Pike Place Market
Those who are not familiar with Pike Place Market, it is considered as one of the most iconic destination spots in Seattle because it is a public market that is a century-old. Aside from this, this is also where hundreds of different shops and stalls for artisans, purveyors, restaurants, and farmers can be found while giving the perfect vantage point for the Elliott Bay waterfront. This spot is truly a great option for people who want to experience a lot of things, but do not really have a lot of time on their hands; at least this will allow them to get a taste of everything that Seattle has to offer in one place.
For those who will be visiting for the first time, it is probably important to know that it is normal for the market to be busy all the time because Pike Place Market is always full of either locals who are buying fresh goods such as flowers and seafood, or tourists who are just trying to make their way through every single stall there. It would be good to be aware of this so that when one gets there, there would be lesser chances of getting intimidated and overwhelmed. This is also the reason why to a certain degree, it is advisable for people to have a game plan before actually showing up there by looking up guides and tours online so that one would know where to go when already in Pike Place Market. In addition to searching for online guides, there are also people in Pike Place Market who are actually giving tours inside the market, especially for tourists who are visiting for the first time. Usually, these tours last for an hour every Saturday morning; and these tours are usually enough to allow tourists to have a grasp of what Pike Place Market has to offer.
Aside from the different stalls and shops offering visitors the chance to purchase goods, Pike Place Market also provides different activities for people visiting. For instance, there are several food tours available to allow tourists to experience the different cuisines that not only Pike Place Market has to offer, but also Seattle as a whole. These tours are usually led by chefs who will allow people to go around different restaurants and taste different types of food. One highlight of these food tours is that tourists will be given the chance to watch and observe how cheese is made before they will be given the chance to taste all the available cheeses. Then sometimes, people will be brought to different restaurants like Beecher’s Mac N Cheese and Elleno’s yogurt, to be able to taste their specialty food, which is, in this case, are mac n cheese and yogurt. However, these food tours are not only there to allow people to experience delicious food, but to also be inspired by the inspirational stories of the owners on how they started these small businesses to eventually grow them into what they are now.
Truly, these different activities in Pike Place Market will be able to appeal to different types of tourists regardless of what they really want to experience from their trip because of all this place has to offer.