Smith Tower

"Iconic 1914 office tower featuring a speakeasy-style cocktail bar & a 35th-floor observatory."

Smith Tower is a historic 1914 skyscraper in Seattle offering event and wedding venue space on its 35th-floor open-air observatory, complete with a bar and panoramic city views. The venue hosts weddings, proposals, tower tours, group gatherings, cocktail classes, and ticketed events including afternoon tea, with Prohibition-inspired cocktails made with in-house barrel-aged liquors served from the observatory level. Built in 1914, Smith Tower was the first skyscraper in Seattle and the tallest building west of the Mississippi River, and has operated as a public attraction and event venue for over a century. Located at 506 Second Avenue in Pioneer Square, Seattle, Washington 98104. Visitors praise the 360-degree views of Elliott Bay, Mount Rainier, and the Seattle skyline, the preserved historic details including manually operated elevators, and the quality of food and service at the Elevated Afternoon Tea.