Seattle places and buildings that you just have to see or experience right now
Summer in Seattle is the city’s best-kept secret, because when the sun is shining and the mountain is out, there’s no prettier place in the world.
Sure, we still have a healthy dose of our notoriously unpredictable weather. But it’s an ideal time to explore any of our 465—count ‘em!—city parks, especially the ones with swimming areas. More of an indoor kind of person? There’s still a museum to meet every interest level (and budget).
No matter what the day is like, these 26 locations chosen by Curbed editors for the summer edition of our Seattle Pocket Guide have you covered, featuring the city’s most iconic buildings, parks, public art, and more for you to visit.
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Points are ordered geographically, roughly north to south.