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Sign UpSeattle Southside Scenes explores the art, culture, and history of the Seattle Southside region. As one of the most unique areas in the Pacific Northwest, Seattle Southside is filled with public art, historic landmarks, and a diverse populous with rich, cultural heritage.
Go behind the scenes of the Seattle Southside Scenes program and learn more about the stories that make this region unique.
Click each location to learn about the art, history and culture of Seattle Southside. Then, explore for yourself with the free Scenes Trail to visit each of the locations and win a prize.
This shimmering, glittering art installation at the Angle Lake light rail station in SeaTac marks the beginning or an end to any journey. Named “The Cloud” to represent a 3D cumulus cloud when viewed from a distance, this installation works with the sun and wind to create a destination that is uplifting to riders, pedestrians, and passersby.
Spice Bridge, the International Food Hall in Tukwila, is home to FIN’s Food Business Incubator program, which helps South King County women of color, immigrants, and refugees start and grow thriving businesses. Taste delicacies from around the world at Spice Bridge.
Learn about Roy Olmstead, "The Good Bootlegger", and his role in the secret culture of bootlegging during prohibition, and how Des Moines was a key location to deliver smuggled alcohol.
This important piece of land in Tukwila along the Duwamish River represents the history of how the Coast Salish people, pioneering truck farmers, and Italian immigrants all interacted with surrounding landscape.
Artist Robert Morris removed undergrowth from an abandoned 3.7-acre gravel pit in SeaTac, terraced the earth, and planted it with rye grass. Morris returned the land to active use — 40 years later, we value it as a gathering place and internationally-celebrated destination.
With all the happy dogs frolicking around at this SeaTac park, you’d never know the location used to house a Cold War-era missile defense system. In the late 1940s a defense system against incoming Soviet bombers included nearly a dozen Nike Missile sites in Washington state, this being one of them!
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Hit the road and discover the best scenic drives near Seattle.
Explore Seattle for a day or two or three. Staying in Seattle Southside puts you in the perfect position to explore the Pacific Northwest.
New to town? Looking for something cool to do? Here’s a list of places new (and old) that are worth exploring. Or, see it all with a guided tour.
Three great cities, that’s what! The Seattle Southside consists of Tukwila, SeaTac and Des Moines, three hidden gems that have a lot to offer.
When you make Seattle Southside your home base, you’ll be in the center of all the fun, whether you want to explore the outdoors, go indoor skydiving, hit the largest shopping center…
For sports enthusiasts and active adventurers, Seattle Southside is the ultimate playground. Whether you’re cheering from the stands of a high-energy professional game or getting into the action yourself at local parks…
Learn about the history and culture of the Seattle Southside region and surrounding areas.
From big-city entertainment to small-town family fun, you’ll be in the center of it all in Seattle Southside.
Get ready to immerse yourselves in the captivating world of Seattle Southside, where fun takes on a whole new creative dimension.