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Medieval castles were always built with lookout decks to alert misanthropic kings to the approach of cookie-peddling eight-year-olds and door-to-door scythe salesmen in flowing black robes. Enjoy a solicitor-free sightscape with today's Groupon: for $7, you get two tickets (a $15 value) to the Smith Tower Observation Deck in Pioneer Square.
The Smith Tower Observation Deck provides breathtaking views of Seattle, its surrounding natural majesty, its colossus of Kelsey Grammer, and more. The Smith Tower recently underwent a $28 million restoration, and you can marvel at its detailed plaster and woodworked ceiling as you prepare for a sublime session of skyscape-staring. After ascending to the 35th floor in the last manually operated elevator on the West Coast, you'll step out onto Seattle's original open-air observatory, which spans all four sides of Smith Tower. This sweeping, panoramic vantage point makes it easy to spot local landmarks such as Safeco Field, the Coleman Ferry Terminal, and Pioneer Square—all of which provide a man-made foreground to natural eye-appealers such as Mt. Rainier, the Olympic and Cascade Mountain ranges, and—on unusually clear days—the Grand Canyon. Smith Tower is also the observatory closest to Seattle's waterfront, so you can enjoy a whiff of freshly salted sea air and watch rival skeins of ducks use performance-enhancing seaweed to pull off the floating choreography in their performance of West Side Story.
Less well known with tourists than the Space Needle (which offers disappointing views of the Space Needle), the Smith Tower Observation Deck offers a uniquely memorable experience. Treat height-hungry out-of-towners, Bollywood couples in need of an epic backdrop for their duet, or office managers requiring a 35-story plunge for the world's most terrifying trust exercise to an insider's perspective of Seattle with today's Groupon.
Reviews
Five TripAdvisors give the Smith Tower itself 4.5 owl eyes out of five. More than 25 Yelpers give the observation deck a hearty four out of five stars:
- Great views across Seattle, including the waterfront, downtown, the Space Needle, the sports stadiums and 3 mountain ranges. – rick9525, TripAdvisor
- Awesome view. Worth the small admission fee. Great place to propose, if you love Seattle. – Sabrina I., Yelp
- The Smith Tower is both charming and beautiful. – Iggy B., Yelp
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I Can Seattle Clearly Now
The Smith Tower Observation Deck offers unparalleled views of Seattle landmarks such as Safeco Field and Pioneer Square. What are some other sites you can see up there?
- The Liberty Statue: Tired of New York hogging all the glory, the citizens of Seattle erected their own Statue of Liberty in 1955. Made entirely of stuffed animals, tar, and teeth donated by citizens, this statue is brandishing a Tommy gun instead of some boring torch.
- The First Starbucks: Gaze upon the first-ever Starbucks location and remember when the sizes were still Large, Medium, and Small, instead of the now-ubiquitous Curly, Larry, and Moe sizes. Also, you could "blood" your coffee for an extra 50 cents.
- The Comedy Corner: More grandmas fall down here than any other intersection in the country.
- Godzilla Trap: See the world-famous landmark that rocketed Seattle to the top of Disaster Magazine's "20 Most Godzilla-Ready Cities in 2010" list.
- St. Anger's Cathedral: This beautiful example of Gothic architecture was constructed by a drunk Metallica circa 2005.
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