Stride StoriesRunning tour · Seattle
Market to the Needle
5.3 mi run
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The stories on this route
Pioneer Square
Look down at the edges of the sidewalks here. See the small squares of glass, often purple? They're lights for the old sidewalks, now underground.
The ferry terminal
Look out at the slips, where the green-and-white ferries load. This is Colman Dock, also called Pier 52, Seattle's main ferry terminal. Boats leave here for Bainbridge Island and Bremerton.
The Gum Wall
Look at the walls of Post Alley. They're coated in chewed gum, several inches thick in places.
Pike Place Market
Look up at the big red neon sign: Public Market Center. Now look under it, at Rachel, the bronze pig.
The Olympic Sculpture Park
Look at the green park zig-zagging down to the water, and the huge red Eagle on the slope, with Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains behind it.
The Space Needle
Look up at the Space Needle: three legs, an hourglass waist and a saucer on top.
The Monorail
Look up at the concrete beam over Fifth Avenue, on its tall columns. That's the Monorail.
Stories researched October 2026 · every fact checked against a source
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