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Seattle Space Needle
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| Address |
400 Broad Street, Seattle (located
near the Monorail and Seattle Center House at 5th Avenue North
& Broad Street) |
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| Admission |
$14 for adults, $7 for youth, $12 for seniors.
Special “day & night” tickets let you ride the
Space Needle twice within 24 hours, once during the day and
once during the night. These tickets cost $17 for adults, $10
for youth and $15 for seniors. |
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| Hours |
Sun – Thurs 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., Fri and
Sat 9 a.m. to 12 a.m. |
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| Phone |
1-206-905-2100 |
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| Website |
www.spaceneedle.com |
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When the World’s Fair hit Seattle in 1962, the Space Needle
was built as the official symbol. Its elevators travel at 10 miles
per hour, or about as fast as a parachutist or a raindrop falling
to earth. One fun fact a local guide might tell you on your ride
up the elevator: a snowflake falls at about 3 miles per hour, so
when you’re coming back down on the elevator during a snowstorm,
it’ll actually look like it’s snowing up. Another fun
fact: the Space Needle expands roughly 1 inch on a hot day in the
summer.
The ride up the elevator takes about 41 seconds altogether. As
you climb higher, you’ll see some of Seattle’s greatest
scenes: the glistening Puget Sound appears after about 10 seconds,
Mt. Rainer’s snow sparkles at around 20 seconds and you’re
looking at the tops of city skyscrapers in 30 seconds. The “O
Deck” is where you can observe a 360-degree view of the city
and its surrounding area: Mt. Rainer is to the south, boats cross
the Elliott Bay, Cascade Mountains tower to the east and the beautiful
Olympics can be found at the west. The scenes will take your breath
away, while you stand roughly 520 feet over the great metropolis.
And, if you find your stomach grumbling (for food, not because of
vertigo), sip back some wine at SkyCity, the tower’s magnificent
restaurant.
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