Legendary Seattle

by anna_roth - 0 Reviews - 36 Lists

Updated: April 07, 2006

From former brothels to beat poet hangouts, our editors recommend the most legendary spots in Seattle.

Legendary Seattle

  1. 1 3.5 Star Rating: Average J & M Cafe And Cardroom
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    201 First Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104 (map)

    Yukon prospectors once rubbed shoulders with local loggers at this historic Pioneer Square watering hole.

  2. 2 4 Star Rating: Recommended Central
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    207 First Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104 (map)

    Open since 1892, this saloon once housed a brothel downstairs--the dumbwaiter that served it hangs on the north wall.

  3. 3 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Salish Lodge & Spa
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    6501 Railroad Ave SE, Snoqualmie, WA 98065 (map)

    The exterior of this cushy getaway perched on Snoqualmie Falls doubled as the Great Northern Lodge in "Twin Peaks."

  4. 4 Lake View Cemetery Assn Inc
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    1554 15th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112 (map)

    Pick up a map at the office and poke around Seattle's oldest cemetery, full of familiar names from Seattle's past.

  5. 5 3 Star Rating: Average Blue Moon Tavern
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    712 NE 45th St, Seattle, WA 98105 (map)

    Hangout of beat poets and fiery young communists in the '50s--rumor says that Kerouac and Ginsberg hung here.

  6. 6 3 Star Rating: Average The Edgewater Hotel
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    2411 Alaskan Way Pier 67, Seattle, WA 98121 (map)

    The Beatles fished from their waterfront rooms in this classy hotel during their 1964 visit.

  7. 7 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Panama Hotel Tea & Coffee Hse
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    607 S Main St, Seattle, WA 98104 (map)

    A window at the back of this former rooming house reveals belongings left by Japanese-Americans heading to internment camps.

  8. 8 4 Star Rating: Recommended Linda's Tavern
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    707 E Pine St, Seattle, WA 98122 (map)

    A local rock star hangout, rumored to be the last place Kurt Cobain was seen alive.

  9. 9 4 Star Rating: Recommended Bill Speidel's Underground Tour
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    608 First Ave, Seattle, WA 98104 (map)

    A tour beneath our streets reveals the real dirt on the city's often unclean past.