Pike Place Market

"One of the nation's largest and oldest public markets, Pike Place Market dates from 1907, when the city issued permits allowing farmers to sell produce from wagons parked at Pike Place." Full review

"This bustling, labyrinthine bazaar is a wonderful place to while away a few hours."

"A cavalcade of noise, smells, personalities, banter and urban theater that's almost London-like in its cosmopolitanism." Full review

"So authentic even locals shop here!"

"The most unlikely public art created by thousands of wads of masticated gum."

"Pike Place Market is the city's most famous place to shop, fronted by a fish stall where fishmongers toss each other salmon and halibut over the heads of their patrons." Full review

"Fun, feisty and infinitely appealing, the market has maintained its earthy egalitarianism." Full review

"“The biggest and the best; the heart of Seattle”...one of the longest running public markets in the U.S.; nine acres of fresh fish, produce, flowers, and arts and crafts." Full review

"Seattle's Pike Place Market has been hawking fresh fish and produce for more than a century, making it one of the oldest farmers' markets in the United States." Full review

"In Seattle, coffeeshops are for both ritual and rendezvous, a refuge from the dripping grey: caffeination, conversation, insulation, motivation, introspection, observation...By Joseph..." Full review