Town Hall Seattle
Town Hall is a fantastic organization that hosts book talks and lectures, and more rarely concerts and podcasts recordings, for very low prices—usually $5. Cur…
1119 Eighth Ave
First Hill
206-652-4255
First Hill
206-652-4255
Frye Art Museum
For decades, the Frye, founded in the early 20th century by a Seattle meat-packing family, was a sleepy place full of gilt frames and orthopedic shoes. In rece…
704 Terry Ave
First Hill
206-622-9250
First Hill
206-622-9250
Baltic Room
The Baltic Room hosts top-shelf DJs and occasional live acts with superb sound, an intimate dance floor, and plenty of seating room. The place is swank without…
1207 Pine St
Seattle
206-625-4444
Seattle
206-625-4444
The Showbox
The Showbox is a great place to see a show, even when it's sold out. There's hardly a bad sight line in the house; it's got two bars; and the room has the clas…
1426 First Ave
Downtown Seattle
206-628-3151
Downtown Seattle
206-628-3151
Neumos
One of the most respected and reliable venues in the city as far as booking talent goes, Neumos is the hub around which Capitol Hill rotates. Its relatively sm…
925 E Pike St
Capitol Hill
206-709-9442
Capitol Hill
206-709-9442
Havana
With its high ceilings and mirrored bar, Havana is airy and elegant, and serves mojitos for as long as you want them. Every night has a different DJ, usually a…
1010 E Pike St
Capitol Hill
(206) 323-CUBA
Capitol Hill
(206) 323-CUBA
Seattle Aquarium
The Seattle Aquarium was opened in 1977 by the City of Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation. Now independent, the aquarium aims to "inspire conservation …
1483 Alaskan Way, Pier 59
Pike Place Market
206-386-4320
Pike Place Market
206-386-4320
Vermillion
Vermillion is an art gallery in the front, while in the back there's the world's pleasantest surprise of a bar—a room that feels both cavernous and comfo…
1508 11th Ave
Pike/Pine
206-709-9797
Pike/Pine
206-709-9797
Central Saloon
This is Seattle's oldest bar, and it knows how to party.
207 First Ave S #1
Pioneer Square
206-622-0209
Pioneer Square
206-622-0209
Rendezvous
Rendezvous presents everything from live music to comedy to burlesque in a charming little theater space.
2322 Second Ave
Belltown
206-441-5823
Belltown
206-441-5823
On the Boards
On the Boards, which was founded by artists in 1978 and won a Stranger Genius Award in 2006, has been Seattle's premiere theater to see what dance, theater, an…
100 W Roy St
Uptown
206-217-9888
Uptown
206-217-9888
Sea Monster Lounge
The Sea Monster Lounge is dark and blue-green, but not aggressively so; this dark blue-greenness is accomplished simply with strands of Christmas lights of dee…
2202 N 45th St
Wallingford
206-992-1120
Wallingford
206-992-1120
Sunset Tavern
The Sunset used to be a Chinese restaurant, and it shows through in the red-and-lanterny décor. It's a divey rock-and-roll bar, and it's fun, with plenty of li…
5433 Ballard Ave NW
Ballard
206-784-4880
Ballard
206-784-4880
