We had a great time on the Beneath the Streets tour! Eowyn was fantastic -- funny, personable, and…read moreclearly knows her stuff. She kept things interesting the entire time and was happy to answer all of our random questions along the way. We learned a lot without it ever feeling like a history lesson. Definitely one of the highlights of our time in Seattle. If you get Eowyn as your guide, you're in good hands!

Richard made the tour fun and educational! We had a great time learning about Seattle History!read more

excellent tour! so glad we decided to go. our tour guide was Lisa. she was knowledgeable, fun, and…read moresuper funny. i would recommend it to anyone interested in history. the uniqueness of seattle really shines thru fyi - there are a lot of stairs, and tight spaces. challenging for those of us with compromised mobility

First the good- The tour guide was nice and the underground areas are AMAZING!…read moreThe bad- In a group of (appx) 30+ people you are herded here and there to different parts of the underground. Everyone is herded into a small space, a story is told, and then it's onto the next area. Want time to enjoy the experience? To look around and take pictures? Nope- onto the next. Want to learn more about the original buildings that you are standing in front of? Barely covered. Or the amazing debris that scatters the areas? Nope. Take Pictures as you walk, because that is all the time you will get. Oh, and if you are hard of hearing? You won't be able to hear the tour guide well. There are just too many people. -Wish I could have asked for a refund- *IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE TO MOLD or DUST WEAR A MASK!!!*

Fantastic tour!! Tour covers a wide range of topics, including Seattle history, aquarium stories,…read moreand recognition of the native people. Our tour guide really made our trip to Seattle with his charismatic and fun energy.

We really enjoyed the tour with Emmett (a long time local). He was very entertaining with lots of…read morewit and wisdom, very easy to hear and an excellent communicator. A great mix of history, culture, and current activities. We highly recommend this tour

It was my last full day in Seattle and was trying to decide how I'd end my night here. I…read moreremembered seeing this ghost tour on tiktok and right away I booked tickets. The tour started much later in the evening so bring a coat! We got there a little early so we were able to browse the museum, which was fairly tiny but interesting. Our tour guide was Kim and she was a joy to be around. She really knows how to tell a story and keeps you involved in the tour. (Listening to evps, watching videos, asking questions) Our tour group was small but it made the whole experience feel much more personal. We walked all around Pioneer Square and visited haunted locations. My favorite stop was at the "Merchant Cafe". We actually entered and sat in their underground lounge. It was very spooky and took a few pictures to see if I could spot anything. The whole tour was made even spookier by the actual buildings around us. The mixture of older historical buildings and closed/abandoned buildings. Beware it is rundown and many homeless people but they keep to themselves. And I also felt something push my back during one of the stops. The guide was telling us about a specific spirit that was known for being "grabby" with women. Haha yikes. 4th ghost tour I've been on and excited to do more. Surprisingly I'm still a skeptic!

My kids and I did the underground tour before this and loved it. Booked this online. We're told to…read morearrive at a bar on a rainy night. No signage, no coordination. I texted our guide, who arrived late. Poor guy was a retail worker who did this gig on weekends for extra cash. The "tour" turned into a two+ hour STANDING in the rain. He showed us some photos and played an audio recording on his phone of some sounds that were supposed to be a ghost? We left early, it was disappointing, cold, wet, and generally unpleasant. Add to this experience the homeless high on fentanyl in downtown Seattle at night - don't do it

I took the suggestion of a local and booked myself a tour. Completely booked online which is the…read moreeasiest part. The tour takes place in the Pioneer Square section and starts from a building that seriously looks underutilized. I'm sure it would make for a good restaurant or bar or speakeasy, but that doesn't seem to be in the cards for them at this point. When you come in to check in for your tour, you are shuffled into what was the bar and wait. When time comes you all head downstairs for a presentation. You are introduced to your tour guide. Keyon, I hope I spelt that right, was our tour guide. He was energetic and intriguing. Funny as all can be with a tinge of hatred for nearby Tacoma. He knew every little bit of information about the Underground Tour. It was an educational experience. I had no idea about the history of the young city. After going through the dirty history you understand why they raised up Seattle. And why when you are underground you are technically on the first or ground level. Understanding why they did this was a big portion of the tour. On a tidal basin and fighting sewage, you needed to raise up. While doing this, they had to raise the streets first and then build the sidewalks. You find out there were no deaths during the great fire, but during the raising up, you find out there were a few deaths as men that got drunk would fall off the ladders used to cross the street at the time. Then there are the purple pieces of sidewalk glass. This glass has manganese in it, which after making contact with sunlight, and some time, turned it a purple hue. The glass was used to bring sunlight to the underground. Most of the buildings that had their second floor become the first had an underground portion that ended up becoming mostly storage. This included what was once the sidewalks. You can also see a lot of where the first floor has settled being built on the tidal basin and all. You go up and down a few blocks, literally. Hearing more and more about the history of it all. Told a spooky story or two. See the tour guide play a trick or two. The best was the part where he turned off all the lights at one point to give it a bit more spook. Do it if you have the chance. It is another way to learn about a city and one few way to see a part of it legally.

One of the best things to do when n Seattle! Adam, our tour…read moreguide was funny and kept things lively and moving. It is amazing to see things and learn about the city's history and to walk underground - even though technically, it was the original floor. Very highly recommend!!

Terrific museum. Enjoyed the docent tour and highly recommend. Bruce Lee exhibit is cool. Learned a…read morelot about Wing Luke who is an inspiration. Incredible legacy he has given us.

A must-visit on Asian history in America. What might have been not written and also not known if…read morethis museum didn't save much of the simple artifacts that were from the time when Asians were discriminated against. It is a part of history and this place really tells the story. I didn't know much about Wing Luke, but I got to know him after joining a walking tour led by a museum employee. Sign up at the front, and they will also take you to restricted areas. You can see how small some of the rooms are. A supermarket that many people have been in. They also have a Bruce Lee exhibit. I hope this museum gets to last long into the years.

So much fun. We really enjoyed our time there. Spent about 1:45 minutes. You could spend more or…read moreless time but we felt this was perfect.

Highly recommended!! We had such a fun time. Be prepared to…read moretake a lot of photos. Staff are around to assist with ideas too. Perfect date night or night out with your friends. You're definitely gonna spend over an hour if you're like us. If you knew in town or a local like us, it's a good way to get out and try - see something new :-)

Lynn was amazing. Reopening after a long forced hiatus from Covid, Bill and I felt as though Lynn,…read morethe owner operator of Under The Radar Tours had so much to share and we were the benefactors of her enthusiasm and information. My back is always an issue so a long walking tour was out of the question but Lynn took us through beautiful historical districts, Capitol Hill, the site of the riots, Volunteer Park, a local gayberhood and a terrific shop called Retail Therapy and it was. We felt like Lynn could have been a long lost cousin who wanted to share her love for her city with us. We will be back to catch the rest of the Seattle story. Thank you Lynn a hundred times over.

REVIEW OF OUR SEATTLE LOCKS, GASWORKS PARK & HOUSEBOATS TOUR--ONE OF THE SEATTLE UNDER THE RADAR…read moreTOURS My wife and I visited Seattle for the first time in April 2022. As part of our visit, we booked a tour titled "The Locks, Gasworks Park and Houseboats Tour." The tour is one of "The Seattle Under the Radar Tours" and was billed as a chance to see Seattle "through the eyes of a local." For us, that "local" was Tour Guide Lynn Curtis, who (if I remember correctly) said she had lived in Seattle for 11 years. Our tour with Lynn took place on the afternoon of Friday, April 22nd. It was a beautiful, sunny day and perfect for a tour of Seattle. Twenty-four hours before the tour, Lynn emailed us to confirm we knew where to meet, what to expect on the day of the tour and to answer any pre-tour questions. That was much appreciated and helped assure us we we're working with a professional. The tour rendezvous point was in front of a bakery within walking distance from the Seattle waterfront and marketplace district where we parked our car. Lynn arrived a little early and after introducing herself, invited us to accompany her into the bakery for a complimentary pastry and beverage. Afterwards, Lynn directed us to her personal vehicle--a spacious and clean SUV parked just outside the bakery. To our pleasant surprise, we learned we were her only guests for this tour. Our more than three-hour private tour began with a drive to the Seattle Ballard Locks to see and learn how the locks work to permit the movement of small and large boats. The locks are located at the west end of Salmon Bay, in Seattle Washington's Lake Washington Ship Canal, between the neighborhoods of Ballard to the north and Magnolia to the south. On the drive to the locks, Lynn pointed out various points of interest and once there, shared her wealth of knowledge about the locks. A highlight of this stop was seeing the salmon swimming up the salmon ladders and watching the boats enter and leave the locks. Next, it was on to "Gas Works Park." The park sits on the former Seattle Gas Light Company gasification plant. What makes the park so appealing and a must see for tourists like us, is its location: the north shore of Lake Union at the south end of Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood. It offers breathtaking views of Lake Union and the Seattle skyline. A highlight of this part of the tour, was getting there. On the drive over, Lynn once again shared interesting facts and stories about the neighborhoods we passed through, as only a local could do. Another highlight of the tour was a surprise stop at Ivar's Salmon House restaurant. The restaurant specializes in American and Seafood cuisine and is located on the north shore of Lake Union. Lynn said she personally recommends it to her tour guests who love American and Seafood cuisine, but we learned the food is not the only reason it's a tour stop: its stunning Northwest native art, décor and historical photographs, including a full cedar replica of a Northwest Native American longhouse, are the other reasons. We were so impressed with Ivar's, that we came back that evening for dinner. With the exception of a challenge finding nearby parking, it was a wonderful experience. Our final destination was a visit to a secluded Seattle neighborhood where many residents live in beautiful multilevel houseboats--some valued in excess of $1 million--with their own private docks. This neighborhood is not on your typical Seattle tourist's itinerary and would be difficult to find and traverse without a local like Lynn. If you're looking for a Seattle tour that's well worth your money, this is it. We highly recommend it and highly recommend Lynn. She was great. Thank you Lynn! Tim Roberts Vella Black-Roberts Hayward, California

Terrible! they take your money and do not answer the phone, the email listed does not work. We…read morenever got contacted about the tour but was charged 70+ dollars

Not a bad ride, but it was very underwhelming. We expected the nitty gritty dirty underbelly of…read moreSeattle, and in the first two minutes, it really sounded like it was going to be that way... And then it just fizzled. Our driver was clearly a history buff, which is great, but we still felt very light on content when it came to the "Sub" part of the Sub-Seattle tour. If you are looking for the dirtier side of Seattle History, just do the Seattle Underground tour, and save your money by skipping the Sub tour.

This tour was a lot of fun. I learned so much about the dark history of Seattle. The tour guide…read moreAden is very knowledgeable and passionate. There were definitely spooky experiences. Seattle is truly a haunted city. I highly recommend this tour.

Aten was terrific - so much information about Seattle, I learned a bunch of history about the area…read more The ghost stories were fun, but he tells them in a way that you come out better informed than you start. Make sure to wear comfy shoes .