Ships dock
at the Bell Street Pier Cruise Terminal in downtown Seattle, or at Terminal 91,
where you can catch a taxi to downtown’s attractions.
There’s a
lot to see, including the Pike Place Market, America’s oldest continually
operating farmer's market. In addition to the Fish Market, where fish are
tossed through the air before being wrapped for customers, Pike Place features
fruits and vegetables, handicrafts, collectibles and cut flowers.
Seattle’s music
scene is captured in the Experience Music Project, an interactive museum housed
in a building designed by Frank Gehry. There’s lots of music memorabilia, live
performances, and the opportunity to create your own music in a
state-of-the-art studio.
For a look at historic Seattle, visit Pioneer Square, the city’s first
neighborhood, with cobblestone streets and landmark buildings like Smith Tower,
which was for many years the tallest building on the West Coast. The original
buildings of Pioneer Square were mostly destroyed by the Great Seattle Fire of
1889; in rebuilding, the streets were regraded one to two stories higher than
before. Some original sidewalks and storefronts are still intact beneath the
current streets, and you can tour this mysterious “Seattle Underground.”
The Space Needle, an observation tower
built for the 1962 World’s Fair, is an irresistible attraction. The observation
deck provides a 360-degree view of Seattle and its beautiful surroundings.
If you’re
traveling with kids, visit the unusual Gas Works Park, fashioned from an old gasification
plant on the shores of Lake Union. Many of the original buildings still stand,
and some of the old equipment has been reconditioned and painted so that kids
can climb on it.
For more
ideas about things to do in Seattle before, after or during a cruise, talk with
Anitya, your Cruise Holidays personal cruise expert.
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