THE ULTIMATE SEATTLE TRAVEL GUIDE (40+ things to do + tips from a local!)

The must-see Seattle spots; where to eat, drink, and shop; tips on getting here; and tips on getting around. I hope this helps you plan your trip to Seattle!
⇩ Timestamps and links below ⇩

Table of Contents:
0:51 What to do in Seattle
2:53 City Viewpoints
5:26 Where to Eat, Drink, & Shop
5:33 Food
7:45 Dessert & Sweets
10:00 Drinks
12:02 Dranks
13:02 Shopping & Thrifting
15:59 City Venues
17:09 Unique & Seasonal Activities
18:43 When to Visit
20:55 Tips on Getting Here
24:25 Getting Around the City

My other Seattle videos:

☆ WHAT TO DO IN SEATTLE ☆
1. Space Needle
2. Pike Place Market
3. The Gum Wall
4. Chihuly Garden & Glass
5. The Waterfront
6. The Spheres
☆ CITY VIEWPOINTS ☆
1. Pier 62
2. Gas Works Park
3. Kerry Park
4. Water Taxi to West Seattle
5. Ferry Ride to Bainbridge Island or Bremerton
☆ FOOD ☆
1. Pike Place Chowder
2. Ivar's
3. Dick's Drive-In
4. Sisters and Brothers
5. Piroshky Piroshky
6. Seattle Dogs
☆ DESSERT & SWEETS ☆
1. Salt & Straw
2. Molly Moon's
3. Pie Bar
4. Hood Famous Cafe + Bar
5. Hot Cakes
6. Top Pot Doughnuts
7. Bakery Nouveau
☆ DRINKS ☆
1. Original Starbucks
2. Starbucks Reserve Roastery
3. Rachel's Ginger Beer
4. Fremont Brewing
5. Old Stove Brewing
6. mbar
☆ DRANKS ☆
1. Unicorn
2. Still Liquor
3. Neumos
☆ SHOPPING & THRIFTING ☆
1. Fremont Vintage Mall
2. Goodwill (Capitol Hill)
3. Seattle Antiques Market
4. Amazon Go
5. Amazon Go Grocery
6. Amazon 4-Star
7. Pike St. Press
8. Standard Goods
9. The Elliott Bay Book Company
10. REI Seattle Flagship
☆ CITY VENUES ☆
1. Lumen Field
2. T-Mobile Park
3. Climate Pledge Arena
4. Washington State Convention Center
☆ UNIQUE & SEASONAL ACTIVITIES ☆
1. Hot Tub Boat
2. Rent a duffy boat, kayak, paddleboard in Lake Union
3. University of Washington cherry blossoms in the spring
☆ WHEN TO VISIT ☆
1. Spring - flowers in the city, plants are coming back to life, starting to have warmer weather, days are getting longer
2. Summer - long days, best chance of a sunny day, thriving plants, everyone is outside enjoying the weather
3. Fall - cooler weather, fall foliage (peak fall colors around the end of October)
4. Winter - grey and wet, low chance of seeing the sun, snow in the surrounding mountains
☆ TIPS ON GETTING HERE ☆
1. To see Mt. Rainier from the plane (if clear enough):
If flying north into Seattle, sit on the starboard side.
If flying south out of Seattle, sit on the port side.
This is based on flying to/from California.
2. If the winds are going south, then you'll fly over downtown Seattle before landing. So look outside for a beautiful view!
3. If you're driving here, you'll get a beautiful of the city, no matter which direction you're coming from.
4. To get to the city from the airport: Link Light Rail, app-based rideshare, car rental, Gig car share
☆ GETTING AROUND THE CITY ☆
1. Link Light Rail
2. Bus
3. Streetcar
4. Monorail
5. App-based rideshare (Uber, Lyft, Jump bikes, Lime scooters, Wheels scooters)
6. Gig car share
7. Walking!

About this video:
‣ Recorded and edited by Kelly Lira
‣ Editing software: Adobe Premiere Pro
‣ Music:
⇢ shufu - Treasons
⇢ Stonekeepers - My Heart Only Beats for You (Instrumental Version)
⇢ OTE - What a Way (Instrumental Version)
⇢ Medité - Moonlight Swim
⇢ Giants' Nest - Fly Shroom
⇢ Revel Day, Jobii - Stockholm (Instrumental Version)
⇢ OTE - Nothing Can Save Us (Instrumental Version)
⇢ Pastis - In The Shades (Instrumental Version)
⇢ Loving Caliber - What Is It Like (Instrumental Version)
⇢ Daniel Gunnarsson - Leave Me Out (Instrumental Version)

If you're new here, hi! I'm Kelly, a Southern California native now living in Seattle. I work full time and make videos for the mems :)

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[KellyLira]

Adding links to what I mentioned in this video here! bc my YouTube description was already too long lol:

[DianeShigekawa]

My husband and are retired and we travel a lot. This is one of the best travel videos that I’ve seen, and we’ve watched a lot of them. Thank you, Kelly!

[rohankamath]

I'm a local Seattlite and I agree with almost everything Kelly's recommended in this video. There are a lot more small holes in the wall with incredible food but from a tourist perspective she hit the right notes.

[Hubcaps]

POV: you're from seattle and you're watching just to see if u recognize all the areas, lol

[melodyisstoned]

As a Seattle native, we are known for our coffee and I promise Starbucks isn't the best place to get coffee here! Try Allegro in U-District, Espresso Vivace in Capitol Hill, or Cafe Ladro by the Convention Center. It makes me sad when I see these videos of people recommending visiting Starbucks when coming to Seattle when we have so many good local small cafe's that have way better coffee :(

[tiffaniacarter]

I’ve been living in WA for the past 3 years and I still get exited when I see Mt. Rainier 🥰❤️

[postdreaming]

I live here but I still love watching travel vids like these that remind me how beautiful seattle is <3

[AzzieChauWhatDuhPho]

I do want to note that if you do take the lyft/uber and heading to Seattle from seatac, I highly recommend you to take the light rail. It's $2.50 for a one way trip. Using the lyft/uber will cost about $20+ just to Seattle. Unless you have a lot of things, then you might as well take the lyft/uber

[RobDeMann]

I went on my first solo trip to Seattle a few weeks ago and it was one of the best experiences despite being so anxious!! Traveling solo is definitely intimidating but its so liberating.

[marcreef]

Finally someone made a new Seattle Video. It was good🤙🏽🤙🏽 I’m tired of people making depressing videos. Every city has its pros n cons. Every place has people less fortunate. 10/10

[xochitltovar]

I’ve moved here 4 months ago and I get mesmerized every time I see Mt Rainier on my way to work when it’s sunny. It just brings a smile to my day seeing so much nature around. I have visited local beaches like Juanita beach, Shoreline, Madrona beach. Volunteer park is just an amazing place to watch the city at sunset. This place is amazing! Walking the city and it’s diversity is at another level.

[acooknamedMatt]

Oh man we gotta meet up so I can show you the real spots, these are all tourist traps. Try Pho bac, Vivace, Hello Em, A+Hong Kong Kitchen, Haidi Lao, June Baby, Taku, Gan Bei, carnitas Michoacán, fried catfish from beacon hill shell station, the list goes on ! :)

[maurawill]

As a born and raised Washingtonian, you did such a good job with this video!!!

[sep]

I just saw one of my old students in your video!!! So cool!! What a small world.

[aRICHandJAZZYLife]

We are currently stuck in Seattle for a few days due to the airline issues and have been watching all the Seattle vlogs. This is the absolute best video on Seattle. The tourism board owes you a check.

[paulhatzig]

I have been researching Seattle videos for almost 2 years now trying to understand it the best way I can before moving there. This is by far the most comprehensive, beautifully narrated and shot video I have seen on Seattle! Thank you for sharing!!

[rayhayes]

Thank you so much for your review. This is the best review I have seen on YouTube. I have visited Seattle several times before but you gave me some really nice places to visit until I boarded my ship for my Alaskan cruise. Great job young lady.

[judithw]

I am visiting Seattle in late June, and this is the first complete video I have watched. Thank you for all the tips and tricks. Greetings from Illinois!

[jimelbrightly-wright]

This is probably most ideal way for a travel guide video to be shown. Quick simple and covered a lot and was very informational. I've lived in Seattle several years and this video still helped me locate new places without me having to skip over all the places I've already been to. Thanks! You the real MVP

[manomusic]

A nice little bar located near the Space Needle is the 5 Point Cafe....great happy hour!