# Smith Tower Observatory: Agent-Direct Score F (35.4%)

Site: https://www.smithtower.com/observatory.php
Report: https://directindex.org/r/smithtower.com
Scanned: 2026-10-15 (Provisional: the action test and the assistant citation check still to come; the hatched part of the bar is not measured yet.)
Smith Tower Observatory is largely invisible to agents.

## Direct links
- Book directly: https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/smithtower/?full-items=yes&u=3dbfb579-e85f-41f8-a5a2-4813a96ff6f0&from-ssl=yes&g4=yes&cp=no&csp=no&back=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smithtower.com%2F&ga=UA-79235772-2%2C1655128766.1781185946%3B&ga4t=G-FXQ6RVZVHS%2C1655128766.1781185946__1783011749%3BAW-11277212071%2Cundefined__undefined%3B&_gl=1*zsb57w*_gcl_au*MjA1MTQ5NTI4NS4xNzgxMTg1OTQ3*_ga*MTY1NTEyODc2Ni4xNzgxMTg1OTQ2*_ga_FXQ6RVZVHS*czE3ODMwMTE3NDkkbzExJGcwJHQxNzgzMDExNzQ5JGo2MCRsMCRoMA.. (through fareharbor acting for the business)
- Menu: https://www.smithtower.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/SMT_Full-Menu.pdf
- Phone: +1-206-624-0414

## What to fix first
- **The site turns every visitor without a browser away, AI agents included.** (+25 points) A plain fetch was refused (challenge:attention required); only a real browser got the page. Every AI crawler and agent is turned away the same way, so Reachable scores 0 and the rest is measured on the rendered page. Ask the host to let the AI user agents through. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/blocking-ai-crawlers-without-knowing
- **Structured data is incomplete.** (+6 points) Missing: address, telephone, opening hours. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/structured-data-restaurant
- **Tickets and prices is a PDF.** (+3 points) Most agents skip PDFs or read them badly. Publish it as HTML, keep the PDF as a download. Guide: https://directindex.org/guides/menu-pdf-ai

## Fix kit: What to paste

Structured data (JSON-LD). One block in the page's head, or in the builder's custom-code slot. Replace anything that is wrong.

```html
<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "TouristAttraction",
  "name": "Smith Tower Observatory",
  "url": "https://www.smithtower.com/observatory.php",
  "telephone": "+1-206-624-0414",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "2nd Avenue 506",
    "postalCode": "98104",
    "addressLocality": "Seattle"
  },
  "geo": {
    "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
    "latitude": 47.6020211,
    "longitude": -122.331868
  },
  "potentialAction": [
    {
      "@type": "ReserveAction",
      "target": {
        "@type": "EntryPoint",
        "urlTemplate": "https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/smithtower/?full-items=yes&amp;u=3dbfb579-e85f-41f8-a5a2-4813a96ff6f0&amp;from-ssl=yes&amp;g4=yes&amp;cp=no&amp;csp=no&amp;back=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smithtower.com%2F&amp;ga=UA-79235772-2%2C1655128766.1781185946%3B&amp;ga4t=G-FXQ6RVZVHS%2C1655128766.1781185946__1783011749%3BAW-11277212071%2Cundefined__undefined%3B&amp;_gl=1*zsb57w*_gcl_au*MjA1MTQ5NTI4NS4xNzgxMTg1OTQ3*_ga*MTY1NTEyODc2Ni4xNzgxMTg1OTQ2*_ga_FXQ6RVZVHS*czE3ODMwMTE3NDkkbzExJGcwJHQxNzgzMDExNzQ5JGo2MCRsMCRoMA..",
        "actionPlatform": [
          "http://schema.org/DesktopWebPlatform",
          "http://schema.org/MobileWebPlatform"
        ]
      },
      "result": {
        "@type": "Reservation",
        "name": "Reservation"
      }
    }
  ]
}
</script>
```

## Already right
- **robots.txt lets AI crawlers in.** There is no robots.txt, which allows everything.
- **Structured data present (Person).** but without address, phone or hours
- **Tickets through fareharbor on your own domain.** No marketplace commission, and the guest stays yours.

## Since the scan of 2026-10-14 (D then)
- Fixed: The server turned AI crawlers away at the door; No booking or ordering path at all; No llms.txt
- New: The site turned every visitor without a browser away

## Where it stands
38 of 44 in Seattle tours, attractions and museums. Top 86% of the sites scanned in this index.

| What the top tenth of the index does | Top 10% | This site |
|---|---|---|
| Take bookings or orders on their own domain | 90% | yes |
| Publish the menu or price list as HTML | 0% | no |
| Let AI crawlers in (no edge block, no robots.txt block) | 100% | no |
| Structured data with address, phone and hours | 20% | no |
| Have an llms.txt | 40% | no |

Nearest places in the index: Underground Tour (D, 144 m, https://directindex.org/r/undergroundtour.com); Beneath the Streets (C, 187 m, https://directindex.org/r/beneath-the-streets.com); Comedy Underground (F, 205 m, https://directindex.org/r/comedyunderground.com); Sky View Observatory (C, 290 m, https://directindex.org/r/skyviewobservatory.com); Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (F, 294 m, https://directindex.org/r/nps.gov); Seattle Municipal Tower Gallery (F, 378 m, https://directindex.org/r/seattle.gov); The Seattle Public Library - Central Library (C, 523 m, https://directindex.org/r/spl.org); Wing Luke Asian Museum (C, 795 m, https://directindex.org/r/wingluke.org); Museum of Illusions (B, 867 m, https://directindex.org/r/moiseattle.com); Wings over Washington (F, 898 m, https://directindex.org/r/wingsoverwa.com).

## What assistants answer
Not asked yet. Assistants are asked about the top-ranked businesses in each city index, and about every claimed business the moment it is claimed; claim this page to be included.

Score over 2 scans since 2026-10-14: 2026-10-14 51%, 2026-10-15 35%.

Against its peers: Sites built with WordPress 58% (29% A or B, 36926 sites); Sites using FareHarbor 61% (22% A or B, 27 sites); This site 35.4%.

See what an AI agent reads on this site: https://directindex.org/r/smithtower.com/agent-view

## Businesses like Smith Tower Observatory in Seattle tours, attractions and museums

| Group | Sites | Avg score | A or B | This site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Same kind in Seattle tours, attractions and museums | 44 | 51% | 16% | 35.4% |
| Built with WordPress in Seattle tours, attractions and museums | 16 | 60% | 25% | 35.4% |
| Using FareHarbor in Seattle tours, attractions and museums | 3 | 57% | 0% | 35.4% |
| Built with WordPress and using FareHarbor in Seattle tours, attractions and museums | 2 | 52% | 0% | 35.4% |

The best of Built with WordPress in Seattle tours, attractions and museums: Museum of Illusions (B 84.6%, https://directindex.org/r/moiseattle.com); TCS World Travel (B 78.5%, https://directindex.org/r/tcsworldtravel.com); Seattle Black Limo Service (B 77.5%, https://directindex.org/r/seattleblacklimo.com); Pike Place Market (B 70%, https://directindex.org/r/pikeplacemarket.org); Argosy Cruises - Lake Union (C 68.8%, https://directindex.org/r/argosycruises.com).

With the three fixes above (The site turns every visitor without a browser away, AI agents included; Structured data is incomplete; Tickets and prices is a PDF) the score would be about 87.7%: first of 44 in Seattle tours, attractions and museums.

## The direct record
What agents get for Smith Tower Observatory, as JSON: https://directindex.org/api/direct/smithtower.com
- Book: https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/smithtower/?full-items=yes&amp;u=3dbfb579-e85f-41f8-a5a2-4813a96ff6f0&amp;from-ssl=yes&amp;g4=yes&amp;cp=no&amp;csp=no&amp;back=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smithtower.com%2F&amp;ga=UA-79235772-2%2C1655128766.1781185946%3B&amp;ga4t=G-FXQ6RVZVHS%2C1655128766.1781185946__1783011749%3BAW-11277212071%2Cundefined__undefined%3B&amp;_gl=1*zsb57w*_gcl_au*MjA1MTQ5NTI4NS4xNzgxMTg1OTQ3*_ga*MTY1NTEyODc2Ni4xNzgxMTg1OTQ2*_ga_FXQ6RVZVHS*czE3ODMwMTE3NDkkbzExJGcwJHQxNzgzMDExNzQ5JGo2MCRsMCRoMA.. (vendor on own site: FareHarbor; found by the scan of 2026-10-15, not yet tested)
- Order: none on record
- Menu: https://www.smithtower.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/SMT_Full-Menu.pdf (pdf; from the scan)
- Hours: none on record
- Phone: +1-206-624-0414
- Stable links that count: https://directindex.org/go/smithtower.com/book, https://directindex.org/go/smithtower.com/menu

## Can an agent transact?
Measured, not scored (the score stays at spec v1.0).
- UCP profile (/.well-known/ucp, Google and Shopify's Universal Commerce Protocol): no
- ACP discovery document (/.well-known/acp.json, OpenAI and Stripe's Agentic Commerce Protocol): no
- MCP server card (/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json): no
- Ordering vendor that takes agent orders (Square, Toast, or a vendor whose terms allow agents): no
- Vendor terms for agents, FareHarbor: Not stated. FareHarbor's customer terms (1 September 2025), section 5.1, bar any robot, spider, scraper or other automated means to access the service for a commercial purpose without written permission; whether an assistant booking for a traveller counts as commercial is not stated; the external API is for affiliates and software partners. Read 2026-10-15: https://marketing.fareharbor.com/legal/tos-customers/

Only a real browser got this page (a plain fetch got challenge:attention required); Readable and Actionable were measured on the rendered page.

## Score breakdown
| Component | Points | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Reachable | 0 | 25 |
| Readable | 13 | 25 |
| Actionable | 10 | 15 (the action test: pending) |
| Cited | 0 | 0 (the assistant citation check: pending) |

## Agent readiness (Cloudflare)
Not measured for this scan.
- JSON-LD for the business: yes

Deep report: https://directindex.org/r/smithtower.com/deep. Ten questions the way people ask, each assistant's full answer, the eight nearest similar places, the fix plan and a PDF: 19 EUR, one-off.
Methodology: https://directindex.org/methodology · Rescan now: https://directindex.org/scan?url=smithtower.com&force=1