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Location

King (Washington)

Duration

3 hours 30 minutes

Number of Guests

1 - 12 guests

Language

English

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Embark on a Seattle adventure, visiting breweries, restaurants, and a Nordic museum. Immerse in history, watch salmon, enjoy local dishes, and feel like a Viking on this 3.5-hour walking tour.

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Why do salmon swim upriver? Do bridge trolls make good security guards? Does that scruffy man drinking a craft beer work on the shipyard, or in tech?

Welcome to life in Seattle. For 3.5 epic hours, we pack in the greatest joys of the Northwest on foot!

This tour pays visit to 2 breweries (under 21 allowed), 2 restaurants and 1 cafe inside the National Nordic Museum, all within walking distance from natural wonders, engineering marvels and a city's proud history.

Food and Drink are included.

Watch Salmon swim upriver to their ancestral spawning grounds with your own eyes!

Raise the bridges (and the boats!) as they have for over 100 years.

Cheers (Skal!) your new friends and eat fish off a stick like the Viking you always knew you were.

Ballard is a short distance from downtown, accessible in 25 min by bus, <15 min by car, or 30 min by scooter/bike share.

The tour includes a total of 2.75 miles of walking on mostly flat ground, but there is plenty of time in-between for rest.

What You Get

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Dinner

The tour visits 1 cafe and 2 restaurants in the Ballard neighborhood. Our final stop includes dessert.

Alcoholic beverages

Included in the tour are beers from a local brewery and your choice of beer or mead from a Nordic tavern

Good To Know

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

Bizarre Brewing

The tour starts at a small mom & pop brewery specializing in lagers. Drink Local!

20 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

The Lake Washington Ship Canal Fish Ladder

People young and old delight in watching salmon swim upriver from the Ballard Locks fish ladder observation room. There’s a chance to spot salmon migrating year-round, but there’s no doubt the best time to visit is between July and late September.

15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Hiram M. Chittenden Locks

Built in 1911, the Ballard Locks pass boats between sea level and the higher elevation fresh waters of Lake Union and Lake Washington.

15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Carl S. English Botanical Garden (Pass By)

7 waterfront acres with curated gardens & rare plants containing more than 500 species and 1,500 varieties of plants from around the world. Locals visit these gardens especially for the fan palms, oaks, Mexican pines, rhododendrons, and a fine display of roses.

National Nordic Museum (Pass By)

Entry into the museum is not part of the tour's activities, however, there is still much to do and see. Keep your eyes peeled for the 14 foot tall troll statue made from recycled materials outside the museum's entrance. We will enter the museum to enjoy a Scandinavian inspired treat from the museum's cafe.

Cafe at National Nordic Museum

Freya is a small scale, Danish-American owned bakery operating out of Pike Place Market. Their second location is inside the National Nordic Museum. Here guests will enjoy a small Scandinavian inspired snack included in the tour.

20 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Marvin's Garden (Pass By)

Built at the site of the old Ballard City Hall, this park marks the start of the Ballard Ave Historical District: one of the best areas in the city for bars, restaurants and shopping. A phenomenal farmers market operates here on Sundays. Sadly, no relation to the Marvin Gardens from Monopoly.

Skål Beer Hall

Inspired by old Viking mead halls, this local tavern keeps Ballard rooted in its tradition. Guests will have their choice of beer or mead to accompany salmon skewers.

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Cookie's Country Chicken

After the bakery and mead hall skewers, guests get their fill on Seattle's best fried chicken. Can you handle the heat?

25 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Fair Isle Brewing

The tour ends with dessert from the restaurant operating inside one of Seattle's premier breweries. Fair Isle specializes in rustic ales such as saisons and farmhouse ales. Their food offerings match the adventurous nature of their beers.

20 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

4441 26th Ave W, 26th Avenue West, King County Washington, United States, US, 98199

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The tour will meet outside Bizarre Brewing in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle. Please wait for your guide before entering into the business unless you are buying something. Location is a 25 minute bus ride from Downtown Seattle (bus no. 33).

End Point

Fair Isle Brewing, Northwest 49th Street, King County Washington, United States, US, 98107

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Be mindful that the tour's itinerary is linear, ending 2 miles from the starting location. If you parked your car at the meeting point, it will be a 40 minute walk, 7 minute uber, or 13 minute scooter/bike share back to Bizarre Brewing. Bus no. 40 or no. 28 will will take you back Downtown.

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Viking Beer Crawl

Experience Details

What You Get

Good To Know

What You’ll Experience

Bizarre Brewing

The Lake Washington Ship Canal Fish Ladder

Hiram M. Chittenden Locks

Carl S. English Botanical Garden (Pass By)

National Nordic Museum (Pass By)

Cafe at National Nordic Museum

Marvin's Garden (Pass By)

Skål Beer Hall

Cookie's Country Chicken

Fair Isle Brewing

Meeting & Pickup

Cancellation PolicyCancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.Read more

Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
Read more