Sight Downtown, Seattle
Seattle Art Museum
A sight in Downtown, Seattle, moderately priced ($$) and worth about 2 hours.
Why go
Downtown art museum with strong Northwest Coast Native and modern collections.
It is one of 19 curated places we feature in Seattle, alongside 8 places to eat, 6 sights and 1 activity. 6 more of our picks sit within about half a mile in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Fairmont Olympic Hotel and Fairmont Olympic Hotel.
- Type
- Sight · Culture
- Neighborhood
- Downtown
- Price
- $$
- Time needed
- 2 hr
Nearby
Our closest curated picks, including 2 beyond Seattle. Distances are straight-line, not walking or driving.
- 1Fairmont Olympic Hotel
Seattle's grand 1924 hotel in the middle of downtown, a short walk from Westlake Park and Pike Place.
Stay · 0.2 mi straight-line - 2Fairmont Olympic Hotel
Seattle's grand hotel since 1924, an Italian Renaissance building downtown with a marble lobby.
Stay · Seattle Center & Queen Anne · 0.2 mi straight-line - 3Zig Zag Café
Cocktail bar tucked into the Pike Street Hill Climb, credited with reviving the Last Word cocktail.
Drinks · Seattle Center & Queen Anne · 0.2 mi straight-line - 4Zig Zag Café
Classic cocktail bar tucked down the Pike Street Hillclimb steps below the market.
Drinks · 0.2 mi straight-line - 5Elliott's Oyster House
Waterfront seafood institution on Pier 56 with a long raw-oyster list.
Food · 0.2 mi straight-line - 6Pike Place Chowder
Award-winning New England clam chowder stall in Post Alley.
Food · 0.2 mi straight-line
On these curated routes
Seattle Art Museum features on 2 of our curated routes, each with a day-by-day plan you can copy to your crew.
More sights to see in Seattle
6 more curated sights in Seattle. See the full Seattle guide.
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Chihuly Garden and Glass
Dale Chihuly's glasswork in galleries and a garden beside the Space Needle.
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Kerry Park
Small Queen Anne park with the classic skyline view of the Space Needle and, on clear days, Mount Rainier.
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Hiram M. Chittenden Locks
Ballard Locks move boats between Lake Washington and Puget Sound; fish ladder windows show migrating salmon.
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Seattle Central Library
Rem Koolhaas glass-and-steel library with a spiral book ramp.
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Space Needle
1962 tower with a rotating glass floor at 500 feet.
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Westlake Park
Downtown plaza that hosts the city's tree lighting, a holiday carousel and light-wrapped trees each December.
When to go
Average daily highs in Seattle run from 44°F in December to 75°F in August; November is usually the wettest month.
Modelled monthly averages for Seattle from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Seattle weather by month.
Getting there
Map links open a live search for Seattle Art Museum, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.
- Address
- 1300 1st Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
- Coordinates
- 47.60753, -122.33796
- Destination
- Seattle, Washington
- Website
- seattleartmuseum.org
Seattle Art Museum: quick answers
How much time do you need at Seattle Art Museum?
Plan on about 2 hours at Seattle Art Museum. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.
Where is Seattle Art Museum?
Seattle Art Museum is at 1300 1st Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, USA, in Downtown. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.
Which TripsCircle routes include Seattle Art Museum?
Seattle Art Museum appears on Pacific Northwest and Puget Sound Islands, curated routes you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.
Add Seattle Art Museum to your crew's plan
Save it to a shared TripsCircle itinerary, settle the timing with a quick poll, and split the costs with everyone going to Seattle.
Plan Seattle
- Seattle travel guide 19 places
- Best time to visit Seattle weather by month
- Seattle to Bainbridge Island 8.9 mi straight-line
- Seattle to Snoqualmie Pass 45 mi straight-line
- Seattle to Olympic NP 61 mi straight-line
Lists & regions
Also in Seattle
- Ivar's Acres of Clams Food
- Pacific Northwest Ballet's Nutcracker at McCaw Hall Activity
- Discovery Park Outdoors
Curated recommendation, not live listing data. Confirm hours, prices, bookings and access before you go.