Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #5 in Seattle, United States

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 4.5 km
Ascend 117 m
Descend 119 m

Explore Seattle in United States with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in SeattleIndividual Sights in Seattle

Sight 1: Fairview Park

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Fairview Park is a 0.8-acre (3,200 m2) park located in Seattle, Washington, on the eastern shoreline of Lake Union along Fairview Avenue E. between E. Hamlin and Allison Streets. It includes a P-Patch and a boat launch.

Wikipedia: Fairview Park (Seattle) (EN)

1621 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 2: Fritz Hedges Waterway Park

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Fritz Hedges Waterway Park City of Seattle, Department of Seattle Parks and Recreation / CC BY 2.0

Fritz Hedges Waterway Park, also known as Portage Bay Park, is a 3.5-acre (0.014 km2) park on the north shore of Portage Bay in the neighborhood of University District of Seattle, Washington.

Wikipedia: Fritz Hedges Waterway Park (EN)

766 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 3: Henry Art Gallery

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The Henry Art Gallery is a contemporary art museum located on the campus of the University of Washington, in Seattle, Washington, United States. Located on the west edge of the university's campus along 15th Avenue N.E. in the University District, it was founded in February, 1927, and was the first public art museum in the state of Washington. The original building was designed by Bebb and Gould. It was expanded in 1997 to 40,000 square feet (3,700 m2), at which time the 154-seat auditorium was added. The addition/expansion was designed by Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects.

Wikipedia: Henry Art Gallery (EN), Website

122 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: 9 Spaces 9 Trees

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Nine Spaces Nine Trees is a 1982–1983 art installation by American artist Robert Irwin, located on the University of Washington campus in Seattle, Washington, in the United States. Upon its initial creation, Nine Spaces Nine Trees has a history of occupancy in the Seattle area. It was recreated in 2007. Irwin intended the work to stand for both public and private places and how they coincide.

Wikipedia: Nine Spaces Nine Trees (EN)

180 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Dancer with Flat Hat

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Dancer with Flat Hat is a sculpture by Phillip Levine.

Wikipedia: Dancer with Flat Hat (EN)

103 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: George Washington

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George Washington, also known as the President George Washington Monument, is a bronze sculpture of George Washington by Lorado Taft, installed at the University of Washington campus in Seattle's University District, in the U.S. state of Washington.

Wikipedia: Statue of George Washington (Seattle) (EN)

168 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Broken Obelisk

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Broken ObeliskEd Uthman, Houston, Texas, USA / CC BY 3.0

Broken Obelisk is a sculpture designed by Barnett Newman between 1963 and 1967. Fabricated from three tons of Cor-Ten steel, which acquires a rust-colored patina, it is the largest and best known of his six sculptures.

Wikipedia: Broken Obelisk (EN)

192 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: The Quad

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The Quad

The Liberal Arts Quadrangle, more popularly known as the Quad, is the main quadrangle at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. It is often considered the school's trademark attraction. Raitt Hall and Savery Hall frame the northwestern boundary while Gowen, Smith, and Miller Halls frame the southeast. At the top of the quad sits the latest buildings on the quad, the Art and Music Buildings. The quad is lined with thirty Yoshino cherry trees, which blossom between mid-March and early April.

Wikipedia: University of Washington Quad (EN)

622 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 9: Sylvan Theater

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The Sylvan Grove Theater and Columns, also known as the Sylvan Grove Theater or simply the Sylvan Theater, is a sylvan theater located on the University of Washington campus in Seattle, Washington. Within the theater are four 24 foot (7.3 m) tall Ionic columns from the original University building downtown, constructed in 1861. They are some of the oldest-standing architectural pieces in Seattle. It has been called "one of the most beautiful places on campus."

Wikipedia: Sylvan Grove Theater and Columns (EN)

704 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 10: Montlake Boulevard East

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The Montlake Bridge is a double-leaf bascule bridge that carries State Route 513 over Seattle's Montlake Cut—part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal—connecting Montlake and the University District.

Wikipedia: Montlake Bridge (EN)

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