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The Scratch Patch - Experience the Magic of Gemstones

The Scratch Patch is a fun family experience - interactive gemstone collecting/treasure hunt that is educational, and fun for the whole family. It's a place where parents, grandparents, kids, teens and groups of friends can visit and each age group gets something different out of this magical experience.

Visualize an extra large sandpit, but in stead of sand it is filled with over 150 varieties of sparkling natural smooth tumbled gemstones from all over the world. You sit among thousands of gemstones and "scratch" for your favorites then fill a bag to take home with you.

Scratch Patch
6507½ Roosevelt Way NE
Seattle, WA, 98115
206 523 6164

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Pike Place Fish Market - World Famous!

The Seattle fresh fish company that everyone talks about. Besides offering only the best quality, freshest seafood, their dedication to having fun and creating excitement while working makes them "world famous." Home of the "Flying Fish"

In Seattle’s Pike Place Market, an historic,open air market located in the heart of Seattle, Washington. People come from all over the world to see our world famous
crew of fishmongers throwing fish and having fun with customers. They also come to buy some of the best seafood available anywhere in the world and have it shipped home.

Pike Place Fish Market
86 Pike Place, Seattle, WA 98101 USA
PHONE: 206-682-7181

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Woodland Park Zoo

For more than 100 years, Woodland Park Zoo has been a cherished community resource and a unique urban oasis. Generations of Puget Sound families have come to the zoo to marvel at the animals and be inspired by the peaceful and beautiful surroundings.

Woodland Park Zoo encompasses 92 acres and features more than 1,090 individual animals representing nearly 300 species. The grounds are divided into what are known as bioclimatic zones, the unique habitats around the world, from tropical rain forests to the frigid climes of the Far North.

Woodland Park Zoo
601 N. 59th Street, Seattle, WA 98103
Zoo Info Line: 206.684.4800

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Space Needle

Built in 1962, the Space Needle served as the symbol of that year's World's Fair.  It has since become the symbol of Seattle, and one of the most recognizable structures in the world.

Located in Seattle Center, it was built for the 1962 World's Fair, during which time nearly 20,000 people a day used the elevators — 2.3 million visitors in all for the World Fair. The Space Needle is 605 feet (184 m) high and 138 feet (42 m) wide at its widest point and weighs 9,550 tons. When it was completed it was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River.[1] It is built to withstand winds of up to 200 mph (320 km/h) and earthquakes up to 9.5 magnitude (which would protect the structure against an earthquake as powerful as the 1700 Cascadia earthquake) and has 25 lightning rods on the roof to prevent lightning damage.

The Space Needle features an observation deck at 520 feet (160 m), the SkyCity restaurant at 500 feet (152 m), and a gift shop.[1] From the top of the Needle, one can see not only the Downtown Seattle skyline, but also the Olympic and Cascade Mountains, Mount Rainier, Mount Baker, Elliott Bay and surrounding islands. Photographs of the Seattle skyline often show the Space Needle in a prominent position, even appearing sometimes to tower above the rest of the city's skyscrapers.

203 Sixth Avenue North
Seattle, Washington 98109
phone: (206) 905-2200

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Metropolitan Grill

The moment you step into the Metropolitan Grill, you know you have entered a classic steakhouse. The Met is located in a historic building built in 1903 where guests enter through tall mahogany doors, under the bright green awning, to be greeted by tuxedo clad Maitre D's. Cuts of beef are showcased in a glass display in the front entryway. Twenty-foot columns reach to the ceiling that is trimmed with original moldings. Tables and railings are adorned with mahogany and brass and the booths are plush and oversized. Framed photographs of celebrities, sports heroes and local politicians, all frequent visitors to The Met, line the walls.

820 2ND AVENUE, SEATTLE, WA 98104
(206) 624-3287

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