Everyone who comes to Seattle goes up the Space Needle. Yeah, there’s Pike Place Market, the Fremont Troll, the first Starbucks, and various and sundry salmon-related doo-dads, but the Space Needle is the only thing that *everyone* has done. Well I’m here today to tell you it’s a waste of time.
| Camera & Lens | Canon EOS REBEL T1i (Canon) & EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM | Shutter: | 1/400 s | |||
| Creation Date: | 2009:09:05 14:00:47 | Aperture: | f/14.0 | |||
| Artist: | Ari Brown | ISO: | 400 | |||
| Exposure Mode: | Normal program | Focal Length: | 28 mm |
This here is just one side of the view from the 35th story of Smith Tower. Even if the Space Needle wasn’t 300% more expensive, Smith Tower gets you some history (pre-1960), almost no crowds, and is actually *in* the Pioneer Square / Downtown core, where the Space Needle is actually off to the side. On a day with anything but pristine clear views, from the Space Needle, you see the side of a few buildings and some water. From Smith Tower, you get it all.
Only took me 7 years to figure that out.
Tags: cranes, duwamish, highway99, panorama, qwestfield, smithtower, sodo, stadium, viaduct, waterfront
Subscribe to my
I’ve never been up the Space Needle, but a friend once said that it’s pointless going up there “for the view of the Seattle Skyline” since you’re actually IN the only interesting/famous part of the Seattle skyline. Made sense to me. You’ve just confirmed that.
You could say that you’re in the only interesting part – you could also say that since you’re so far North of the skyline proper, it’s just a really bad place to view it all. The Space Needle is a tourist trap, just like the monorail, but at least the monorail provides the excitement of a 50 year old vehicle that sometimes catches fire.
I’ve Never been up in the space needle!
Alright – I’m completely wrong. NOBODY BUT ME has been up the Space Needle!
Anyone been up Smith Tower? I’m re-evaluating everything I thought I knew about Seattle
I’ve been up the space needle…