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SIGHTS
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KERRY PARK PARK
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(211 W Highland Dr; ; 2) Amid the glittering Beverly Hills-like mansions of High-
land Dr, mere commoners can enjoy eagle's-eye views of downtown Seattle and Elliott
Bay (and Mt Rainier, should it take its cloudy hat off) from this spectacular lookout.
Binoculars (50c) are provided, so you can look back at the people at the top of the
Space Needle looking over at you. The park is set on a steep incline of Queen Anne
Hill (looking south) and is split in two, with a stairway linking to a popular children's
playground below. This is a favorite spot to end a romantic date night - or make a pro-
posal!
Going a little further west along W Highland Dr will take you to the lesser-known
Betty Bowen Park MAP GOOGLE MAP , where views stretch west across Puget Sound to
the Olympic Mountains. Across the way, check out Parsons Garden MAP
GOOGLE MAP , a public garden that's especially popular for summer weddings.
GABLE HOUSE LANDMARK
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(1 W Highland Dr, at Queen Anne Ave N; 2) This 14-gabled house was built in 1901 by
Harry Whitney Treat, a friend of William F 'Buffalo Bill' Cody. Treat also built the
Golden Gardens Park. It's long since become an office building, but both the building
and the hillside setting are worth a look.
QUEEN ANNE COUNTERBALANCE STREET
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(Queen Anne Ave N, north of W Roy St; 2) The streetcar that chugged up and down the
steep grade along Queen Anne Ave started operating on overhead-wire electricity in