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Space Needle
Hours of Operation
- Observation Deck open Sun. - Thurs. 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.; Fri. - Sat. 9:00 a.m. - midnight. Restaurant hours vary, call for reservations.
(206) 905-2100
400 Broad St
Seattle, WA 98109
Seattle, WA 98109
Description
The Space Needle, Seattle's iconic 605-foot-tall building, was originally built to be the crown jewel of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair Expo; when it was completed, it was the tallest building west of the Mississippi. Today, visitors to the Needle can peer out over the city from the 520-foot-high obse...
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Immediately recognizable to any fan of the TV show Frazier, Seattle’s Space Needle is a leftover from the 1962 World’s Fair. There is a “safety grid” around the observation platform and only one person has managed to successfully jump since its installation. Let’s have no more talk of ending relationships atop Seattle landmarks.
Your voyage into the realm of ultimate Seattleite will be over upon completing one of the following two Space Needle-themed tasks; 1) you must collect a minimum of 20 different Space Needle snow globes, or 2) acquire a tattoo of the monument a minimum of 10 inches in height, and in a place that will be exposed to the public eye for at least one season every year.
At some point, every Seattlite (even the acrophobic ones) must venture to the top of the Space Needle. I remember my first time like it was yesterday. The pristine 360 degree city view, the almost overwhelming spirit of the Northwest, and the very painful memory of having my wallet raped for $16 to ride an elevator to the top of a tower. Just try not to forget that the fun is in the journey, not the gift shop.