What to see, do in Seattle, FIFA World Cup 2026 host city

SEATTLE, USA — Wherever one looks at Seattle, sports comes alive.

From families wearing jerseys to stadiums and football fields, the city beams with team spirit!

Come 2026, the home of the Seahawks, the Mariners and the Kraken will be a host city for the FIFA World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico. The city will host six matches of the 104 games from the 48-team competition, which is considered to be the biggest ever in FIFA World Cup history.

In anticipation of the tournament, here is a quick guide of destinations Seattle visitors can check out — whether a sports fan or not!

A must-see for every aviation junkie, Museum of Flight is the world’s biggest independent museum dedicated to aircrafts and aerospace. 

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Since Seattle is the origin and headquarters of Boeing, one of the world’s biggest airplane and space rockets manufacturers, the Boeing Field is where the company parks and tests its latest inventions – amid a wild landscape of seagulls and salmon!

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If you are fan of pop culture and/or Nirvana, the MoPop is a must-visit for its exhibition wholly dedicated to the ‘90s grunge band that started in Seattle. Besides the artifacts, the museum itself is an “Instagram”-worthy architectural marvel designed by one of the world’s most revered architects, Frank Gehry.

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The home of the world’s first ever Starbucks store, PPM attracts up to 10,000 visitors daily for its artisanal farm-to-market produce and products.

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An icon of 1960s Space Age, Space Needle is also where one can experience the