United States of America · Heritage Walks

Historical Downtown of Seattle City exploration game!

2 Hours Round trip from Seattle Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Explore Seattle’s historic downtown through a self-guided city game
  • 02 Solve clues to unlock stories at each location
  • 03 Visit landmarks including Pioneer Square, Smith Tower, and Pike Place Market
  • 04 Learn about the Klondike Gold Rush and Seattle’s late-1800s heritage
  • 05 Play at your own pace with no time limit
  • 06 No map, GPS, or physical guide needed
  • 07 Flexible start time with the option to pause and resume later

Discover Seattle’s historic downtown in a self-guided city exploration game that blends sightseeing, storytelling, and puzzle-solving. Follow clues from landmark to landmark as you uncover stories tied to places like Pioneer Square, Smith Tower, the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Pike Place Market, and Victor Steinbrueck Park.

With exact directions provided in the game, there’s no need for a map, GPS, or guide. Play at your own pace, pause whenever you like, and enjoy a flexible way to explore the city’s architecture, history, and hidden stories.

Discover Seattle’s historic downtown in a self-guided city exploration game that blends sightseeing, storytelling, and puzzle-solving.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 2 Hours
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Not included
Wheelchair access No
City Seattle
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park is a national historical park operated by the National Park Service that seeks to commemorate the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1890s.

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.The park's totem poles and woodcarvings are by Duane Pasco (1970s). They were donated by art gallery owner Richard White and installed in the 1980's. "The tallest totem, Sun and Raven, tells the story of Raven's theft of the moon and was created for the 1974 Spokane World's Fair. The nearby Man Riding on Tail of Whale was carved in 1971. The westernmost of the two facing figures is Tsonoqua, a mythological giantess and 'nightmare bringer' invoked by exasperated North Coast mothers to frighten their children into obedience.

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.Art galleries, coffee shops and trendy bars fill Pioneer Square’s late-1800s Romanesque Revival buildings. Tourists explore subterranean streets on the guided Underground Tour, and learn about Seattle’s roots at the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. Office workers unwind in secluded Waterfall Garden Park or grab lunch from food trucks at Occidental Square, a plaza with bistro tables and bocce courts.

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.Smith Tower is a skyscraper in the Pioneer Square neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. Completed in 1914, the 38-story, 484 ft tower is the oldest skyscraper in the city and was among the tallest skyscrapers outside New York City at the time of its completion.

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.Constructed in 1933, the Seattle Federal Office Building (FOB) was the first building in Seattle specifically designed for offices of the federal government. The designer of record was James A. Wetmore, the Department of the Treasury's Supervising Architect. Among its first tenants were 52 federal agencies, the largest of which was the Department of the Treasury.

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.Eye care professionals specialize in understanding how the human eye really works, as well as diseases and conditions that affect your vision – many of which do not have obvious symptoms. The Eyes on You medical center has a professional team and a history you will want to know.

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.SAM traces its origins to the Seattle Fine Arts Society (organized 1905) and the Washington Arts Association (organized 1906), which merged in 1917, keeping the Fine Arts Society name. In 1931 the group renamed itself as the Art Institute of Seattle. The Art Institute housed its collection in Henry House, the former home, on Capitol Hill, of the collector and founder of the Henry Art Gallery, Horace C. Henry (1844–1928).

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.Pike Place Market is a special community within the heart of Seattle’s downtown. More than the city’s beloved public market, Pike Place Market is a vibrant neighborhood comprised of hundreds of farmers, craftspeople, small businesses and residents. Each group is an important and vital makeup of the Pike Place Neighborhood.

In addition to preserving and protecting the historic buildings and character of the nine-acre historic district and serving as an incubator and supporter of farmers, artisans and small businesses, the Pike Place Market was chartered by the City of Seattle to provide services for low-income individuals.

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.Victor Steinbrueck Park is located at the north end of Pike Place Market. On a summer afternoon, the park bustles with a lively combination of neighborhood residents, visitors, tourists, and people who work in the area - all enjoying picnics, sunbathing, playing and relaxing on the park's lawn, benches, and tables.

Here you will have to look around to find the answer to our challenge to advance to the new location and learn the story of this place.Beneath the Streets focuses on factual, historical information that details the birth of our city, 1890’s architecture, and several other stories including the Klondike Gold Rush, Skid Row, and the Coast Salish Peoples that first inhabited the area.

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Full flexibility: start at any hour, take a break at any time and resume later
  • This tour is always available to book. We are open 24/7, every day of the week.
  • Free for KIDS

What's Not Included

A physical tour guide

Know before you go

  • STROLLER OR PRAM ACCESSIBLE
  • ANIMALS OR PETS ALLOWED
  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • Internet connection is REQUIRED.
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • To play the game, add your booking number and e-mail address to unlock the game. Then, download the Questo app and create a new account.
  • For help, please reach out.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Seattle, US
Tour start
Seattle, US
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 2 hours finish where they began, in Seattle.

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