About Seattle

Seattle is anything but ordinary. It's a place where bike messengers share elevators with world-renowned researchers. Where fishermen have lunch alongside top surgeons. It's a city where the extraordinary is commonplace and commonplace is anything but. And if you look closely, you just might discover that in Seattle there are amazing things happening all around you. 
(Courtesy of Seattle’s Convention and Visitors Bureau)

Weather in June

Average Daily Maximum Temperature: 69.2°F or 20.7°C
Average Daily Minimum Temperature: 52°F or 11.1°C
Average Monthly Rainfall: 1.4 inches or 3.56 centimeters

Seattle Visitor Center / Concierge Services

Seattle's Convention and Visitors Bureau is proud to offer the Seattle Visitor Center / Concierge Services at The Washington State Convention and Trade Center, in Downtown Seattle on Pike Street between 7th and 8th Avenues.  Visitor Assistance/Concierge Desk: 9a.m. to 5p.m., daily. Please make Visitor Information inquiries by calling 206-461-5840.

What They Can Do

Find and book all kinds of services, such as:

• Attractions and sightseeing tickets - throughout the greater region.
•  Restaurant reservations - insider's access and knowledge to find the right place to match your wishes.
• Ground transportation of all kinds - taxis, towncars, vans, limos, with the best- informed drivers in town.
• Personal services - babysitting, flowers, spas and salons, massage.
• Accommodations - including bed & breakfasts and rural resorts.
• Ask us ... we'll find it, book it, and send you on your way.

Experience Seattle!

Pikes Place Market
One of the oldest continuously operated farmers markets un the U.S., Pike Place presides over a nine-acre historic district in the heart of downtown Seattle. 

Pioneer Square
Seattle's historic district features some 20 square blocks of Victorian Romanesque architecture, museums, the city's highest concentration of art galleries, many restaurants-and a rip roaring nightlife. 

The Seattle Center
The legacy of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair, Seattle Center is a 74-acre urban park and home to the landmark Space Needle among many other attractions.

Space Needle
The Space Needle features an observation deck at the 520-foot level with 360-degree views of the Seattle skyline, Puget Sound, and the Cascade and Olympic Mountains.   

Seattle Aquarium
Newly remodeled and expanded, the Seattle Aquarium boasts a completely new exterior and a spectacular 40-foot, 55,000-lb viewing window in the new 120,000 gallon showcase exhibit. 

Woodland Park Zoo
Often ranked among the top zoos in the country, Woodland Park is famed for setting international standards for animal care and for its realistic landscape exhibits that allow animals to thrive and be seen in naturalistic environments. 

Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture
One of the foremost natural history museums in the region, The Burke features both natural and cultural artifacts from the Pacific Northwest and the Pacific Rim. 

Seattle Art Museum
The recently expanded Seattle Art Museum (SAM) boasts a collection of approximately 23,000 objects, ranging from ancient Egyptian artifacts to contemporary American photo and video installations.