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Hendrix fans often leave flowers and candles at the statue's base, and it's not unusual
to find a half-burnt cigarette stuck between his lips.
ST MARK'S CATHEDRAL
CHURCH
( 206-323-0300; 1245 10th Ave E; performances 9:30pm Sun; 49)
Go north on
Broadway (as the dandyish boutiques turn to well-maintained houses with manicured
lawns) until it turns into 10th Ave E and you're within a block of Volunteer Park. At the
neo-Byzantine St Mark's Cathedral, various choirs perform for free on Sunday, accom-
panied by a 3944-pipe Flentrop organ.
LAKEVIEW CEMETERY
CEMETERY
( 10)
One of Seattle's oldest cemeteries and the final resting place of many early set-
tlers, Lakeview Cemetery borders Volunteer Park to the north. Arthur Denny and his
family, Doc and Catherine Maynard, Thomas Mercer and Henry Yesler are all interred
here. This is also the grave site of Princess Angeline, the daughter of Duwamish Chief
Sealth, after whom Seattle was named.
Most people, however, stop by to see the graves of martial-arts film legends
Bruce
and Brandon Lee
. Flowers from fans are usually scattered around Brandon's red and
Bruce's black tombstones, which stand side by side in a tiny part of the cemetery. The
graves are not easy to find: enter the cemetery at 15th Ave E and E Garfield St; follow
the road in and turn left at the Terrace Hill Mausoleum. At the crest of the hill you'll
see the large Denny family plot on your left. Look a little further along the road, and
you'll find the Lees. Even if you're not usually into graveyards, you'll at least enjoy the
beautiful views at this one.
LOUISA BOREN LOOKOUT
VIEWPOINT
(15th Ave E, at E Garfield St; 10)
Outside the Volunteer Park boundaries, the Louisa
Boren Lookout provides one of the best views over the university and Union Bay. The
small park is named after the longest-surviving member of the party that founded
Seattle in 1851.
WATER TOWER OBSERVATION DECK
LANDMARK
(1400 E Prospect St; 10)
It's practically obligatory to climb the 107 steep steps to the
top of Volunteer Park's 75ft water tower. Built in 1907, it provides wonderful vistas of
