About Explore Seattle Southside
When you explore Tukwila, SeaTac, Des Moines, and the surrounding area, you’ll discover a side of Seattle Southside that’s easy to miss from the road: a landscape shaped by service, strategy, movement, and memory.
Long before this region became known for its airport, waterfront, global dining, and easy access to the greater Pacific Northwest, it played a role in broader military and wartime stories. Some places you’ll visit are tied to defense and transportation. Others reveal the experiences of people who lived, worked, trained, traveled, or waited here during moments of national and global change.
The Seattle Southside Military History audio tour guides you through the key sites in SeaTac, Tukwila, and Des Moines, Washington that helped shaped the region.