--- title: "Downtown Spokane – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Downtown Spokane, United States: Downtown Spokane or Riverside is the central business district of Spokane, Washington. Nearby: Gonzaga University…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/downtown-spokane" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/downtown-spokane.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/West_Downtown_Parts.jpg/1920px-West_Downtown_Parts.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail" --- Central business district of Spokane in Washington, United States # Downtown Spokane Downtown Spokane or Riverside is the central business district of Spokane, Washington. ![Downtown Spokane](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/West_Downtown_Parts.jpg/1920px-West_Downtown_Parts.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) Downtown Spokane · Will Maupin The place Downtown Spokane or Riverside is the central business district of Spokane, Washington. The Riverside neighborhood is roughly bounded by I-90 to the south, Division Street to the east, Monroe Street to the west and Boone Avenue to the north. The topography of Downtown Spokane is mostly flat except for areas downstream of the Spokane Falls which are located in a canyon; the elevation is approximately 1,900 feet (580 m) above sea level. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown_Spokane), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Downtown Spokane 10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. Gonzaga University Gonzaga University is a private Jesuit university in Spokane, Washington, United States. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. 1.7 km · private Catholic Jesuit university in Spokane, Washington, US · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzaga_University) 2. Diocese of Spokane The Diocese of Spokane is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Washington State in the United States. Erected in 1913, it is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Seattle. 400 m · diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Spokane) 3. Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes The Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes is a Catholic cathedral in Spokane, Washington, in the United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Spokane. 600 m · church in Washington, United States · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_Our_Lady_of_Lourdes_(Spokane,_Washington%29) 4. Numerica Veterans Arena Numerica Veterans Arena, formerly known as Spokane Arena and Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, is a multi-purpose arena in the northwestern United States, located in downtown Spokane, Washington. Opened 31 years ago in 1995, it is home to the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League and Lilac City Legends of the United States Basketball League. 1 km · arena in Spokane, Washington, United States · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numerica_Veterans_Arena) 5. Spokane Falls Spokane Falls is the name of a waterfall and dam on the Spokane River, located in the central business district in downtown Spokane, Washington. The city of Spokane was also initially named "Spokane Falls". 600 m · waterfall in Washington, United States · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spokane_Falls) 6. Monroe Street Bridge The Monroe Street Bridge is a deck arch bridge in the northwestern United States that spans the Spokane River in Spokane, Washington. It was built 115 years ago in 1911 by the city of Spokane, and was designed by city engineer John Chester Ralston, assisted in construction supervision by Morton Macartney with ornamentation provided by the firm of Kirtland Kelsey Cutter and Karl G. Malmgren as part of Cutter & Malmgren. 700 m · bridge in Spokane, Washington · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_Street_Bridge_(Spokane,_Washington%29) 7. Riverfront Park Riverfront Park, branded as Riverfront Spokane, is a public urban park in downtown Spokane, Washington that is owned and operated by the Spokane Parks & Recreation Department. The 100-acre park is situated along the Spokane River and encompasses the Upper Spokane Falls, which is the largest urban waterfall in the United States. 600 m · amusement park in Spokane, Washington · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverfront_Park_(Spokane,_Washington%29) 8. Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Spokane, Washington, is the cathedral church of the Episcopal Diocese of Spokane. 1.5 km · church in Washington, United States · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_St._John_the_Evangelist_(Spokane,_Washington%29) 9. Manito Park and Botanical Gardens Manito Park, also called Manito Park and Botanical Gardens is a 90-acre public park with arboretum, botanical gardens, and conservatory, located at 17th Ave and Grand Blvd in the Manito/Cannon Hill neighborhood of Spokane, Washington, United States. It is open daily without charge. 2.4 km · park in Spokane, Washington state, USA · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manito_Park) 10. Washington State University Spokane Washington State University Spokane, branded as WSU Health Sciences Spokane, is a campus of Washington State University located in Spokane, Washington. It was established in 1989 and, as of 2010, is designated as the university's health science campus. 1.2 km · campus of Washington State University in Spokane, Washington · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_State_University_Spokane) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. Go there ## Getting to Downtown Spokane **Airports:** Spokane (GEG), 9 km · Kelowna (YLW), 293 km\ **Stations:** Spokane Intermodal Center, 400 m\ - Portland → Downtown Spokane Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/portland-to-downtown-spokane) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Portland&to=Downtown+Spokane) - Seattle → Downtown Spokane Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/seattle-to-downtown-spokane) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Seattle&to=Downtown+Spokane) - Boise → Downtown Spokane Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/boise-to-downtown-spokane) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Boise&to=Downtown+Spokane) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Downtown%20Spokane) Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Downtown Spokane Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Downtown Spokane. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. What Wikivoyage says about moving around - Go next Helens are multi-day trips popular with locals. From [Wikivoyage: Spokane](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Spokane), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Port Townsend and the Olympic Peninsula](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/port-townsend) US 9 ways of moving, 17 sources 401 km 2. [Salt Spring Island and the Southern Gulf Islands](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/salt-spring-island) CA 10 ways of moving, 15 sources 468 km 3. [Gibsons and the Sunshine Coast](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/gibsons) CA 10 ways of moving, 21 sources 488 km 4. [Nanaimo](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/nanaimo) CA 11 ways of moving, 41 sources 509 km 5. [Powell River and the upper Sunshine Coast](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/powell-river) CA 12 ways of moving, 23 sources 574 km If you know how people move in Downtown Spokane – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Cdowntown-spokane&title=Downtown+Spokane&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Fdowntown-spokane), and the note gets an entry. Around it ## Next door to Downtown Spokane - [United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/united-states-district-court-for-the-eastern-district-of-washington) United States federal district court in Washington (U.S. state) 500 m - [Spokane Art Center](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/spokane-art-center) community art school opened in 1938 as part of the Works Progress Administration's (WPA) Federal Art Project during the Great Depression 1.2 km - [Marycliff-Cliff Park Historic District](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/marycliff-cliff-park-historic-district) historic district in Spokane, Washington 1.2 km - [Rockwood Historic District](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/rockwood-historic-district) historic district in Spokane, Washington 2.7 km - [Nettleton's Addition Historic District](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/nettletons-addition-historic-district) historic district in Spokane, Washington 2.4 km - [Ninth Avenue Historic District](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/ninth-avenue-historic-district) historic district in Spokane, Washington 1.5 km [The place page for Downtown Spokane](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/downtown-spokane) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on United States](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-US) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/downtown-spokane, for search crawlers and AI assistants. 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