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The Experience Music Project Brings Back Fond Memories of Grunge
This week Jaunted editor Juliana will be sharing her experiences from a recent field trip to Seattle where she wasn't afraid to do all the touristy things in town. Any questions or tips? Let us know.
Once we fought the urge to buy space noodle pasta at the Space Needle we moseyed on over to the Experience Music Project, an interactive music museum within the fanciful building designed by Frank Gehry. It's also attached to the Science Fiction Museum, making it the perfect stop for geeks. Kidding!
The tickets for the EMP/SFM are $15 and while we didn't pick up an audio tour, they do have them on iPod Nanos for $3 which we thought was cool. That said, the Experience Music Project is very navigable without an audio tour.
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Contemplating Space Noodle Pasta at the Space Needle
This week Jaunted editor Juliana will be sharing her experiences from a recent field trip to Seattle where she wasn't afraid to do all the touristy things in town. Any questions or tips? Let us know.
After a trip to the Pike Place Market in Seattle, your next big touristy stop is the Space Needle. Inspired by the TV Tower in Stuttgart and built in 1962 for the World Fair, the Space Needle is practically what put Seattle on the map--in the days before Nirvana and Starbucks, of course.
Today the monument is open pretty much from 9am-11pm everyday. Tickets cost $16 for a ride up to the top for adults and if you plan on seeing any of the other Seattle museums or the Seattle Aquarium on your trip, you can buy a ticket package. (Word is, you really only see savings if you plan on going to three or more of these.)
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Boeing Buys Your Ticket at the Experience Music Project
Boeing is sure in a good mood after the whole A380 delay debacle. The schadenfreude has got them so sauced up, they're keeping up their offer to pay your way through Seattle. Well, they'll pay for a bit of it.
On the first Thursday of every month, Boeing sponsors All Access Nights at the Experience Music project, when admission is free from 5-8 p.m. It's the perfect time to visit, because tickets are otherwise a whopping $19.95. Not a big surprise for this type of place, but a bummer nonetheless for those who just want to rock or whatever.
Permanent installations at the EMP include a Jimi Hendrix exhibit, the Sound Lab recording studio, and an experience called On Stage that'll let you play rock star and simulate the experience of playing an arena in front of thousands of fans. Hookers 'n' blow not included with freebie tickets.
[Photo: ringey]
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