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Going to seattle... free day... what to do?

BarcardiBarcardi All the WizardsUnder A Rock: AfganistanRegistered User regular
edited September 2009 in Help / Advice Forum
Ok so i am going to Seattle on business w some free time for Pikes Place and a M's game. But i have recently found that i have a whole free day to piddle around. I lived in Seattle in the 80's and lived near the Nintendo hq, but other than that the city has become somewhat foreign to me. So what should i do that is worth doing in Seattle for a whole free day? Can you go to the islands for a whole day, is that sort of thing worth it? Or is it possible to tour Nintendo/ms (or is it even worth it)?

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  • ThanatosThanatos Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    If it's a weekday, you should check out the observation level in the Columbia Tower. It's a better view of the city than the Space Needle, and significantly cheaper (though, it's not 360 degrees). If you've never been, you should go on the Seattle Underground tour.

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  • BarcardiBarcardi All the Wizards Under A Rock: AfganistanRegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    which building is the Columbia tower?

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  • DehumanizedDehumanized Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Maybe, if you're a big fan of rock music and star trek, check out the Experience Music Project/Paul Allen's Sci-Fi Nerd Monument (I don't know what they're calling that part of it).

    It's at the Seattle Center, and impossible to miss. It's almost assuredly the ugliest building you've ever seen.

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  • ThanatosThanatos Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Barcardi wrote: »
    which building is the Columbia tower?
    It's over by Pioneer Square. Which is also where the Underground Tour is.

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  • EshEsh Tending bar. FFXIV. Motorcycles. Portland, ORRegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Shorty's down in Belltown. I love that place. Pinball, video games, hot dogs, booze! What's not to love?

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  • NickTheNewbieNickTheNewbie Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    http://www.ulisfamoussausage.com/

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  • DocDoc Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2009
    Barcardi wrote: »
    which building is the Columbia tower?

    The tallest one, it looks like where Darth Vader would live.

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  • MetroidZoidMetroidZoid Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Doc wrote: »
    Barcardi wrote: »
    which building is the Columbia tower?

    The tallest one, it looks like where Darth Vader would live.

    Haha, I just GIS that. Yes. Yes it does.

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  • GafotoGafoto Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    I don't know how much this will interest you but going to Mount Rainier National Park is quite a bit of fun. There's some great short, scenic hikes at both Paradise and Sunrise (and the Grove of the Patriachs in-between). Olympic National Park is fantastic but farther away. Snoqualmie falls is very close by and exceptionally pretty, no matter how much water is going over.

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  • RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Gasworks park is a nice place to be at and chill, any time of day.

    I would also walk all the way down broadway and sample some of the..."culture"

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  • CimmeriiCimmerii SpaceOperaGhost Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Head to the aquarium If you can, you might get to see the octopi getting fed :)

    Plus there's a lot of cool looking fishies and stuff there.

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