Seattle, 4 days
Seattle's music history is short and loud. On this Seattle grunge tour we spend a morning in Frank Gehry's museum, walk the grunge sites with a guide who was in a band, pay respects at Hendrix's grave, and drive to the river under the bridge in Aberdeen.
From $2,190per person in a double room
Four days on the trail of Hendrix and grunge: MoPOP, the clubs and record stores of Belltown and Capitol Hill, the Hendrix memorial and a day in Aberdeen.
Categories: Rock & Roll, Live Music Nights. Destinations: Seattle. Getting around: tour van. Tour leader: Mara Lindqvist or a colleague from our team.
The Nirvana and Hendrix collections.
A show at the club of the grunge years.
Garfield High, the park and the memorial in Renton.
Easy Street and the shops of Capitol Hill.
Kurt Cobain's hometown and the bridge on the Wishkah.
After dark
Belltown and Capitol Hill have shows every night; the Crocodile, the Neptune and the Showbox are within reach.
Traveling solo
Seattle is relaxed and easy for solo travelers. We pair roommates on request.
Your tour leader
Mara Lindqvist, based in Seattle. Played guitar in Seattle bands in the late 1990s and worked at a Capitol Hill club for ten years.
2 live shows in the price
Show nights follow the club and theater calendars; your tour leader confirms each evening the day before.
Pickup at Sea-Tac and check-in downtown. A walk through Pike Place Market to dinner, and the first show at the Crocodile in Belltown.
The morning at the Museum of Pop Culture and the Space Needle next door. In the afternoon a guide who played in the 1990s scene walks the grunge sites and the record stores. Evening on Capitol Hill.
Garfield High School, Jimi Hendrix Park and the memorial at Greenwood Memorial Park in Renton, with a stop at the bench in Viretta Park on the way. Free afternoon, farewell dinner and a late show at the Neptune or another room.
An early van to Aberdeen, two hours southwest: the Come As You Are sign, Kurt Cobain Memorial Park and the Young Street Bridge. Back at Sea-Tac for evening flights, or at the hotel if you stay on.
Hotels within walking distance of the clubs, or a short ride away, or similar of the same class. Breakfast is included every day.
Seattle
4-star3 nights
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3 breakfasts and 2 dinners1 studio or museum entry2 live shows in the price
Pace. Moderate. Two to three hours on foot on city days, standing at some shows, and late nights.
Good to know. The last day is a four-hour round trip to Aberdeen before evening flights. Rain is likely from October to May. Some grunge sites are ordinary houses or parks with little to see; the guide makes the stories.
Weather and changes. Shows and studio visits run in all weather; if a venue cancels, we replace it with one of the same kind and tell you in writing.
Most of our guests fly in on their own, drive, or use miles, and the tour price does not include flights. If you would rather we handle it, we book round-trip economy flights on scheduled airlines to Seattle and back, and the airport pickup on the tour dates is already included.
| Fly from | Airport | Add-on from |
|---|---|---|
| New York | JFK, LaGuardia and Newark | $450 |
| Chicago | O'Hare and Midway | $450 |
| Atlanta | Hartsfield-Jackson | $450 |
| Dallas | DFW and Love Field | $450 |
| Washington DC | Reagan National and Dulles | $490 |
| Boston | Logan | $510 |
| Philadelphia | PHL | $490 |
| Denver | DEN | $510 |
| Los Angeles | LAX | $560 |
| San Francisco | SFO | $560 |
Fares change daily; the add-on is confirmed when you book. Other US airports on request.
8 dates from to . "Guaranteed" means the group has reached its minimum and will run.
| Dates | Status | Tour price | With flights from New York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deal, save $250 | Guaranteed | $1,940 | $2,390 |
| Few seats left | $2,340 | $2,790 | |
| Sold out | $2,340 | $2,790 | |
| Sold out | $2,340 | $2,790 | |
| Few seats left | $2,290 | $2,740 | |
| Available | $2,290 | $2,740 | |
| Available | $2,340 | $2,790 | |
| Available | $2,340 | $2,790 |
Single room supplement $690. Deposit $300 per person; the balance is due 60 days before departure. All dates, booking terms.
Seattle's music sites are close together. Four days covers them without hurry; add nights to see more of the city.
Yes, and flights home should leave after six in the evening. If yours is earlier, we arrange a transfer from Seattle instead.
A musician who played in Seattle bands in the 1990s and still knows the club owners.
It helps. The Hendrix day and the museum interest anyone who loves rock.
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