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Seattle, Washington

Elephant Car Wash Sign

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.
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Seattle, Washington

Seattle Metropolitan Police Museum

The largest police museum in the western United States displays the evolution of crime-fighting Seattle.
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Seattle, Washington

Zayda Buddy's Pizza

A "Minnesota-style" pizza parlor in the Scandinavian heart of Seattle.
meganmichelle Added by meganmichelle
Seattle, Washington

Old Ballard Liquor Co.

Craft liquors concocted in an old Seattle warehouse.
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Seattle, Washington

Seattle's Ramps to Nowhere

Activists are fighting to preserve these unfinished highway ramps as a tribute to the citizen revolt that halted their construction decades ago.
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Seattle, Washington

Walker Rock Garden

A Boeing mechanic and his wife leave a whimsical, stone sculptured garden as their legacy.
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Seattle, Washington

Union Station

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.
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Seattle, Washington

Cal Anderson Park

A large AIDS Memorial Pathway art installation provides a moment for quiet contemplation in this public park.
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Seattle, Washington

Mystery Soda Machine

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.
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Seattle, Washington

Bradner Gardens Park

This multi-functional park is a marvel of civic engagement.
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Seattle, Washington

Tashkent Park

This park celebrates a sister city relationship that survived the Cold War.
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Seattle, Washington

Chinese Community Bulletin Board

In the absence of a Chinese-language newspaper, for years the community posted daily updates on this simple bulletin board.
Jake Uitti Added by Jake Uitti
Seattle, Washington

Ballard Bridge

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.
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Seattle, Washington

'A Salish Welcome'

A colorful statue honoring the local salmon in glass and bronze.
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Seattle, Washington

Seattle Labor Temple

This historic hub for labor unions has survived the city's changing landscape.
Jake Uitti Added by Jake Uitti
Seattle, Washington

Ballard Centennial Bell Tower

A 1,000 pound brass bell commemorates a time when this small maritime neighborhood was actually its own separate city.
meganmichelle Added by meganmichelle
Seattle, Washington

Hammering Man

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.
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Seattle, Washington

Tree Grate Museum

Five varieties of trees with custom-designed grates around the trunk are planted along the route of the Seattle Transit Tunnel.
Jake Uitti Added by Jake Uitti
Seattle, Washington

'Wake'

This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.
tjmuehleman Added by tjmuehleman
Seattle, Washington

Fremont Solstice Parade

Once a year, thousands of naked cyclists flood the streets of a Seattle neighborhood.
TravelGal Added by TravelGal
Seattle, Washington

Evergreen Point Floating Bridge

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Seattle, Washington

Nue

Eat your way from Ghana to Myanmar on this globe-trotting menu.
rachelrummel Added by rachelrummel
Seattle, Washington

"Henry" Murals

Seattle’s Whimsical Mural Master.
Leslie McIntyre Added by Leslie McIntyre
Seattle, Washington

Ballard Terminal Railroad

The spur that wouldn’t die.
Leslie McIntyre Added by Leslie McIntyre