmie Falls, the Olympic Peninsula. No car required for several.

If your trip has a frame

Sailing an Alaska cruise

Alaska cruise season is the reason most non-resident visitors come to Seattle in summer. It has a full editorial vertical.

Alaska cruises

Cruise terminals

Pier 66 and Pier 91 embarkation playbooks, time-budgeted shore-day itineraries, and honest hotel and parking notes.

Adjacent pages

Today's Seattle
Live current conditions — weather, tide, alerts, what's open.
Transit
Live alerts, driving conditions, and direct links to Metro, Sound Transit, and WSF.
Neighborhoods — where to start
Picking the right base for a short stay or a longer visit.

Useful public links

Official Visitors' Guide
Visit Seattle's official trip-planning reference.
Seattle Center visitor info
Maps, access, and amenities for the Space Needle / SAM Sculpture Park / KEXP campus.
ORCA transit card
Regional transit payment — buses, light rail, ferries, streetcar.