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    4.5 (120 reviews)
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    Rachel the Pig. It's a piggy bank.
    Craig W.

    It's a pig statue right below the famous sign. It's literally a piggy bank. Put some coins in it. The money funds various charitable causes like a food bank, day care, senior center, etc. Now you just need to find Billie, an even bigger pig statue at the market.

    Chloe F.

    Cute pig, but pretty impossible to get a clear picture with so many people at the market.

    Vicky L.

    Ahhh.... Rachel... :) There's just something totally adorable about rubbing a bronze piggy and hopping on her back for a quick photo op! I'm surprised there isn't an entry for her in Yelp considering the thousands of tourists who stop by and climb abroad her piggy back for a quick polaroid. Everytime I stop into Pike Place ever since I was a tot, I've had my customary "atop Rachel" picture taken... Needless to say, I have a nice timeline put together of me "growing up!" She's the beloved mascot of Pike Place... so don't forget to stop by to rub her piggy snout for good luck and empty out some heavy change. She's the piggy bank for the Market Foundation. :) A couple years ago, they had a Pigs on Parade and had artists decorate fiber glass Rachel Replicas which were then placed all over Seattle. Luckily I was in town and we spent a good 3 days hiking all over so I could get pictures of most of the piggies!

    I found her!
    Candace L.

    It had been a very very long day by the time Rachel and I made our introduction. I had missed my flight to Seattle, waited at LAX in the worse terminal for 5 hours, my flight was late getting in, hopped off the light rail and got a bit mixed up getting to Century Field for the Seattle RnR Expo, finally made it to my hotel and then to dinner and it was after this extremely long day and several glasses of wine that I found myself wandering the streets of Seattle and into Pike Place Market after everything except the original Starbucks had long closed for the evening. Spotting this little bronze piggy for the very first time and it being a very intimate yet informal introduction may have just been the highlight of my evening - then seeing my boyfriend comment "You found Rachel" on my Yelp check-in just made the day! I found her! She was cute, and smaller in statue than I - which isn't always easy to find being as petite as I am. We didn't shake hands but I did inspect her little piggy drop in on top, took her pic and wished her well. I told her I may be seeing her Saturday afternoon after the race but I'm sure a ton of people will be around and I'd understand if she didn't have time for anymore alone time with me ;) I didn't take a ride on her as I save those for someone by a different name. I didn't think to take a selfie of her and I with my phone, so instead I just snapped her little pic before parting ways. Go find her for yourself and tell her I'm wishing her well :)

    Michael R.

    Rachel the Pig is located at the Pike Place Market right under the large market sign right next to the the Flying Fish stand. The facts and history of Rachel the Pig: Rachel arrived at the corner of Pike Place under the iconic "Public Market Center" sign and clock in 1986. She is a bronze cast piggy bank created by Georgia Gerber, a sculptor from Whidbey Island, Washington. Weighing in at 550 pounds (250 kg), Rachel was named after a real 750-pound pig who won the 1985 Island County Fair. Her cousin, Billie the Piggy Bank, arrived in the Market in 2011 and sits on Western Avenue at the bottom of the Hillclimb. Rachel was the inspiration behind the "Pigs on Parade" fundraiser throughout downtown Seattle in 2001 and again in 2007 for the Market's centennial celebration.

    Rachel!
    Kevin W.

    Rachel!!! You cute big bronze piggy bank! Located right in front of Pike Place Market. The details of Rachel match up exactly to a pig minus the coin slot on her back, she even has nipples! I am a sucker for random animal statues!

    Taken:10/11/15
    Porsche C.

    Rachel is the first thing I saw when I got to the Pike Market. I have been hearing about Rachel the Pig and was SO excited to see her! Rachel the Pig is a BIG mascot for Pike Market! Rachel is a bronze cast piggy bank created by Georgia Gerber who was a sculptor from Whidbey Island, Washington. She was named after a real 750-pound pig who won the 1985 Island County Fair. She has been located since 1986 at the corner of Pike Place under the iconic "Public Market Center" sign and clock. Rachel the pig has been known as "Bringing home the bacon" for the Pike Market since she arrived in town in 1986! Drop money into Rachel the pig and rub her snout and you will have Good Luck! Rachel the Pig has a slot in the back for inserting your spare change as donations to the Pike Place Market. The money dropped into Rachel goes to the Market Foundation, raises money and awareness for the Pike Market Medical Clinic, Pike Market Food Bank, Pike Market Childcare and Preschool and Pike Market Senior Center. NEW MEMBER: Billie If you've walked along Western Avenue recently, you may have noticed the newest member of the Market Foundation team smiling at you from the base of the Hillclimb stairs. This adorable gal is Billie, Rachel's cousin. Billie was recently "promoted" to piggy bank after spending 10 years at the Market Heritage Center. She now joins Rachel in welcoming visitors to the Pike Place Market and collecting donations to support its four human service agencies. Don't forget to say HI to Billie!

    Seattle's Local Celebrity: Rachel the Pig!
    Sherill Y.

    Rachel the Pig is the mascot of Pike Place Market and is situated right under the main public market sign. She actually serves as a real piggy bank raising money for the Market's social services. Each year she collects around $6,000-$9,000 in currencies from all over the world. The donations go to the Pike Market Clinic, senior center, childcare center, and the downtown food bank. Rachel is a bronze cast piggy bank created by Georgia Gerber, a sculptor from Whidbey Island, Washington. Rachel weighs in at 550 pounds (250 kg) and was named after a real 750-pound pig who won the 1985 Island County Fair. She has been located since 1986 at the corner of Pike Place under the iconic "Public Market Center" sign and clock. Her cousin Billie the Piggy Bank arrived in the Market in 2011 and sits on Western Avenue at the bottom of the Hillclimb. One of the biggest highlights about the market is the fish tossing, where a fishmonger will throw a fish across the area to another fishmonger after a customer has ordered it. Customers love this idea and these areas are usually crowded with spectators. The fishmongers try to get customers involved by occasionally picking customers out to throw or catch the fish. The first Starbucks store in the world is also located in Pike Place Market and retains its original look. It was created on March 30, 1971 by three teachers who took the name from Moby-Dick. It's a huge tourist attraction because it holds so much history in one little coffee shop. From the simple lettering above the door to the old hardwood floors that look like they have been walked over a million times, the 'first Starbucks' is a hot tourist spot in Seattle nestled right into another tourist attraction. Located in Post Alley under Pike Place Market is a brick alleyway covered in chewing gum. The Gum Wall got its start in the 1990's when people would get irritated with waiting in line to get tickets to the theater and stuck their gum on the wall. The tradition has 'stuck' and now there are over two thousand pieces of gum on the wall. The Gum Wall is a subculture tourist attraction and thousands of people leave their germs on this wall each year. Of course Pike Place Market is well known for their fresh produce and beautiful array of flowers. The whole reason Pike Place was started was for farmers to sell their crops to the public.

    Another donations collecting pig. Doesn't get as much love as Rachel.
    Christine A.

    Well, it's a pig statue. It has a slot in the back for inserting your spare change as donations to the Pike Place Market, and it's right in front of the world famous fishmongers. When folks and their kids can't get a close-up spot to see the fish flying, the parents seem to resign themselves to getting a shot of their children astride Rachel and move on. The pig has just become its own tourist attraction by proxy. There's another brass piggie bank sow we saw sitting out back, that gets hardly any foot traffic and virtually no love (photo: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/rachel-the-pig-pike-place-market-seattle?select=lPzkJTLLjDEXkaPBWyVzVg#lPzkJTLLjDEXkaPBWyVzVg). While Rachel is shiny in parts from all of the touching, this other one is left with a uniform, dark patina. I can think of no other reason for Rachel's popularity than her being a silent panhandler for the sake of this worthwhile site, and that makes her "A-OK" to me.

    Rachel the Pig is the official mascot of Pike Place Market in Seattle, WA. She's been guarding the market since 1986.
    Steve E.

    Rachel the Pig is the official mascot of Seattle's Pike Place Market. She stands guard over the market 24 hours a day, although she is actually a 550-pound bronze-cast sculpture of a prize-winning porker from a nearby county fair. The sculptor crafted Rachel into a life-size porcine piggy bank, with a slot on top of her head, and that's where people deposit coins and paper bills in support of the Pike Place Market Foundation. According to a nearby sign, Rachel collects roughly $6,000-$9,000 annually in just about every type of world currency, which is used by the Market Foundation to fund the Pike Place Market's social services programs. I guess you could say that Rachel has been "bringing home the bacon" for Seattle's needy since 1986, raising more than $200,000 and counting. You'll find Rachel standing right under the famed "Public Market Center" sign on the outside of the market, and she's parked right adjacent to the Pike Place Fish Market. There is a set of stairs right near the Rachel sculpture, and that takes you down to Seattle's famed Chewing Gum Wall. Little kids love climbing all over Rachel, and plenty of people were posing with this sculpture to get their pictures taken. Legend has it that if you rub Rachel's snout and make a donation, you'll have good luck. Who knew that there would be so much excitement over a fat pig named Rachel?

    Cindy L.

    Cute bronze piggy for my kids to ride on and put money in. She's a little pig with foot prints right in the Pike Place market. We stopped to get photos of my kids on Rachel the pig and went about our way. Very cute.

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    Great place to drop some change for a great cause!! Such a neat idea. We drop in it every day while there.

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