Five Places we visited today in Seattle:
- The Ballard Locks and Fish Ladder and Carl S. English Jr. Garden
- Pike Public Market Center
- Seattle Olympic Sculpture Park
- Space Needle
- Chihuly Glass Exhibit
Ballard Locks, Fish Ladder and Carl S. English Jr. Garden
Built-in 1911, it is nicknamed the Ballard Locks. It provides a link for boats between the saltwater of Puget Sound and the fresh water of the Ship Canal, which connects Lake Union and Lake Washington.
We combined our Botanical Gardens walk with the Locks and Fish Ladders experience; then revisited the gardens. We started at Lake Washington Ship Canal/The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, located in
There is a fish ladder, including an underwater viewing chamber, which is especially fun during the annual salmon runs. The Fish Ladder was built to allow salmon to pass between fresh and saltwater and to navigate the locks. The glass panels below the waterline make it possible to watch the fish as they swim through the ladder.
Returning from watching powerboats and yachts queuing to access the locks… and having viewed salmon navigating the fish ladder we wandered over to view the Botanical Gardens.
Carl S. English Jr. Garden
Carl S. English, Jr. made a garden by the Locks which join Puget Sound to Lakes Union and Washington. In 1931, he was hired by the Corps. His vision and expertise as a horticulturist and botanist transformed the grounds from a graveled extension of a construction site into a lovely English estate style garden
Pike Place Market is Seattle’s first farmers market overlooking Elliott Bay. Founded in 1907. The Market’s year-round farm tables feature seasonal Washington-grown fresh fruits, berries, nuts, vegetables, herbs, flowers, and honey.
The Olympic Sculpture Park is Seattle’s largest downtown green space, a public park that opened in January 2007. The park consists of a 9-acres of outdoor sculptures, a museum, and a beach. It is situated in Belltown at the northern end of the Central Waterfront and the southern end of Myrtle Edwards Park.
Typewriter Eraser, scale X, and The Eagle and Echo, a 46-high sculpture by Jaume Plensa
The Space Needle
The Space Needle is an observation tower in Seattle, Washington, United States. Considered to be an icon of the city and the Pacific Northwest, it has been designated a Seattle landmark. Located in the Lower Queen Anne neighborhood, it was built in the Seattle Center for the 1962 World’s Fair.
Chihuly/Garden and Glass Exhibition
Dale Chihuly is an American glass sculptor and entrepreneur. Born in 1941 in Tacoma, Washington. He was introduced to glass while studying interior design at the University of Washington and currently lives in Seattle. This exhibition includes both indoor and outdoor spaces and a new Glass House. What was interesting about this exhibit is you are allowed to take pictures.
The exhibit is simply beautiful. You can buy tickets to see CHIHULY GARDEN AND GLASS + SPACE NEEDLE Galleries, Glasshouse and Garden + Space Needle Observation Deck. What a bargain!
