CityPASS Seattle articles

The Seattle Aquarium has expanded its offerings with the impressive Ocean Pavilion, connecting you to marine ecosystems from around the world. This groundbreaking addition to Seattle's waterfront brings the Coral Triangle — a biodiverse marine region in the western Pacific Ocean — right to Puget Sound.

Seattle is known for many things, but during the holiday season, the city reveals a whole new side of its personality as neighborhoods light up with seasonal displays and events that bring communities together.

Seattle Art Museum's Olympic Sculpture Park is a beautiful nine-acre waterfront park that combines art and nature. Designed by Weiss/Manfredi, it showcases impressive sculptures with views of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains. When visiting Seattle, it's a perfect outdoor complement to the downtown museum, transforming a former industrial area into a space where art, nature, and community unite.

Whether you're watching seals play near the piers, photographing the sunset casting golden light across downtown buildings, or learning about the area's indigenous maritime heritage, Seattle's waterfront offers countless memories waiting to be made.

With its rich and diverse collection of exhibitions and galleries, SAM is one of the best museums in Seattle. You can discover artists and cultures from around the globe, represented through a number of mediums. If you're ready to let out your inner art critic, check out this fascinating downtown Seattle museum.

Seattle is stunning on land but even better by sea. Get a fresh perspective of the gorgeous Emerald City with a one-hour Argosy Cruises Harbor Tour. As you glide by the dynamic city skyline, take in the sights and sounds of the bustling waterfront and its historic neighborhoods, including lively shipyards and terminals, container ships, the Washington State ferry fleet, towering cruise ships and maybe even a sea lion basking on the rocks or little seals frolicking in the harbor waters.