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Places worth the detour in Seattle

17 places worth going out of your way for lie within 20 km of Seattle, United States, across 2 kinds of detour; nature & landscapes are the largest group (15). Best known: Lake Washington. 14 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.

Nature15 Archaeological2
Within 20 km
17
Oldest
Alki Beach Park 1907
Little known
14 of 17
Most from
20th century

All 17, ranked 17

Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them.

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Questions about this page

What is worth seeing near Seattle?

17 places within 20 km: 15 nature & landscapes and 2 archaeological & historic sites. The best known is Lake Washington.

Is there anything near Seattle that most visitors miss?

14 of these 17 places rank as little known — they carry a Wikipedia article in only a handful of languages, which is usually the difference between a queue and an empty path. They are in the ranked list below, furthest down.

What is the oldest thing near Seattle?

Alki Beach Park, dated to 1907.

How is the 20 km radius measured?

As the crow flies from the centre of Seattle, not by driving time. A place inside the circle can still be a long way round by road, and the distance to each is on its card on the map.

Where does this information come from?

Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.