Show yourself around. Walk along tree-lined streets and marvel at ornate, Victorian-style brick and stone buildings. Learn more about the booming Gold Rush years, the birth of Vaudeville, and the impact of titans and tightwads on the city. Take time to relax in a sidewalk café or urban park as you explore one of the nation’s largest designated historic districts.

Each of the self-tours begin and end in Occidental Park. We would highly recommend that you pick up a copy of our booklet "Pioneer Square Journey" which includes captions about related people, events and places for over 60 sites. You can pick this up at the kiosk on Occidental, between Main St. and Jackson, or at The Pioneer Square Community Association at 202 Yesler Way in the Smith Tower.

BOOM & BUST JOURNEY

Relive Seattle’s past by exploring former flophouses that now serve as first-class hotels. View the Sinking Ship garage that stands as a memorial to the origins of the fight to preserve Pioneer Square. Visit Seattle’s oldest restaurants and clubs while ending your tour at the nation’s smallest National Park, the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park.

VICE VS. VIRTURE JOURNEY

Begin your tour in Occidental Park and tour a fascinating comparison of vice and virtue in the neighborhood that has it all. Culture, income and status have always merged in Pioneer Square and this tour will take you through this experience in depth.

EXPLOITATION/ADAPTATION JOURNEY

Start this tour in Occidental Mall, a former street that is now a pedestrian mall flanked by some of Seattle’s leading art galleries. Then tour the buildings and sites that have served many purposes over the past 100 years. Cap off your tour by visiting Seattle’s two new gleaming sports venues, Seahawks Stadium and Safeco Field.