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Bill Gates Puts Philanthropic Work On Display At New Visitor Center

AP | DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP | Posted 04.03.2012

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SEATTLE — People are already joking it's a good thing the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation isn't charging admission for its new visitor center, w...

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The Space Needle: A Symbol Of Seattle's Prowess In Science And Technology 50 Years Later

Heidi Sinclair | Posted 10.27.2011

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Heidi Sinclair

The Seattle World's Fair looked forward with an emphasis on science and space technology. The Space Needle, which turns 50 this year, continues as that enduring landmark on the Seattle skyline: a space ship hovering above the city, tethered ever so slightly.

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A Huffington Post Travel Guide to Family Vacations In Washington State

The Huffington Post | Robert Ham | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Long Beach, Washington State History Museum, Family Travel Guides, Woodland Park Zoo, Pacific Science Center, Space Needle, International Kite Festival, Wild Waves, Themed Guides, Video, Travel News

Family vacations in Washington state can be rewarding experiences or absolute disasters -- it all depends on pretrip homework. To make planning easier...

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Family Vacations In Seattle: A Huffington Post Travel Guide

The Huffington Post | Rory Bratcher | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Ballard Locks, Video, Family Travel Guides, Seattle Children's Museum, Seattle Family Vacations, Pacific Science Center, Space Needle, Ye Olde Curiosity Shop, Seattle Aquarium, Alki Beach, Themed Guides, Travel News

Family vacations in Seattle can be rewarding experiences or absolute disasters -- it all depends on pretrip homework. To make planning easier, we've d...

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Largest Dale Chihuly Exhibit In The World Breaks Ground

Posted 10.24.2011

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Today the world's largest largest Dale Chihuly exhibit broke ground at the Seattle Center with 4,500 sculpture installation. According to the Seat...

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Watch: Space Needle's Out Of This World Contest

Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Seattle Space Needle, Buzz Aldrin, Astronauts, Commercial Space Travel, Space Travel, Video, Seattle, Space Needle, Travel News

Seattle's Space Needle wants to is breaking through the final frontier to celebrate its golden anniversary. The Needle's management are running a ...

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Space Needle To Send Tourists Into Orbit

AOL Travel News | Posted 10.01.2011

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Seattle's Space Needle is turning fifty and the building's owners are planning to celebrate by holding an elaborate raffle-cum-contest for a free spac...

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Astoria Characters: The High-Minded Rollers

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Astoria, Garden Off Dreams, San Diego, James Patterson, Steve Bowen, Space Needle, Steven Feigenbaum, In Motion for a Million, Sandor Sienkiewicz, Huntington's Disease Society of America, Rollerblades, Dan Bowen, St. Augustine, Seattle, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, South Korea, Tahitian Noni Juice, Empire State Building, New York News, New York News
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"I'd like you to go across the country with me," Steven said. "On Rollerblades." As calmly as if he were agreeing to go to the corner deli for a turkey and cheese sandwich, Dan said yes.

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