Ever evolving, Seattle is a city that cannot be defined by just one thing. It's as much a center of tech and home to business giants like Amazon and Starbucks as it is a cultural hub where Pearl Jam and Soundgarden got their start. Oh, and it's also a destination for nature lovers seeking green spaces.
Here are a few ways to experience the best of what the Emerald City has to offer. Exploring Seattle Head to the Space Needle to really see Seattle. Built for the 1962 World's Fair, this 605-foot-tall futuristic landmark offers stunning panoramic views of the city, Puget Sound, Mount Rainier, the Cascades and the Olympic Mountains.
A quick elevator ride sweeps you to the top, where you can walk around an outdoor deck and sit on benches that make it feel like you are floating in air. Enjoy a drink and a different look at the ground below in The Loupe Lounge, which has the world's only rotating glass floor. A newer Seattle icon is right next door: Chihuly Garden and Glass .
This mesmerizing museum is filled with pieces by glass artist Dale Chihuly, a Tacoma native. His work is bold and beautiful, the colors deep and vibrant, and when the gallery lights shine down on installations like "Mille Fiori" (Italian for "a thousand flowers") they come alive. In the Glasshouse, a 100-foot-long red, yellow and orange glass sculpture stretches across the ceiling while outside, more colorful artwork, surrounded by plants and flowers, are around every corner.
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