Tours, tickets and day trips in Seattle, WA
The best-reviewed tours and tickets with live prices, the sights with published visitor numbers, and the towns close enough for a day out.
Top-rated experiences in Seattle
The best-reviewed experiences in Seattle from Viator, our tours partner: 540 to choose from, with the “from” price of each. You book on Viator, which takes payment and handles changes; free cancellation is marked where it applies.
Beneath The Streets Underground History Tour (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $32 Free cancellation
Chef Guided Food Tour of Pike Place Market (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $75 Free cancellation
Mt. Rainier National Park Highlights Tour (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $174.99 Free cancellation
Mt. Rainier Day Tour from Seattle (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $175.15 Free cancellation
Seattle City Highlights Tour (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $88.28 Free cancellation
Seattle's Original Guided Harbor Cruise (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $45.70 Free cancellation
Seattle City and Snoqualmie Falls Half-Day Guided Tour (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $94 Free cancellation
Space Needle and Chihuly Garden and Glass Combination Ticket (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $77.88 Free cancellation
Best of Olympic National Park from Seattle: All-Inclusive Small-Group Day Tour (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $368 Free cancellation Likely to sell out
Mt. Rainier National Park Seattle 1-Day Small Group In-Depth Tour (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $148 Free cancellation
Best of Mount Rainier National Park from Seattle: All-Inclusive Small-Group Tour (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $344 Free cancellation Likely to sell out
Boeing Factory Tour with Guided Transport from Seattle (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $135 Free cancellation
All 540 experiences in Seattle on Viator (opens viator.com in a new tab)
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Tours, tickets and day trips across United States
What people come to see
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Public Library | 6,015,702 | 2015 |
| Seattle Art Museum | 797,127 | — |
| Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park - Seattle Unit | 13,003 | 2020 |
| Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park | 297 | 2020 |
The busiest is Seattle Public Library at 6,015,702 visitors in 2015. At that volume, anything with a gate is worth a timed ticket or an early start.
Day trips from Seattle
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle to Renton | United States | 16 km (10 mi) | about 16 min |
| Seattle to Kent | United States | 26 km (16 mi) | about 25 min |
| Seattle to Tacoma | United States | 40 km (25 mi) | about 39 min |
| Seattle to Everett | United States | 43 km (26 mi) | about 42 min |
| Seattle to Victoria | Canada | 119 km (74 mi) | about 1 h 57 min |
| Seattle to Saanich | Canada | 130 km (81 mi) | about 2 h 7 min |
| Seattle to Abbotsford | Canada | 162 km (100 mi) | about 2 h 38 min |
| Seattle to Langley | Canada | 168 km (104 mi) | about 2 h 44 min |
| Seattle to Vancouver | Canada | 192 km (119 mi) | about 3 h 7 min |
| Seattle to Portland | United States | 233 km (145 mi) | about 3 h 47 min |
| Seattle to Surrey | Canada | 171 km (106 mi) | about 2 h 47 min |
| Seattle to Burnaby | Canada | 190 km (118 mi) | about 3 h 6 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
Find things to do
Tours, tickets and day trips anywhere Viator sells them: pick a place, compare prices and reviews here, book on Viator.
Common questions
How do I book tours and tickets in Seattle?
Through Viator, our tours partner. The experiences on this page are live from Viator with their “from” prices; you book on Viator, which takes payment and handles changes and refunds.
What is the most visited attraction in Seattle?
Seattle Public Library, with 6,015,702 visitors in 2015 (Wikidata).
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.