Belltown is the most densely populated neighborhood in Seattle, located on the city's downtown waterfront. Formerly a low-rent, semi-industrial arts district, in recent decades it has transformed into a neighborhood of trendy restaurants, boutiques, nightclubs, and residential towers as well as warehouses and art galleries. Although many new businesses have eclipsed older ones, some venerated establishments still draw crowds of loyal patrons.

The area is named after William Nathaniel Bell, on whose land claim the neighborhood was built. The neighborhood is minutes from Seattle Center, Queen Anne Hill, Pike Place Market and the Downtown retail core.

The Olympic Sculpture Park, an eight and a half-acre public sculpture garden adjacent to Myrtle Edwards Park, is located on the northern edge of the Belltown waterfront. The park features contemporary pieces, various ecosystems with plants indigenous to the Pacific Northwest, and a restored beach and seawall. The park's construction was funded entirely with private donations and is operated by the Seattle Art Museum. Unlike other such parks in the United States, the Olympic Sculpture Park is unwalled, and admission is free.

Belltown is also home to The Art Institute of Seattle and Mars Hill Graduate School.