Seattle: Scandals, Ghosts & Oddities in Pike Place Market
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Hear about the scandals and secrets of Seattle's Pike Place Market on a walking tour. Discover what haunts the market, who its important figures were, and its complicated relationship with the city.
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Highlights
- Be transported to a dark and scandalous time of Pike Place Market
- Find out about the seedy relationship between the market and Seattle
- Have interesting questions and curiosities answered by your guide
- Find yourself below the bustling crowds and cobbled roads of the market
- Wander down hidden alleys to the old locations of disreputable businesses
Description
Discover a different history of Pike Place Market on a walking tour that takes you through hidden alleys and under the streets. Learn about the market's sordid past and its connection to Seattle's relationship to greed.
Meet your guide and begin your scandalous history tour of Pike Place Market. Hear about the market's old brothels, coffee shops, mischievous ghosts, and important figures like Chief Seattle. Follow cobbled roads down back alleys and descend under the streets.
During your tour, answer questions like why the market is one of the most haunted in America, what the deal is with the flying fish, and why the market mascot is a piggy bank. Learn which of Seattle's founding fathers married their stepsisters and why the market was planned to be torn down.
Includes
Walking tour
Guide
Snack
Important Information
- This is an outdoor walking tour that will take place rain or shine
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund