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Best Landmarks in Seattle

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Bill Gates, known for Microsoft as well as their many philanthropic endeavors, hails from the Emerald City and in fact, Microsoft Headquarters is located in nearby Redmond. Founded in 2000, Bill and Melinda's foundation strives to enhance education, healthcare and alleviate poverty, in the United States as well as abroad. The visitors center located in the Queen Anne neighborhood, aims to educate guests on the many programs, activities and initiatives the foundation takes part in. Learn about the Gates family, employees and the many people who benefit from the foundation. The center features interactive exhibits that allow visitors to think critically on world issues and try to come up with their own solutions. Admission is free and tours are available upon request.

Built for the 1962 World's Fair, then turned into a privately owned city park, the Seattle Center is still Seattle's chief gathering place. Fountains, museums, theaters and amusement arcades punctuate sweeping lawns and tree-lined walkways. Three times a year, in May, July and September, people swarm the grounds for the Folklife, Bite of Seattle and Bumbershoot festivals. The grounds contain the Experience Music Project, the Space Needle, one end of the Monorail, the Seattle Children's Theater and the Pacific Science Center. All 87-acres of the Seattle Center is buzzing with activity and why not? More than 5,000 free performances are held in various cultural festivals to concerts all through the year especially summer. Every museum and theatre stage comes alive including the eight fountains. So be a part of the food, fun and partying!

Crouched under the Aurora Bridge is an 18-foot tall, two-ton sculpture of a troll clutching a VW Bus, and glaring at passersby. Created in 1990 by four Seattle-based sculptors, this quirky public art piece exemplifies the free spirit of the people living in the Fremont district. These funky natives dress their beloved troll up every Halloween to thank him for protecting them from the 1996 mudslide. On an average day, tourists and locals alike hang from his shaggy hair, and make a seat out of his hands and head. Only a three to four block walk from Fremont's business district, it is perhaps the best souvenir photo one can take.

The Olympic Sculpture Park began as a commitment between the Seattle Art Museum and the Trust for Public Land, and quickly grew into a green mecca of architectural art and beautifully crafted landscapes. The park contains mathematical sculptures, new-wave basket weaving and the artistic greenhouse designed by the likes of artists Tony Smith, Pedro Reyes and Mark Dion. The Olympic Sculpture Park is nestled besides the Puget Sound and is managed by the Seattle Art Museum. The views include both the Seattle port and the Olympic mountain range. Admission is free all year long.

Want the best view of Seattle's colourful and glittering skyline? Then take a ride on the Seattle Great Wheel, which is situated on the pier off Alaskan Way. The 15-minute ride inside its climate-controlled gondolas will take you to a maximum height of 175 feet (53 meters), where you can capture splendid views of downtown and the picture-perfect moments with your family on a camera. Each gondola has a maximum capacity for eight people, and the wheel is open for tourists 365 days of the year. Considered to be one of the tallest ferries wheels on the West Coast, the Seattle Great Wheel makes for a perfect family joy ride.

Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge is a long bridge spanning a length of 6620 feet (2020 meters), connecting Seattle city center to Mercer Island, running over the picturesque Lake Washington. This bridge was originally constructed and opened to the public in 1940 thanks to the efforts of George Lightfoot, who is also known as the 'father of the bridge'. Although it suffered a heavy blow in the November of 1990 when it collapsed and sunk to the bottom of the lake, the bridge was rebuilt a couple of years later, and was brought into use once again. This bridge runs parallel to Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge.

Standing tall at 16 feet (5 meters), Statue of Lenin is the country's largest memorial built in honor of the noted Communist leader. An expression in bronze, the sculpted work of art is a major landmark in Fremont town of Seattle. Emil Venkov, a Bulgarian artist, was commissioned by the then Czechoslovak and Soviet forces to erect a plaque for their leader. did a splendid job of depicting Lenin as a noteworthy revolutionary, as opposed to his earlier portrayals as an educator and theorist. Completed in the year 1988, the statue was in a bad shape until Lewis Carpenter salvaged it from a local dump.

Elegance is the word that comes to your mind as you come across this art deco heritage in downtown Seattle. This 27-story tall historic structure was built in the 1920s by the Northern Life Insurance Company, which also housed its offices on the top floors. Tallest in the city at that time, the building glittered with a fantastic display of aura created by the colorful flashlights. Although, today it lies in the shadows of taller and modern skyscrapers, the structure stands out as being one of the first of the art deco structures in Seattle.

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