You can pay money to visit the observation deck on the 35th floor and check out the city. The Space Needle’s observation deck is 520 feet up. (FYI the Columbia Center is the tallest black building in the second photo above, the Smith Tower at the extreme right edge, almost off the picture. The oldest skyscraper in the city A 38-story tower built in 1914. Admire sights like the Space Needle, Smith Tower, and on clear days. To me, the combination of the Smith Tower, Kerry Park - and West Seattle - give the best set of views of Seattle, two of them free. Relax on the boats comfortable seats or take in the views from the high spacious. It's a minimum $25 food and bev charge, but they waive the admission/elevator charge, so it nets out to a $6+ lunch, which is a good deal. I tell visitors who want to visit the Space Needle that the best deal is to buy lunch. However, the Space Needle is not your only option, so you may want to consider each of the citys three observation decks: Space Needle, Skyview Observatory. The manned elevators and the history of the Chinese Room are big bonuses IMO. It remained the tallest building on the West Coast for nearly half a century until the Space Needle overtook it in 1962.Smith Tower is named after its. When completed, the Space Needle will become the tallest building in the western United States, replacing Smith Tower in downtown Seattle as the tallest. I find that more interesting than the Space Needle, which of course is quite some distance from those things. Ticket prices to ride the Space Needle start at about 35 for adults and 26 for children ages 5-12. The Smith Tower is also closer to the stadiums and the "working" waterfront - ferries, ships being loaded/unloaded in the port, things like that. Opening hours vary slightly, depending on the season, so please check on the official website. Looking down, believe me, if feels plenty high up. In the Smith Tower, while you're certainly not as high up, you have a great view of the Space Needle centered in the middle of the Second Avenue "canyon" - it's a great endpoint on the vista.Īnother great thing about the Smith Tower is that, unlike the Columbia Center, you can actually go outside and walk around the entire perimeter of the building on a (fenced) balcony.
The reason is that the Space Needle is such an emblem of Seattle, but when you're in it you can't see it, if you get my meaning. I'm quite familiar with all three, and the Smith Tower is my choice.
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