You can see it from any of the luxury hotels Seattle has, or from any other place you happen to be at the moment, the Columbia Center is one of Seattle’s tallest buildings; taller than the Space Needle by almost 100 meters and is less expensive to visit too!
Located at 701 Fifth Avenue, between S. Airport Way and Cherry Street, Columbia Center ‘s Observation Deck , open on weekdays offers the best view of Seattle. This 941 foot building is the 2nd tallest building west of the Mississippi. The Observation deck wraps around the East, South and West sides of the building, so all you’re missing in your view of Seattle is Capitol Hill. You’ll have a view of the Cascades, the Olympic mountain ranges, a panoramic view of Harborview Hospital, the 520 floating bridge, the I-90 floating bridges, Beacon Hill, I-5, the ferry docks, the shipyards, all of West Seattle, Queen Anne, Puget Sound and of course, downtown Seattle.
The tour of Columbia Center only costs $5.00 and you’ll be taking 2 elevators, one to the 40th floor and the other to the 73rd floor, then on up to the observation deck. If the season’s right, you’ll also get to peer into a falcon’s nest on the North ledge of the building. Come to Columbia Center first, before visiting the Space Needle you may just find that a visit to the Space Needle isn’t necessary.
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