Uncovering the History of Seattle’s Central Waterfront – 2023 Tours
Starts at Occidental Park and ends at Pier 62 | Free Tickets
Thursday April 20, 2023, 5:30–6:30 pm
Thursday May 4, 2023, 5:30–6:30 pm
Thursday June 1, 2023, 5:30–6:30 pm
Thursday July 6, 2023, 5:30–6:30 pm
Thursday August 3, 2023, 5:30–6:30 pm
Thursday September 7, 2023, 5:30–6:30 pm
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Walking Tours with HistoryLink. Join historian Jennifer Ott as she tells the stories of piers and people, ships and railroads, and Seattle's ever‑evolving landscapes. Free tickets will be available two weeks before each walking tour date!
Open to all ages!The central Seattle waterfront has layers of stories, many of them hidden from view like the beach that once welcomed Coast Salish canoes. Join HistoryLink historian Jennifer Ott on a one-mile walking tour across time to explore the piers and people, ships and railroads, and ever-evolving landscape of the waterfront.
This walking tour starts at Occidental Park, makes its way along the waterfront, and finishes at Pier 62. See Eventbrite ticketing for more details. Recommended age: 4 years and older. Group size is limited, register on Eventbrite to reserve free tickets. The entire session will be held outdoors, so please dress for the weather. Arrive 15 minutes early for check-in. See our Visit Pier 62 page for tips on getting to the waterfront and frequently asked questions.
You can also catch a self-guided tour curated by Jennifer Ott here.
Tickets will be available two weeks before each walking tour date! Need a reminder? Visit our Eventbrite page, choose the tour date you want, and click “Remind Me” to receive an email when tickets go on sale.
Walking Tour Gallery
Photo by Sunny Martini
Photo by Sunny Martini
Photo by Sunny Martini
Photo by Sunny Martini
Photo by Sunny Martini
Seattle Waterfront, 1898.
RR Ave N from Marion, c 1910.
About Jennifer Ott
Jennifer Ott is an environmental historian with a particular interest in Seattle’s history of moving dirt, rerouting waterways, and leveling hills. She is a senior historian for HistoryLink.org, and has written for Seattle magazine and the Oregon Historical Quarterly. She is the author of Olmsted in Seattle: Creating A Park System for a Modern City (2019), general editor and contributor to Seattle at 150: Stories of the City Through 150 Objects from the Seattle Municipal Archives (2019), co-author of Waterway: The Story of Seattle’s Locks and Ship Canal (2017).
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