Bill Speidel's Underground Tour

Seattle's most unusual attraction: a 75-minute walking tour through historic Pioneer Square--and the forgotten streets below. It's history with punch lines!

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614 1st Ave (btwn Cherry St & Yesler Way) Seattle , WA 98104 United States

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Jo Kresge

If you are a history buff or <3 Seattle, this is the tour for you! If you want something fun and exciting look for a ghost tour . Make sure you don't have plans afterwards, can go longer than allotted.

Courtney Slabaugh

Fascinating and the tour guides are great! Wear layers & comfy shoes - the temperature underground is different than outside and you'll be doing a lot of walking on uneven ground. Bring your camera !

Saurav Mukherjee

The tour was really amazing. It was made note interesting by our tour guide , who also added a flavor of comedy garnished with high quality sarcasm. Worth the 18 dollars.

Song Li

Very interesting and the guide is so passionate ;) this made me know a lot more about the history of Seattle ! The night tour is, yes, like a party.

Maureen Elsberry

Super touristy activity - explore the old city located underneath the current streets of Pioneer Square . There is a more gritty tour for 21+ over in the evenings.

Makenna Boyle

Great tour , must see in Seattle! Make sure to stop at the bar for a drink first! Better chug fast though because you aren't allowed to take drinks on the tour .

Didier Dorga

The tour is an interesting look into the weird and notorious history of Seattle . Tour guide Ally was funny, knowledgeable , smart, and energetic.

Richard Revilla

A must in Seattle. One of the best tours in America. I've done it three times they have a great funny spin on the history of Pioneer Square .

Claire Kirby

If you go on the adult only tour , try and get the woman guide. If you are not that lucky, a drink (or two) before hand would greatly improve this disjointed and not particularly informative tour .

Tamara Masters

Great fun! I went on the adult tour . The guide was hilarous and I actually learned a lot about Seattle.

Ben Bearnot

Gail is an enthusiastic, hilarious , and bawdy tour guide . See if she's leading the tour you're going on--although it might run slightly longer than anticipated (ours was ~1.5 hrs).

Donna Neck

Great tour , very informative and entertaining. Sarah, a fellow Floridian, was awesome!

Megan Brown

Wonderful tour ! Professional, historic, and fun! Great history of Seattle in an entertaining way. A must do.

Ro J

Highly recommended if you're visiting Seattle. You get to learn some very weird and cool historical facts!

Ryan

Interesting tour - can get crowded and groups are big. Stay near the front.

Jeffrey Johnson

A fun and interesting tour about some neat history of Seattle . The guides are especially great!

Alex Randow

A must not miss when visiting Seattle. Great historical tour with great tour guides .

Cindy Leong

If you order a drink before the tour , you get priority for seating. Very interesting fun facts about the city of Seattle.

Brian Ibarra

If you're into history this is for sure worth the money and get that student ID out to get discount no matter the school

Chris Nixon

Really cool tour of the old underground in Pioneer Square .

Tania T

u can save the $2.50/ticket web surcharge by buying tickets in-person, however they don't sell tickets more than 1 day in advance. wish they mentioned that last part b4 driving there!

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Hilarious and informative tour about the history of Seattle . Really enjoyed it.

Zachary Kelsey

If your passing by on Fridays, drop into the cafe for their $4 hot dog special. The hot dog is worth the money and you get a bag of Tim's chips plus drink.

HISTORY

Takes visitors around Pioneer Square above ground and also to a hidden Seattle that now lies underground. About 25 square blocks of Pioneer Square have hollow spaces under the sidewalks.

Ladymay

An interesting tour . This tour is really about the development of Seattle from the pioneer days. Lots of interesting facts.

John Hankus

Must do tour while in Seattle. Fun and interesting. So much history.

John Chen

Mary definitely makes the entire tour ! I could see this being less than entertaining with any our tour guide .

Shannan Fraser

The Adult Only tour is awesome!

Ellen Rielly

Great way to learn more about the history of Seattle . Tour lasts about 90 minutes.

Madelyn Woodson

Really great tour , but wish I had done the Adult one that goes at 8 or 9pm so I could learn more about the "sewing" circles.

Anna Poem

Great tour if you get the right guide. A fun way to learn history.

Sarah Malloy-Good

A combination of nerdy jokes and amazing history all while touring Seattle's basement city . Gael is a particularly amazing guide.

Dustin Lee

Leila was an engaging and funny guide, and even rapped a verse to deliver her story for one part! Time flew by

Ellie Pines

The tour is definitely worth the money, but the SubSeattle and late night underground tours are better. Just saying.

Ingo

It's really a must-do. Learn about and look at Seattle's history!

Owen Winkler

Underground is neat to see, but the real gem here is the tour guide staff .

Jack Reeves

Way cooler than I thought! You'll learn everything about how our favorite city came to be.

Vince Zhang

Did the 5pm Sunday 9/14/2014 tour . It's pretty cool. I learned a bit about Seattle's history too!

Elise Crispen

Incredibly entertaining and interesting. Show up prior and order a drink from the labor before heading in.

Zach Stockwell

A must do for anyone who loves city history!

Marc Scheib

Keyon did an outstanding job, enjoyed the (adult ) underworld tour a lot!

T L

Shane is hilarious ! I advise not to wear heels. You'll leave never looking at downtown the same way again. Look for the patches on the sidewalks. They're skylights!

Jenn P

Interesting historical tour . Must go back to do the adults only tour !

Lana Criggs

Enjoyed the tour . Sarah was an awesome guide, knowledgeable and fun!

Erkan Saka

A touristy but authentic visit enriched by lively tour guides .

G

I was disappointed with this tour , it's was not entertained at all and I fall asleep walking. Don't expect something super exciting. But if you like history, you can give this a try.

Cecilia Zhang

Very historical and involves so many ancient stories, fun!

David ☕️ Klein

The tour guides are hilarious and the tour was fascinating. Do it!

Tara Gowland

Did this on a second date and what fun we had!!

Laura Rogg

Very knowledgeable staff and kid friendly tour .

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Great location in Seattle. Close to the waterfront, the underground tour and historic Pioneer Square. - Kate Hailey