Here a list of self-guided walking tours in Seattle you can do with your phone, no app download required.
The Seattle Local Tour Guide website has made these free no-app self-guided walking tours. We think they are great!:
- Belltown Murals (public art on the sides of buildings)
Other tours
- Public art @ SeaTac Airport. Interactive map
- Seattle Waterfront (PDF)
- Visit Seattle tourism office map (PDF)
- HistoryLink: Seattle history by neighborhoods (excellent content!)
- Unity Loop (commissioned for Seattle World Cup 2026)
- Walk A While With Me city center tour (blog)
- Ballard History from Ballard Historical Society
Trees & Nature
- City of Seattle Tree Walks
- Pioneer Square Tree Walk: Map for mobile phone or PDF + Info
- Seattle Center Tree Walk (PDF + info): Features London Plane trees from the 1962 World’s Fair.
- UW Campus Tree Tours: Focuses on native Washington trees and educational campus specimens.
- UW Arboretum tours (self-guided + free guided)
- Green Lake Tree Walk: A 2.8-mile loop highlighting giant sequoias and bald cypress trees.
- Lincoln Park Tree Walk (PDF map + info): Features large conifers and a mix of old-growth and ornamental species.
- South Ballard Tree Walk (PDF map + info)