How to climb and visit the Space Needle, an icon of Seattle: schedules, prices

Si vas a travel to seattle durante a west coast trip, you will know that the Space Needle Tower It is the main attraction of this modern city.

Seattle It is the largest city in the state of Washington, northwestern United States, about 150 kilometers from the border with Canada.

And it is also the headquarters city and where the multinational was founded. Boeing, and also where the famous rock guitarist was born Jim Hendrix.

What is the Space Needle Tower like?

Space needle It is a communications tower that was built in 1962 in the image and likeness of a similar tower in the German city of Stuttgart.

At 184 meters high, the Space Needle tower It is an implicit image of skylinee from seattle, and when you go up to the platform gazebo that is at the top of it, you will have some 360 degree panoramic views of the city, its surroundings and the Pacific Ocean.

I have not yet had the opportunity to visit seattle and, therefore, to climb this great tower, but the friend Salvador Samaranch Yes, he did it during his enviable Coast to coast trip through the United States and Canada.

How to climb the Space Needle

Here you can read the experience Salvador after climb the Seattle Space Needle.

We parked relatively close to the famous Seattle telecommunications tower, Space needle.

La Space needle It dates back to a major exhibition that was held in 1962, and is currently the attraction more recognizable from seattle.

As a curiosity, it has been part of the logo of the television show Frasier, and has appeared in scenes from the series Grey's Anatomy.

The fairgrounds surrounding the “needle” have been converted into the Seattle Centre, which continues to be the venue for cultural events and music festivals.

El seattle monorail It was also installed from the same 1962 exhibition, and still runs from Seattle Center to Westlake Center, a downtown Seattle shopping center just over a mile away.

Tras pay admission, we went up to the upper platform, from where we enjoyed some spooky views of Seattle and surrounding areas, the Pacific Ocean, lakes and residential neighborhoods.

Also excellent views of the skyline that we had already photographed when approaching the city, but that we now see from a unique perspective.

The upper platform of the tower has enormous stained glass windows that allow you to have a 360 degree panoramic, but you can also go out to a properly fenced outdoor terrace. Quite a few people visiting the tower, but without crowds.

On this upper floor there are bars and cafes, a fairly large restaurant and a small cinema where they explain the different aspects of the tower, its design and construction.

There are also various touch screen murals distributed to go even deeper into those aspects that interest you most.

After spending approximately an hour at the viewpoint of the Seattle Space Needle and after a short wait due to the queue that had formed, we took the elevator down to the ground floor.

Although during the rise in the elevator, the elevator operator had taken advantage of the time on the way up to give us some basic explanations of the tower and its security measures, during the descent he asked those present what they thought and started a small dialogue with everyone we.

On the ground floor a huge Seattle souvenir shop and, specifically, the tower. Enormous imagination to design different objects or clothing inspired by the tower.

If after reading it you want to live a similar experience in your next Seattle visit, you are interested in knowing the practical information to climb the tower.

Seattle Space Needle visit schedules

The schedules to climb the Seattle Space Needle tower They vary during different times of the year, but in general they are from 9,30:21,30 a.m. in the morning until XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. at night, with last access half an hour before closing time.

La Space Needle Tower It is open for visits every day of the year, except for certain dates such as Christmas Day.

Space Needle tower ticket prices

Meanwhile, the ticket prices to go up the Space Needle They are, generally, 35 dollars; children 5 to 12 years old, $26; and seniors +65, $30.

By purchasing online you guarantee a day and time for your visit, and it is the best way to avoid the queues that form to go up, and to ensure entry.