Visiting Woodinville, United States: Top Sights on Foot

Looking for things to do in Woodinville? This city in Washington’s Sammamish Valley is best known for its wine country, with more than 130 wineries and tasting rooms gathered close to Seattle. It also offers historic landscapes, a river corridor, and distinctive local places to explore at a relaxed pace. Neywo has a free audio guide for Woodinville with 8 narrated places.

What to See in Woodinville

Woodinville wine country

Wine country is the main attraction in Woodinville. The city is home to more than 130 wineries and tasting rooms, including Chateau Ste. Michelle, Columbia Winery, Novelty Hill Januik, Silver Lake, Matthews Winery, and Tenor Wines.

Woodinville lies within the Puget Sound American Viticultural Area, but most wineries bring their grapes from growing regions on the other side of the mountains. That gives visitors the convenience of an urban destination near Seattle while sampling wines made with grapes from some of Washington’s leading wine regions.

Many wineries welcome visitors for tours and tastings. Chateau Ste. Michelle also has an amphitheater that hosts a regular summer concert series. Woodinville Village is another place to watch for as the area continues to develop.

Chateau Ste. Michelle

Chateau Ste. Michelle is Washington State’s oldest winery. Its Woodinville estate is known for Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Riesling, with the Riesling receiving particular recognition in the audio-guide narration.

Wine Enthusiast named Chateau Ste. Michelle the American Winery of the Year in 2004. The winery has changed ownership several times, including a sale to Sycamore Partners in 2021. In December 2025, the Wyckoff family acquired it, returning the winery to family stewardship.

Hollywood Farm

The grounds of Chateau Ste. Michelle occupy the historic site of Hollywood Farm, which was a 206-acre working dairy farm in the Sammamish Valley in 1910. Its central Craftsman-style house was accompanied by a carriage house, caretaker’s residence, greenhouses, and other farm buildings.

Several acres around the house were landscaped by the Olmsted Brothers, the landscape architecture firm associated with New York’s Central Park and other major American public spaces. Hollywood Farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 for its architecture and designed landscape.

DeLille Cellars

In Woodinville’s Hollywood District, DeLille Cellars occupies the former Redhook Brewery building. The winery focuses exclusively on Bordeaux grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot.

That focused approach has earned DeLille a reputation as one of Washington State’s premier cult wineries. In 2000, The New York Times Wine Today named DeLille its Winery of the Year, strengthening the winery’s standing among the country’s leading producers.

Bear Creek

Bear Creek is a natural watercourse flowing through Snohomish County, Washington. It adds a natural element to the route through Woodinville wine country and is one of the narrated stops on Neywo’s bike route.

Chrysalis School

Chrysalis School is a private school serving students from kindergarten through twelfth grade across two Woodinville campuses. Its intentionally small scale is one of its defining characteristics, with around 35 students graduating each year.

The school’s graduates follow different paths after finishing their studies. About three-quarters go directly to college, while others enter the workforce or take a gap year.

Woodinville High School

Woodinville High School is the public secondary school serving grades nine through twelve in the eastern portion of the Northshore School District. It is part of the community northeast of Seattle and provides a glimpse into the city’s everyday residential character beyond its wineries and tasting rooms.

A self-guided route through Woodinville wine country

For a Woodinville self-guided walking tour experience, Neywo offers a bike route along the Sammamish River Trail. The route connects several of the city’s best-known wine-country landmarks without requiring a group or fixed timetable.

The route is called Wine Country by the River: Sammamish River Trail. It covers 3.9 km, takes approximately 20 minutes, and includes 3 narrated stops:

• Chateau Ste. Michelle
• DeLille Cellars
• Bear Creek

The route is designed for cycling rather than walking, but it provides an easy way to connect Woodinville’s wine estates with the river landscape. If you are planning a wider trip through the state, you can also explore nearby Seattle, or continue discovering Washington and the United States.

Explore Woodinville with Neywo

Download Neywo for a free Woodinville audio guide and discover the city as you move through it. Woodinville has 1 bike route, covering 3.9 km in about 20 minutes and including 3 narrated stops. Across the city, the guide includes 8 narrated places.

The app tells the story of each place as you reach it, at your own pace, with no group and no schedule. Narration is available in 11 languages, making it a flexible way to explore Woodinville wine country independently.