West Seattle
West Seattle is a conglomeration of neighborhoods in Seattle, Washington, United States.
West Seattle is a conglomeration of neighborhoods in Seattle, Washington, United States. It comprises two of the thirteen districts, Delridge and Southwest, and encompasses all of Seattle west of the Duwamish River. It was incorporated as an independent town in 1902 before being annexed by Seattle five years later. Among the area's attractions are its saltwater beach parks along Elliott Bay and Puget Sound, including Alki Beach Park and Lincoln Park. The area is also known for its views of the Olympic Mountains to the west and the Cascade Range to the east. One-third of Seattle's green space and urban forest is located in West Seattle, much of it in the West Duwamish Greenbelt.
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Worth seeing in and around West Seattle
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.
- 01Alki Point Light
The Alki Point Light is an active aid to navigation located on Puget Sound's Alki Point, the southern entrance to Seattle's Elliott Bay, King County, Washington. It is listed as Alki Point Light number 16915 in the USCG light lists.
3.1 km · lighthouse in Washington, United States · Wikipedia - 02Alki Beach Park
Alki Beach Park is a 135.9-acre park located in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington that consists of the Elliott Bay beach between Alki Point and Duwamish Head. It has a 0.5 miles of beachfront, and was the first public salt-water bathing beach on the west coast of the United States.
2.7 km · beach park in Seattle, Washington, U.S. · Wikipedia - 03West Seattle Bridge
The West Seattle Bridge, officially the Jeanette Williams Memorial Bridge, is a cantilevered segmental bridge that serves as the primary connection between West Seattle and important highways such as State Route 99, the Spokane Street Viaduct, and Interstate 5. It was built between 1981 and 1984 after the previous bascule bridge was deemed inoperable as a result of being struck by the freighter Antonio Chavez in 1978.
3 km · Freeway bridge in Seattle, Washington. · Wikipedia - 04Hamilton Viewpoint
Hamilton Viewpoint is a 16.9-acre public park in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. It was acquired by the city in 1914 and became a park 4 years later.
3.5 km · park in Washington, United States of America · Wikipedia - 05Me-Kwa-Mooks Park
Me-Kwa-Mooks Park is a 20.2-acre public park located in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, USA. Me-Kwa-Mooks is an Anglicized version of the Lushootseed word for Alki Point, sbaqʷabqs, meaning "prairie point." Today's Me-Kwa-Mooks Park is land that was acquired by the Parks Department in 1971. The site was originally the homestead of the pioneers Ferdinand and Emma Schmitz.
1.5 km · park in Seattle, Washington, United States of America · Wikipedia - 06Schmitz Park Bridge
The Schmitz Park Bridge is a 175 ft concrete-box bridge that spans a ravine in Seattle's Schmitz Park. Built in 1936, the structure is both listed in the National Register of Historic Places and is a designated city landmark.
2.1 km · bridge in United States of America · Wikipedia - 07South Seattle College
South Seattle College is a public community college in the Seattle neighborhoods of West Seattle and Georgetown. Founded in 1970, it is one of three colleges which make up the Seattle Colleges District.
3 km · community college in Seattle, Washington, U.S. · Wikipedia - 08Spokane Street Bridge
The Spokane Street Bridge, also known as the West Seattle Low-Level Bridge, is a concrete double-leaf swing bridge in Seattle, Washington. It carries Southwest Spokane Street over the Duwamish River, connecting Harbor Island to West Seattle.
2.8 km · swing bridge in Seattle, Washington, United States · Wikipedia - 09Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty, or Lady Liberty, is a replica of New York City's Statue of Liberty installed at Seattle's Alki Beach Park, in the U.S. state of Washington. It was installed in 1952 by the Boy Scouts of America and underwent a significant restoration in 2007 after repeated vandalism had damaged the sculpture.
2.7 km · statue in Seattle, Washington, United States · Wikipedia - 10Admiral Theater
The Admiral Theatre is a movie theater and historic landmark in the North Admiral neighborhood of West Seattle, Washington, United States. It was originally a second-run theater, but has since switched to showing new releases.
2.3 km · movie theater in Seattle, Washington, United States · Wikipedia
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Getting to West Seattle
- Airports
- Seattle–Tacoma (SEA), 14 km · Victoria (YYJ), 143 km · Vancouver (YVR), 191 km
- Portland → West Seattle229 km · quickest by road, 4h 22m · $22–31
- Spokane → West Seattle372 km · quickest by air, 4h 24m · $160–240
- Boise → West Seattle652 km · quickest by air, 6h 36m · $180–260
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No local-transport research exists yet for West Seattle
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 West Seattle. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inWashington State Ferries (WSF) operates the Fauntleroy / Southworth route, also serving Vashon Island, for both drive on and walk on traffic.
- Get inThis terminal is much less crowded than the ferry terminals downtown and offers a more relaxing launching point to explore Vashon Island and the Kitsap Peninsula.
- Get inIf you are thinking of leaving your car and walking on the ferry, be warned that parking near the terminal is extremely scarce.
- Get inRapid Ride C bus connects Downtown to this ferry terminal via West Seattle Bridge, Alaska Way Jct, California Ave SW & Fauntleroy Ave SW.
- Get inThe 775 bus connects Seacrest Park (Water Taxi Terminal) to Alki Beach (63rd SW & Alki Ave SW) via California Ave & Admiral Way (Admiral District).
From Wikivoyage: Seattle/West, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to West Seattle
West Seattle is 6 km from Seattle, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Delridgedistrict in Seattle, Washington3.4 km
- Industrial DistrictHuman settlement in Seattle, Washington, United States3.7 km
- Fairmount Parkhuman settlement in Washington, United States of America600 m
- North Admiralhuman settlement in Washington, United States of America2.4 km