Stroll through the Pike Place Market, celebrating its centennial this year, where local fishmongers, farmers and artisans compete for business on a bluff overlooking the harbor.
Explore the Olympic Sculpture Park, a Z-shaped series of waterfront gardens showcasing works by Richard Serra, Mark di Suvero and Alexander Calder, among others (seattleartmuseum.org).
Shop at Pacific Place, where dozens of high-end boutiques—including Tiffany & Co., MaxMara and Coach—connect by sky bridge to Nordstrom’s flagship store (pacificplaceseattle.com).
Visit the Rem Koolhaas-designed Seattle Public Library, whose steel-and-glass skin encases vaulted public rooms and a spiral ramp that houses the stacks (spl.org).
