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4 PIKE PLACE MARKET AND FIRST AVENUE: WHERE FARMERS MET SAILORS
BOUNDARIES: 1st Ave., Virginia St., Yesler Way, and Western Ave.
DISTANCE: 1½ miles
DIFFICULTY: Easy (all flat or downhill)
PARKING: Limited metered street parking; pay lots and garages include the Pike Place Market garage at Western and Pine St.
PUBLIC TRANSIT: Metro routes #15, 18, 21, 22, and 56 stop at 1st Ave. and Virginia St. The Transit Tunnel’s Westlake Station has an exit at 3rd Ave. and Pine St.
For more than 100 years, Pike Place has been home to the oldest continuously operating farmers’ market in the United States. It’s a fascinating concoction of produce, flowers, crafts, antiques, magic, and more. And it’s a human-scale labyrinth of small buildings in assorted shapes and sizes, hugging a bluff looming over the waterfront. The Market abuts First Avenue, once a rowdy hangout for the waterfront’s working men. Both districts have been spruced up but not fully bleached out. Hint: To get the most out of this walk, avoid the Market’s peak tourist days (especially summer Saturdays).