Pacific Place

Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront


Seattle’s best-quality boutique mall feels a bit like the lobby of an upscale hotel – it’s cylindrical, and the total lack of that hectic shopping-mall vibe makes it very pleasant to walk around. Stores include J Crew, Club Monaco and Barnes & Noble.

Take a moment to gape in the window at Tiffany & Co or saunter inside for a special gift. The mall’s top level features a movie theater, a pub and a couple of restaurants. This is also where you’ll find the nicest public restrooms in downtown Seattle.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront attractions

1. Times Square Building

0.14 MILES

This terracotta and granite structure, guarded by eagles perched on the roof, was designed by the Paris-trained architect Carl Gould (who also designed…

2. Washington State Convention Center

0.15 MILES

It’s hard to miss this gigantic complex decked out with ballrooms, meeting rooms, space for exhibitions and the Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau. An…

3. Amazon Tower I

0.24 MILES

The new Seattle HQ of online retail behemoth Amazon opened in December 2015. Officially it's called Amazon Tower I, but it's known colloquially as 'the…

4. Rainier Tower

0.24 MILES

With its inverted base that looks like a tree that's been nibbled by a beaver, this urban behemoth was finished in 1977, after which it quickly acquired…

5. Cobb Building

0.29 MILES

Look up at the beaux-arts style Cobb Building (1910) and see remnants of an older Seattle. Peering out from the 11-story edifice you'll see several stern…

6. Spheres

0.3 MILES

Amazon's latest construction in the Denny Triangle opened January 2018 and is quite different to the Amazon Tower I, which went up in 2015 down the street…

7. Seattle Tower

0.33 MILES

Formerly the Northern Life Tower, this 26-story art deco skyscraper, built in 1928, was designed to reflect the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. The…

8. Corner & Sanitary Market Buildings

0.35 MILES

Across Pike Place from the Main Arcade are the 1912 Corner & Sanitary Market Buildings, so named because they were the first of the market buildings in…