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Seattle: Pike Place, waterfront, Rainier views
SeaTac, Washington, US · 7 stops · 27.1 mi (44 km) · about 57 min driving · 16 spoken stories
Drive from the airport through West Seattle's viewpoints to Pioneer Square's historic blocks, then along the rebuilt waterfront to Pike Place Market and up to the Space Needle. About an hour, 27 miles. Suits anyone wanting Seattle's landmarks and water views in one arc.
Photo: Jordon Kalilich, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
From Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Space Needle
The stops
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1
Hamilton Viewpoint Park
Hamilton Viewpoint is a 16.9-acre (6.8 ha) public park in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. It was acquired by the city in 1914 and became a park 4 years later. Its namesake is Rupert L. Hamilton, a noted figure in the West Seattle community who helped establish the park.
“Here we are at Hamilton Viewpoint Park, and this is a wonderful way to meet Seattle.”
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Pioneer Square
lunchPioneer Square is a neighborhood in the southwest corner of downtown Seattle, Washington, US. It was once the heart of the city: Seattle's founders settled there in 1852, following a brief six-month settlement at Alki Point on the far side of Elliott Bay.
“Welcome to Pioneer Square, the place Seattle started.”
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Smith Tower
Smith Tower is a skyscraper in the Pioneer Square neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. Completed in 1914, the 38-story, 462 ft (141 m) tower was among the tallest skyscrapers outside New York City at the time of its completion.
“That white tower above Pioneer Square is Smith Tower, Seattle's oldest skyscraper.”
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Central Waterfront
The Central Waterfront is a neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It is the most urbanized portion of the Elliott Bay shore. It runs from the Pioneer Square shore roughly northwest past Downtown Seattle and Belltown, ending at the Broad Street site of the Olympic Sculpture Park.
“This is the Central Waterfront, the most urbanized stretch of the Elliott Bay shore, running from Pioneer Square northwest past downtown and Belltown to the Olympic Sculpture Park.”
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Pike Place Market
Pike Place Market is a public market in Seattle, Washington, United States. It opened on August 17, 1907, and is one of the older continuously operated public farmers' markets in the United States.
“Pike Place Market opened on August seventeenth, nineteen oh seven, and it is one of the older continuously operated public farmers markets in the country.”
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Kerry Park
Kerry Park is a small public park and viewpoint on the south slope of Queen Anne Hill in Seattle, Washington, United States. It overlooks Downtown Seattle and is located along West Highland Drive between 2nd Avenue West and 3rd Avenue West.
“Kerry Park is small, just a ledge on the south slope of Queen Anne Hill along West Highland Drive, but it holds the view everyone means when they picture Seattle.”
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Space Needle
The Space Needle is an observation tower in Seattle, Washington, United States. Considered to be an icon of the city, it has been designated a Seattle landmark. Located at 400 Broad Street in the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood, it was built in the Seattle Center for the 1962 World's Fair, which drew more than 2.
“And here's the finish, the Space Needle, at four hundred Broad Street in Lower Queen Anne.”
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