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Learn stories of home and celebrate BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) communities that are currently and were historically marginalized in Seattle. Produced in partnership with the National Park Service, Northwest African American Museum, and Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, learn about housing exclusion and how Seattle communities came together to make change.
Along these major streets—and the 14 sites along this segment—lie many key community organizations and gathering places within Seattle’s African American community, from the library and residential housing to parks, performing arts centers, and medical clinics.
The seven sites along this segment include many additional long-standing institutions, highlight significant figures, and capture the shared spaces between the African American and Filipino American communities.
The NAAM Campus Loop (~1.8 miles) circles three major green spaces and community gathering places: the NAAM campus proper centered on the Jimi Hendrix Park; Sam Smith Park, linking to a tunnel walk to a Lake Washington viewpoint; and Judkins Park, including a skatepark, playfield, and home to the annual Umoja Fest African Heritage Festival and Parade.
The eight sites along this segment provide an opportunity to reflect on the resiliency and strength of community in the face of the freeway. Once at the NAAM campus, explore more sites along the approximately 1.8-mile campus loop.
With its four sites, this segment brings you past several key community organizations, including the Nisei Veterans Committee Hall with outdoor exhibits and memorial wall and the Seattle Indian Health Board.
Starting at Washington Hall, the segment loops around 10 sites, weaving along Yesler and Jackson Streets, two major corridors connecting the Chinatown-International District, First Hill, and the Central District.
The 15 sites along this segment lead along historic alleyways, past residential hotels, beloved community gathering places, and reclaimed gardens, with lots of good food along the way.
The 13 sites along this segment can be visited altogether or broken down into three smaller loops: around Madison (~1.9 miles), around the Dr. James and Janie Washington Cultural Center (~1 mile), and along the Madrona spur (~0.6 miles).
The six sites along this segment reflect stories of some of Seattle’s earliest communities, including the earlier Chinatown, a historic train station bringing communities of color as train passengers and railway workers, and a historic hotel reflective of the Japanese American community before World War II.
Explore the Japanese American Remembrance Trail, an urban hike in Seattle’s original Japantown from Pioneer Square to the Chinatown-International District to the Central District.
Explore the Japanese American Remembrance Trail, an urban hike in Seattle’s original Japantown from Pioneer Square to the Chinatown-International District to the Central District.
Explore 15 historic sites across four themes—Legacy, Arts and Culture, Call to Action, and Spirituality and Community—which honor the contributions, creativity, and perseverance of the Black community in Seattle.
Explore los sitios del patrimonio latino en dos recorridos separados, en la Area Metropólitana de Seattle y en el Valle de Yakima, que reflejan los lugares históricos, negocios, eventos culturales y museos que celebran las muchas contribuciones y la diversidad dentro de la población que habla español en el estado de Washington.
Explore Latino heritage sites in two separate tours—in Seattle and in the Yakima Valley—which reflect the historic places, businesses, cultural events, and museums celebrating the many contributions of and diversity within the Spanish-speaking population of Washington.
Explore historic sites from the thriving communities built by Japanese Americans on Vashon Island, despite pervasive racism, barriers to citizenship and land ownership, and wartime mass incarceration.
