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Day Two
Resist the lure of the Seattle Center no longer. After a cursory orientation of
the complex, opt first for its newest and (arguably) best sight,
Chihuly
Garden & Glass
. If you buy a joint-admission ticket you can zip up the adja-
cent
Space Needle
afterwards for equally dazzling views.
Lunch
Divert into Belltown for lunch at Seattle's best bakery, Macrina (
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After lunch, enjoy glittering Elliott Bay views and giant, imaginative art at the
Olympic Sculpture Park
before returning to the Seattle Center for an after-
noon of rock-and-roll nostalgia at
EMP Museum
. Anyone who has ever
picked up an instrument will require at least an hour to twiddle guitar knobs in the
Sound Lab on the 3rd floor. Stroll along 5th Ave to your dinner venue. If you can walk
past
Top Pot Hand-Forged Doughnuts
without going inside you deserve an abstinen-
ce medal.
Dinner
Arrive early for happy hour and Italian food at Barolo Ristorante (
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Start off with a game of pinball in
Shorty's
. If you like your bars divey, stay
put. To up the hipster rating a touch, head north for cocktails at
Black Bottle
before checking out what band's playing at the
Crocodile
.
