Seattle
A self-guided audio walking tour of Seattle, United States
This self-guided audio walking tour of Seattle in Seattle, United States covers 12 narrated stops over roughly 60 minutes and about 2.1 km on foot. Press play in the PodWalk app and each stop is narrated automatically as you arrive — walk at your own pace, online or fully offline. The route runs from Fairmont Olympic Hotel to 1111 Third Avenue. Expect a focus on history.
Download free, then play this walk in Seattle — narration starts automatically at each stop, online or off.
The route, stop by stop
Fairmont Olympic Hotel
Nineteen twenty-four. The city is barely fifty years old, and someone decides to build a…
IBM Building
Minoru Yamasaki had a problem with brute force. In 1964, when most architects were competing to see who could stack the most glass and steel the fastest, he kept asking a quieter question: what does a building owe the…
William Kenzo Nakamura United States Courthouse
In 1940, the federal government planted itself here with a building meant to say: this city is permanent, and so are…
Rainier Club
In 1888, Seattle wasn't yet a state — it was still a territory — and a group of men decided that was exactly the right moment to build a room they could close the door…
901 Fifth Avenue
In 1973, Seattle's skyline got a new argument — 536 feet of it, lit from every side after dark so no one could miss the…
Daniels Recital Hall
In a downtown that was busy arguing about height and money and who owned the future, someone in 1908 chose to build a…
Columbia Center
In 1985, Seattle looked up and decided it had finally arrived. The building in front of you was the…
Great Northern Tunnel
Beneath your feet right now, a train is probably moving. You'd never know…
Docusign Tower
In 1983, a bank put its name on the sky — and the sky, for a moment, answered…
Fourth and Madison Building
In 1983, a bank put its name on the sky—and the sky, for a moment, answered…
Safeco Plaza
In 1969, Seattle First National Bank made a decision that said everything about how a bank understood its own future: it left the Dexter Horton Building — where it had been rooted for decades — and moved…
1111 Third Avenue
1980. The concrete is barely cured, and already this building is the eighth-tallest thing in Seattle — a number that tells you everything about the pace of ambition…
These are the opening lines of each stop. The full narration — and the audio — plays in the app.
Seattle walking tour — good to know
- How long is the Seattle walking tour?
- About 60 minutes on foot, covering 12 stops over 2.1 km. You can pause and pick it back up whenever you like.
- What does the Seattle audio tour cover?
- 12 narrated stops, beginning at Fairmont Olympic Hotel and ending at 1111 Third Avenue. Each one plays automatically as you reach it.
- Do I need an internet connection or mobile data?
- No. Download the walk once in the PodWalk app and the narration plays fully offline — handy while roaming in United States. GPS triggers each stop as you arrive.
- Is the Seattle audio tour free?
- Your first walk on PodWalk is free. After that, walks come through one-time passes from $2.99 — there's no subscription and nothing auto-renews.
- Can I do the tour at my own pace?
- Yes. There's no guide and no schedule — start when you want, linger as long as you like, and the next stop plays automatically when you get there.
Walk Seattle with PodWalk
Free to download. Your first walk is free, and you can download this one for fully offline use.