Built for the 1962 World’s Fair, the Space Needle dominates the Seattle skyline, even though it’s not the tallest building.

A graphic in the Columbia Center observatory
Here is the Space Needle from every angle:

View from the Columbia Center

From Lake Union Park

From Volunteer Park

From Volunteer Park

From Volunteer Park

From Lake Union Park

From Volunteer Park

From Seattle Center

From Lake Union Park

From Museum of History & Industry

From Museum of History & Industry periscope

Can you find it? From Seattle Ferry Terminal

From Columbia Center
Why are there no photos from inside the Needle?
I found the $24 admission to be…too much.
Several locals beseeched me to go up into the Columbia Center instead, which charged me only $9.
Check out this post for some photo mini-stories from around Seattle.
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