Can you go under Seattle?

Visitors with a curiosity about the other side of Seattle's story need look no farther than a few feet below them, into the city's notorious Underground. Thanks to fascinating guided tours in the city's historic Pioneer Square neighborhood, venturing beneath the streets is a fairly easy feat.



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Seattle Underground Tour Hours & Information Schedule: Tours start hourly every day; 9am-7pm April to September, 10am-6pm October to March.

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Certainly one of the most unusual tourist attractions in Seattle is the Bill Spiedel underground tour, which visits a subterranean city built under the Pioneer Square neighborhood after the Great Fire of 1889. A historic walk through these interconnecting tunnels will change your perception of Emerald City forever.

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The Seattle underground holds a unique history that includes devastation and destruction caused by fire. Present day Seattle was built on top of what was left of the burned city but evidence of the subterranean city is still visible when walking at street level.

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$50 Underground Tour and Underground Paranormal Experience Combo Ticket. Kids 6 and under are admitted free, but may find the 75-minute tour challenging. $27 Flex Pass: Can't decide on a tour time?

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Seattle-area trains on Sound Transit's 1 Line were involved in collisions 92 times in 2015-2021, about once per month, based on Federal Transit Administration (FTA) data. There were 21 injuries and deaths, placing Sound Transit 15th of 22 light-rail systems.

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You cannot do the tour on your own. Each underground is locked, and the tour companies pay rent to the property owners to go through their tour route under each property. Helpful?

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Now more than ever we recommend booking tickets online in advance. We are seeing a few popular time slots sell out each day, and with limited capacity, they sell out even faster. If your guest knows when they want to visit, recommend booking online in advance.

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The 75-minute guided walking tour begins beneath Doc Maynard's Public House, then spills into historic Pioneer Square, Seattle's birthplace, before plunging underground for an exclusive, time-capsule view of the buried city.

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Tours are one hour and cover three blocks. This tour is not ADA accessible; we will encounter six individual flights of stairs and uneven terrain.

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I wouldn't recommend this tour for kids under ten, as it is quite long for little people. #6 Underground Paranormal Tour If you have kids 13 or older, this is a very cool experience. Become ghost hunters and discover paranormal experiences underneath Seattle. #7 The Seattle Great Wheel is a great way to see Seattle.

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