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SEATTLE CENTER
AND BELLTOWN

Located north of downtown, Seattle Center Allen (see p163). Just to the south of
is the proud legacy of the city’s 1962 World’s Seattle Center lies trendy Belltown, its
Fair. Best known to tourists as the home hub stretching from Virginia to Vine Streets
of the Space Needle, the center boasts along 1st Avenue. Here, among the pricey
numerous cultural venues and excellent condominiums, visitors will find high-end
museums, including the innovative EMP hair salons, upscale clothing boutiques,
Museum, designed by architect Frank Gehry antique shops, home accessories stores,
and funded by Microsoft billionaire Paul trendy restaurants, and a fashionable crowd.

Sights at a Glance
Museums and Theaters Buildings Other Attractions
1 Olympic Sculpture Park 3 Space Needle 4 Chihuly Garden and Glass
2 Pacific Science Center and Boeing 7 KeyArena 5 Seattle Center Monorail
Imax Theater 9 Austin A. Bell Building
6 EMP Museum pp150–51 0 Virginia Inn
8 The Children’s Museum

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See also Street Finder maps
1, 2, and 3

ROY STREET
MERCER STREET MERCER STREET

WEST REPUBLICAN STREET REPUBLICAN STREET AURORA AVENUE NORTH
WEST HARRISON STREET QUEEN ANNE AVENUE NOR TH 1ST AVENUE NORTH Seattle DEXTER AVENUE NORTH
Monorail BROAD STREET
Terminal
WEST THOMAS ST THOMAS STREET
ELLIOTT AVENUE
MYRTLE WEST JOHN ST WARREN AVE NORTH 2ND AVENUE NORTH 5TH AVENUE NORTH JOHN STREET
EDWARDS
PARK DENNY
PARK
DENNY WAY Westlake & 9th
EAGLE STREET 2ND AVENUE 4TH AVENUE 5TH AVENUE 8TH AVENUE
Elliott CLAY STREET 3RD AVENUE 9TH AVENUE
Bay BROAD STREET CEDAR ST VINE ST 6TH AVENUE WESTLAKE AVENUE
7TH AVENUE
WALL STREET BATTERY STREET Westlake Westlake
& 7th
1ST AVENUE
Greyhound
Pier 70 ELLIOTT AVENUE BELL STREET & 7th Bus Terminal
WESTERN AVENUE
Pier 69 ALASKAN WAY BLANCHARD STREET OLIVE WAY
Pier 67 1ST AVENUE Westlake Hub
VIRGINIA STREET
LENORA STREET 4TH AVENUE
STEWART STREET
Part of the innovative façade of the EMP Museum INTERSTATE 99
For keys to symbols see back flap

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