The main terminal at Colman Dock features a sweeping, curved roof that mimics the motion of the waves in Elliott Bay. This structure serves as the primary gateway for thousands of commuters traveling by ferry each day. James Colman built…
Waterfront and Olympic Sculpture
This scenic shoreline walk follows historic timber piers, bustling ferry docks, and the monumental public art of the Olympic Sculpture Park. You will enjoy sweeping views of the Olympic Mountains while tracing Seattle's evolution from a rugged seaport to a modern metropolis.
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1. Colman Dock
2. Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
The shop sits on Pier Fifty-four with a roofline crowned by a wooden carved totem pole and a storefront window filled with shrunken heads. Joseph Standley opened the doors in eighteen ninety-nine, after spending years trading with…
3. The Seattle Great Wheel
The Seattle Great Wheel hangs over the waters of Elliott Bay, supported by a steel pier that extends forty feet beyond the edge of the shoreline. When it opened in twenty twelve, the construction crew completed the entire structure in just…
4. Seattle Aquarium
The Seattle Aquarium sits on Pier Fifty-Nine, identifiable by the large, glass-domed skylight rising above the otherwise flat, industrial roofline of the waterfront. It opened in nineteen seventy-seven as part of a city project to…
5. Pier 62
A wide concrete expanse stretches toward the waters of Elliott Bay, marked by a massive, rusted steel sculpture that looks like a skeletal ribcage rising from the deck. This is Pier Sixty-Two, a former industrial shipping terminal stripped…
6. The Edgewater Hotel
The Edgewater Hotel sits on a pier extending directly over the waters of Elliott Bay. Built for the nineteen sixty-two World's Fair, it was the only hotel in the city with a waterfront view. The Beatles famously stayed here in nineteen…
7. Olympic Sculpture Park
A zigzag of crushed gravel paths cuts across the grass, leading toward a giant, bright red steel sculpture by Alexander Calder that stands against the backdrop of the water. This nine-acre park occupies land that formerly held a fuel…