What to see in Seattle with limited time: My few hours in the largest city in Washington State 

Steve, thank you, I lived in Seattle for 40 years, raised a family and had a great work life. My wife of 53 years and I now live in Tacoma, 30 miles south. All we hear in the news is the bad stuff and the depressing comments. This video brought back so many memories. It’s so refreshing to see The Emerald City through the eyes of a traveler. Wonderful glimpse into the city I loved. Thanks! Sorry to have to tell you, but the original Starbucks was a block north, at Virginia and Western, the north end of Pike Place Market.

Walking through downtown Seattle used to be my regular commute. It's a weird feeling to see somebody appreciate an area that's become so mundane to you personally. It kind of slaps the blinders right off. P.S. If you ever find yourself at Pike Place Market, GO DOWNSTAIRS!!! The top level is mostly fresh seafood and produce, which is great if you want to do some cooking but AWFUL if you're a tourist. The lower levels have all kinds of other stores with clothes and books and all kinds of stuff you can actually take home with you. One of the world's great comic book shops is down there too. P.P.S. There's an Indocino at Westlake now?!?!

Seattle Center has changed so much. Too bad the Bubblevator and the Food Court are long since past. You would have loved those. It's also a shame Starbucks has taken such a prominent role in the world, because we have TONS of great local coffee roasters here in the Pac NW. (Batdorf and Bronson, Delanos, Caffe D'arte..just to name a few..) that are head and shoulders above Starbucks, IMO.. Glad you got to come visit us! Safe Travels, friend!

“Who would stand in a queue for an hour for a $7 Starbucks coffee?” Classic!

I wouldn't queue for 5 minutes for a Starbucks🤣 Nice tour and video. Thanks

i visited a friend in seattle 30 years ago, he is dead now but your video brought back a lot of happy memories both of my friend and the city, so thank you for this one.

AHH this is just one of the best yet! As I'm unlikely to ever get to the USA anytime soon, this video is great! Seattle tower is supreme! And that flight! Wow! Cheers me dear! 🙋🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇮🙏👍

I can't believe you actually went out on the Space Needle's glass walkway! The things you do for your viewers! My bottom clenched up just watching! In 1962 my parents and I traveled to Seattle from our home in Kansas City, Missouri to visit the World's Fair. I was only 14, but I remember riding the monorail and the ferry to Bremerton and back. Since I've lived in the area for 6 years, I still love riding the ferry on our infrequent trips into "the city". As my grandmother used to say, "Come back when you can stay longer!"

Seattle looks to be a really good place. Of course it spawned some of the most remarkable music of the late 20th century so is worthy of a pilgrimage for that reason alone. That tower is way cooler than I imagined. The Americans know how to do a visitor experience don't they? Another cracking film, Steve.

Steve - Excellent job. Great information. Glad you loved our Emerald City!

Such a cool video! And i love your sense of humour, starbucks man lol. Very courageous. The monorail and needle look excellent for their age! THANK you.

A wee trip to Seattle this morning on breakfast break at work, certainly not "sleepless"watching it Steve 👍

Brings back some great memories of my trip to Seattle. Thanks for sharing your adventures.

Just getting back from visiting Seattle for 5 days. Beautiful scenery. I was taken away by it. Enjoyed Pike Place, went to T Mobile Park to watch the Mariner's, Saw the Gum Wall, went to Leavenworth about 2 hrs outside of the city. Ballard area was gorgeous. Didn't see it all. Can't wait to go back.

As a Seattle native I can vouch that it rains a lot but not much. I always feel at home in the rainy UK. Great job showing some of the downtown sights and accurate geographical descriptions.

Apart from the monorail and the Space Needle, my memory of Seattle includes the trolleybuses, and also the free public transport within the central area. Truly a unique city. Wish Edinburgh did the same!

A very brave man 😮

All these jollies without Alicja. You owe her big time. Another amazing video as always.

Such interesting things to see in Sheffield! Loved the Paternoster and the Falcon are fascinating! Thank you 🙂

You avoided the rain, Steve, but laid the nostalgia on very heavily for me. 👍 In 1962 I attended the world's fair, rode the monorail and visited the space needle when they were brand new. Don't recall what it cost to ascend the space needle back then, but it was considerably less than the price you paid. 💲

Thanks for this Steve, your video helped me plan my few days in Seattle. I agree with other comments about the gum wall, and found the homeless situation in downtown really sad. Another activity I would recommend is a boat tour of Elliot bay, which is another great way to see the city.

Are loving floor in a high-rise building I can deal with....but a glass floor underneath would give me the wobbly knees !!!🤣 Seattle from the perspective you took in this video, came over as far more easy going and relaxed city, than many in America. Thankyou

Love your videos and humor. Kind regards from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 ✌️

Mirrored my recent trip over there from the UK. I was there specifically for a gig at the Moore Theatre. But I liked the fact everything I needed was in close proximity. It pays to stay at the top of Space Needle for a while if the weather is changeable. Then suddenly an amazing view reveals itself. The fish market is entertaining, and so are the Irish Pubs on or around 1st Avenue. My favourite being the Owl n Thistle, tucked away off the main thoroughfare. Thanks for posting that was a nice momento.

Excellent thank you...the market is massive 😱Monorail super cool...but $7 for a coffee ...wow 🥺

Ah, I see you have the same Barclaycard design as me. I'm absolutely convinced I'm going to mistake it for a hotel keycard and throw it in an express check-out box before I've had coffee.

Thanks for the tour of Seattle. It’s been many years I’ve been in downtown Seattle! There used to be a restaurant at the Space Needle where it rotated while you ate your meal. live in only about 3 hours drive away. ❤️ from 🇨🇦

Superb as always. On my bucket list. Also have a look at Whuppertal Germany. Very unique sky train and history. I’m going April

Good to see Seattle again. Thanks for the Space Needle tour. I spent about 30 seconds there one time. No motion sickness on planes, trains or ships. But moving buildings get me every time! I really did love your last dash cam video. Those driving tours really are terrific. Posted a link to it on Twitter. Hope others find it too. Cheers

Love Seattle

I hope you wasn’t too ‘Sleepless in Seattle?’ Due to jet lag. Sorry Steve, I couldn’t help myself! Great vlog!!!

Here in my part of Canada (province of Quebec), what really does a job on cars is the salt we spread in the streets to melt the ice and make them less slippery!

جولة رائعة و طيبة جدا خصيصا السوق الخاص بالاسماك رائع جدا شكرا على مجهودك الكبير ❤❤❤❤

Haha - I lived in Seattle for my career (1996-2020) before I started wandering our orb. This almost made me miss it. Steve - you are so good at what you do !! Greetings from Kiel, Germany :))

My husband and visited many years ago, and really enjoyed. Thanks for jogging my memories today Steve.

A large coffee followed by ginger beer and walking past running waterfall. I'd be looking for a loo next stop!

I’m watching this on what would have been the 80th birthday of Seattle’s own Jimi Hendrix! Great video.

Steve, next time you're in Seattle, check out the Starbucks Reserve Roastery (much more worthwhile than Pike Place Starbucks), Top Pot Donuts, Macrina Bakery/Cafe, the Chihuly museum, the Pop Culture museum and the Amazon Go store! And even though it's more of a Chicago thing than a Seattle thing, The Wreck at Potbelly's is amazing! --- Thx for the great videos!!!

Good video. Been to many places in USA, but never have been to Seattle. On my bucket list as a lot of my favourite music originated from Seattle. I'd probably walked past the original Starbucks and not realised its (in)significance 😂

Market ,what a choice of everything, especially Seafood, You did get Coffee,lol, good video, good humour

Great video. Very brave leaning back on the glass, my stomach was churning over just watching ..lol

Managed 3 nights in Victoria, VI and 5 nights in Vancouver itself - certainly plenty to do, Steve

Yup, as I've always wanted to.... Seattle is an American city I wish to visit. That and, and the only other one, Chicago. Oh and its proximity to Canada too.

Some beautiful places there. Loved the view from the Seattle Needle.

To thee, and anyone else, you can get the float plane up to Victoria BC. About a 40 minute flight in a deHavilland Beaver, best bush plane ever. Or fly over Seattle for a jolly. Or even just go to Gas Works Park and watch the planes. Walk down there, lots of non-Starbucks and good breakfast. (No, I live in Edinburgh but lots of family are in Seattle. A good city. Somewhat damp on occasion. Unlike Edinburgh....er)

Well done Steve 👏. I visited Seattle back in 1991 enroute to visit relatives in Oak Harbour

I wouldn't waste time for Starbucks. Throwing the fish is pretty cool. Monorail gives you a good look at the city. The space needle tour was really good. I could have stayed quite awhile in there. Views are fabulous. Safe trip back to the UK

Good on you Steve for waiting for the coffee, Wonderful video.

Fab stuff looked well worth the long flight not sure I would have queued for an hour for Starbucks though

Thanks for bringing us to Seattle. I'll never visit there (have no need to) but will watch the Mariner's so maybe I would travel to see a game. The morning biscuit looked good eh? Did you keep the $7.00 Starbucks Cup? What, no fish and chip dinner? A Scotsman in America, now that is a story in itself! Many thanks!

I was going to say that a big queue outside a restaurant is a guarantee of good food, then i realised there is always a big queue at my local McDonalds.

Love Seattle, weather is just perfect really for us Brits compared to most American cities.

Thanks for my day trip Steve, love the monorail reminds me of butlins, not too sure about the chewing gum wall though

Coolest outro you have ever done. LOVE your videos!

I was so hoping to see Ann & Nancy Wilson pop out somewhere in the video. 😉 ❤

My dear sir. I live in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and i see yours videos and i learn so mucho for My future trip when in My 60 birthday visit Great Britain in a 60 days of travel. You information is great. Tank You for You good mood y yours entusiasm. Regards from My country y My heart. See son in your country. (Excuse for My English) ❤

You hit some of the best highlights in Seattle and I enjoyed tagging along. In sixty-seven years as an American, I've never stood in line for a meal. A few minutes at the hostess station is about it. Thanks for sharing.

Lived in Seattle fall 61-summer 62 and drove past the Space needle every day as it was being built. Somewhere I have a couple of “slides” which I always meant to print. Season tickets were cheap so I went to the fair many times. Many changes at the space needle to attract tourists, I guess. Moved to SF Bay Area soon after, but this elicited many memories. Too bad “the Mountain” was hiding. It’s glorious.

I've lived in Seattle 17 years and was delighted to see you did a video here. I still need to go back up the Needle to experience the glass floor.

Love your tour video's Steve. You are a brave man to ly back on those windows, not for the fait hearted lol.

You are the first RU-vid person I know that's traveled away from Britain Ireland and Europe

I used to visit Seattle all the time! Whenever I visited the original Starbucks the line was always short and I would enjoy my venti hot chocolate with a warmed up croissant. My original Starbucks Seattle coffee mug was stolen from my work from a mysterious colleague that also would steal our lunches. I guess COVID changed a lot of things. I would always visit the entertaining old Seattle Underground (I later found out that they had the same thing in Port Angeles) someone drowned falling off the wooden sidewalk and you could only flush the toilet safely depending on the tides. Ride with the Ducks was also entertaining because like the Seattle Underground the staff are like stand up comedians. Washington state has a lot to see including Poulsbo close to Bainsbridge where the Main Street is like Old Norway, Lynden practically beside the Canadian border is like The Netherlands & Canadian & American Dutch Reform Church members will cross the border twice on Sundays to attend church (because of the frequent conflicts with the choice of bible, the pastors sermons, etc), then there’s a town that’s like visiting an Alpine town in the mountains whose name escapes me at the moment. Thanks for sharing and bringing back so much wonderful memories!❤

Hi Steve paul from Kent great video love the mono rail.

As I sit here in Seattle lol. Yeah, you made me think that I should give my home another look. There is so much to see and do here. I might go up to Snoqualmie falls next weekend. Great video. Um, who would wait an hour for Starbucks? ME! Haha

Nice and wet day and it is nice place to stay and walk around and the market and going to space needle and the park train and food and glad you had a nice time

Great video. I love Seattle and if you ever get back you MUST visit the Chihulyi (famous glass sculptor) museum right next to the space needle. Lots of glass related stuff in Seattle. Worth a trip just to see them.

Seattle seems like a retro futuristic yuppies dream, will have to visit some day!

Ah, you visited my old home town. Would have loved to have been there to show you around a bit, but you found the market and got a good feel for the place.

We are proud of our Seattle. Glad I found your channel and thank you for coming for a visit!

Another good'un, Steve. Many thanks!

Took me back Steve. I cannot remember how many years ago it was. My brother, sister in law, my wife and myself did a west coast of America cruise. We did 2 x7 day cruises, stitched together. The second cruise was from Los Angeles to Vancouver via Santa Barbara, San Francisco, Astoria (Oregon), Seattle, Vancouver Island and Vancouver, flying back to the UK from Vancouver. We loved Seattle. The sun was shining and we visited Pike Street Market (amazing), the Space Needle (view from the top, as you saw, was amazing), and out towards the Seattle Seahawks stadium. There was a glass museum next to the Space Needle, but we didn't have time to visit it. Love Seattle from what I saw of it.

Another great video from Steve. Always watch to the end - not the case with the majority of YT vids.

Another cracking video the views are amazing Steve nice to see you leaning against the window your a brave man revolving floor looks so cool

Thank you for taking the trip up the needle for us - the views & experience are appreciated (as is you trying the outwards sloping windows) - and always got to love a monorail ride!

Great visit, felt like I was there with you.

Great video as always Steve. Thank you.

Excellent video absolutely great trip round Seattle 👍 thanks Steve

You would not catch me ever leaning on that glass at the Space needle to take a picture, Nope no way! It seems Cloudy skies and rain are a 365 day forecast for Seattle lol :( Thanks for taking us on this wee tour of Seattle Steve!

Another great video Steve - always enjoy the content.

I've always enjoyed your videos and was pleasantly surprised to see a video filmed almost in my back yard. I've lived and worked in/near Seattle for years. Would have loved to have bought you a beer when you where in town. Great video!

Nice one stevie enjoyed its great too see different locations in this wonderfull world have a good week cheers

I can not walk on glass floors. I was dizzy watching you. Brave,

Excellent informative video, but glad I never need to go there

Nice one Steve. Loved it. 👍😊🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇲

You're such a great traveler, Steve - you seem to always find the good parts of every place you visit. Hope you can make some more trips to this side of the pond!

Good commentary and video! Thank you!

Hi Steve great video. Very informative . We’re heading to Seattle for a month in February via Iceland. Your breakfast biscuit looked good,but ye canny beat Glasgow Morton’s bacon roll. 😊

As usual another fantastic video, look like a cool trip.

Love Seattle!! Now I want to go back!! Great vlog as always Steve, hope all is well and hope you have a great weekend

Thank you for the video. It's helping me get ready for our trip in Sept. 😊

Awesome

Brilliant content Steve! Thank you very much - hope you had a great time mate. 👍

Brings back memories. I was born and raised in Washington state. Been many years ago, but it was nice to revisit. Thank you!

You have inspired me to go here. My favourite RU-vidr and always excited to see your trips. Thanks Steve.

Excellent video, the market's impressive 👍

Thanks a lot Steve

That was so COOL!😁

great vid Steve , it was cracking well done . i really enjoy this channel ,

I have to wonder how many times that girl in the lift has to give that speach every day. Whatever she's being payed, I doubt it's enough. Bless her.

I lived in Seattle for 8 years. I'm going back next week for a visit. Can't wait! Locals love Pike Place Market as much as tourists. (Locals would never stand in line at that Starbucks though ;) )