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Seattle Center
Seattle Center

Gathering place


305 Harrison Street
Seattle, WA
98109

Neighborhood: Seattle Center

Phone: +1 206 684 7202
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Built for the 1962 World's Fair, then turned into a privately owned city park, the center is still Seattle's chief gathering place. Fountains, museums, theaters and amusement arcades punctuate sweeping lawns and tree-lined walkways. Three times a year, in May, July and September, people swarm the grounds for the Folklife, Bite of Seattle and Bumbershoot festivals. The grounds contain the Experience Music Project, the Space Needle, one end of the Monorail, the Seattle Children's Theater and the Pacific Science Center. All 87-acres of the Seattle Center is buzzing with activity and why not? More than 5,000 free performances are held in various cultural festivals to concerts all through the year especially summer. Every museum and theatre stage comes alive including the eight fountains (don't miss the iconic International Fountain); so be a part of the food, fun and partying! Are you game?

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Reviewed by: Perry from Renton, WA, USA on Dec 22, 2005

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Best Downtown Setting
I just had to respond to the previous posts who claimed nothing had changed since 1962. Where did they visit? Seattle Center has had over $700 million in improvements in the last 13 years. The rides may be old, yes, but the grounds are beautiful with multiple fountains, new Fisher Pavilion, sculpture park, and the gorgeous new McCaw Hall which replaced the old Opera House. You can find festivals throughout the year representing 20 differenc cultures from Italian to Vietnamese and Arab. And something different happens all of the time, especially during the summer weekends. That's just the grounds, then you have EMP, the Needle, Pacific Science Center. It's terrific!
Would you recommend this to a friend?
Yes

Why? / Why Not?
There is something different happening all of the time, especially during the summer weekends. That's just the grounds, then you have EMP, the Needle, Pacific Science Center. It's terrific!

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