As an architecture photographer, I fell in love with this building. As a book lover, I was amazed at the books and resources they have available. Definitely worth a spin through if you're in the area. I admire a city that would put these sorts of resources into a public library. more

Even if you're only in Seattle for a few hours, be sure to visit the astonishing Seattle Public Library, conveniently located downtown on 4th Avenue near Madison. Figure on spending at least an hour walking around, going up the cool neon-lit escalators and marveling at this huge, incredible structure. Plenty of quiet areas to rest,read your guidebook and take in... more

If you can, get the tour and learn all the cool stuff about the building (e.g. the reason why the ceiling is padded, how the 9,999 windows save electricity, etc) more

Amazing and intriguing architecture, and so user friendly. If you visit make sure you give yourself enough time to experience the building from top to bottom, take the elevators up and walk down the whole spiral. Probably at least an hour or two for most people. Definitely take your camera too. Also interesting art pieces dotted around. Plenty of seating... more

We went here because my youngest daughter read the reviews and wanted to go. Since we were in Seattle doing the 'tourist' thing we added it to our list. I have to say I'm glad I did. It is just a library, and it's not like we were checking out books or anything, but it is free and it really... more

This was the most incredible building experience in Seattle. Take the elevator to the 11th floor then walk the spiral down. Be sure to view the floor, look up, look down, look around. It's AWESOME! You don't need a lot of time for this very unique and memorable experience. And there's no Admission fee! more

Easily the best building I have ever visited. Radical, but not out of place, it is filled with surprising and incredible spaces. It was designed by superstar architect Rem Koolhaas and lives up to his reputation for being one of the best. An audio-tour mp3 can be downloaded from the Seattle public library website for free. It takes about 30... more

One of the most interesting, creative and architecturally uniques buildings I've ever been in. The interior of this building is pretty wild--I'm not even going to try to put it into words. All I will say is you must visit this library. And when you do, make sure you take the time to explore every floor of this building--it's well... more