Space Needle Overview
Standing at 185 meters (605ft) high, Seattle's most famous building is a great place from which to enjoy outstanding 360-degree views across the city and Washington State, including the Cascade and Olympic mountain ranges, Puget Sound and Mount Rainier. The Space Needle is the most recognized landmark in Seattle, and visitors can also eat in its famous revolving restaurant. Designed by Edward E Carlson and completed in 1961 for US$4.5 million, the top of this Space Age tower can be reached in just 43 seconds by a futuristic glass lift. The tower is located at the Seattle Center, a 30-hectare (74 acre) site built for the 1962 World Fair, which is also home to the Pacific Science Center, offering laser and hologram exhibits, the Boeing IMAX Theater and the Children's Museum.
Air: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Road: Monorail: A monorail service operates from Westlake Center and stops near the Space Needle. Road: Coach: Coaches set down on Broad Street, west of Fifth Avenue. Bus: Public services.
Contact Addresses
Space Needle, 400 Broad Street, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
Tel: (206) 905 2100
Website: www.spaceneedle.com
Tourist Information
Seattle's Convention & Visitors Bureau
520 Pike Street, Suite 1300, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Tel: (206) 461 5800 (administration) or 461 5840 (visitor information). Fax: (206) 461 5855.
E-mail: visinfo@seeseattle.org
Website: www.seeseattle.org
Washington State Tourism Office
PO Box 42500, Olympia, WA 98504-2500, USA
Tel: (360) 725 5051 or (800) 544 1800 (toll free USA and Canada only). Fax: (360) 753 4470. E-mail: tourism@cted.wa.gov
Website: www.experiencewashington.com
Washington State Information Office
c/o First Public Relations, Molasses House, Clove Hitch Quay, Plantation Wharf, London SW11 3TN, UK
Tel: (020) 7978 5233. Fax: (020) 7924 3134.
Location
United States
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