Pioneer Square Seattle

Jackson Street & First Avenue, Seattle , Washington, United States - Phone: 206-667-0687
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    Traveler Rating 3.50
    57 reviews 86 travel blogs 70 photos

    Attraction Type:

    Historic walking area, Town center/square/plaza, Scenic/historic walking area

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    2of 313 attractions in Seattle

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    8K Torchlight Run

    While stationed on USS Oldendorf (DD-972) our ship participated in the 1994 Seattle Seafair Fleet Week. While there I decided to participate in the Seafair Torchlight Run. This was an 8K run that started and finished at the Kingdome. The race began at 6:40 p.m. and 53 minutes and 26 seconds later I crossed the finish line to celebrate another …

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    The land of coffee houses

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    I awoke early. People were leaving early. I pushed open the blind above my head to see what time it was. Daylight. I was greeted with the view and message that "Hawaii is closer than ever". Is it? I put my head down and dosed in and out of sleep until 8.15am when I got up and showered and went to investigate the hostels free breakfast.

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    Literally Sleepless in Seattle

    Seattle! Home of grunge and Starbucks! Yes, we found our Mecca! In fact we stumbled upon it on the first day as we drifted with the crowd along Pike Place Market. There it stood... in all it's dark green glory... with a Beatles tribute band playing 'I Feel Fine' outside... with only three members. I did feel fine and we had a great time looking …

Related BlogsPioneer Square Seattle

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    Sleeping in Seattle

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    ... fashion. It also included the main attraction of a wander and explanation of the underground areas in Pioneer Square, which is the oldest section of Seattle. Here's a bit of the amazing history of Seattle: Originally Seattle was founded in 1851 by ...

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    Hello Seattle...........we're listening

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    ... to more shops before back to the library (as visitors get free internet) before a great Thai lunch.  We then moved onto Pioneer Square and the very interesting underground tour.  Basically due to a fire most of it burned down over 100 years ago ...

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    Seattle

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    ... and they call these prices in Seattle "sales"... please.  After window-shopping for more than long enough, we headed for Pioneer Square, the oldest part of the city.  On our way we passed the massive and uniquely designed library.  We walked ...

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    Sleepy in Seattle

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    ... round the Seattle Centre we walked down 5th Ave to the city centre again and had some lunch. In the afternoon we walked to Pioneer Square. They raised the street level of the area after a fire in 1889, and there is an Underground Tour that shows some of ...

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    Finally got away!!!!

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    ... without a doubt was the one selling genuine shrunken heads and deformed freaky animals. It even had mumified bodies!! Checked out Pioneer square with its totem poles, then thought about going up Smith tower...for about a second....but didn't want to ...

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    A Great Time in an Iconic City

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    ... later our faces popped out of the machine on a little rectangular gold coloured pendant. I was so happy! Next we went to see Pioneer Square. It looked old and had lots of character... and lots of tramps. There are more tramps and 'crazies' in Seattle ...

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    Alaskan Sojourn - The Inside Passage

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    ... prospectors during the gold rushes. As I was to learn on the hilarious, and highly recommended, Underground Tour at Pioneer Square, Seattle was a buzzing ground for entrepreneurship, not to mention scams a-plenty, to help "equip" the hapless miners ...

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    Staying with Jules and Emily in Seattle

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    ... slow start, finally headed into town, catching the bus which goes past their house into the city centre. First we went to Pioneer Square, the touristy part of town, where we visited the Elliot Bay Bookstore - a fabulous bookshop - really old and quaint, ...

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    Seattle Arrival

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    ... and checked in to our hotel downtown. We were just a few blocks from all the action. Including Pike's Place, Pioneer Square, Space needle etc. we took a tour of Seattle on a double decker tour bus. It's a good way to orient yourself to a new city. We ...

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    Pike Place Market

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    We really enjoyed going through this market, because it is so different from the high desert we are used to.  I am really impressed with the gorgeous flowers, but the fresh vegetables and fruit are pretty impressive too.  Check out the ...