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Seattle Asian Art Museum MUSEUM
( www.seattleartmuseum.org ; 1400 E Prospect St; adult/child $7/5, 1st Thu & Sat of month free;
10am-5pm Wed-Sun, to 9pm Thu; ; 10) In stately Volunteer Park, this outpost of the
Seattle Art Museum houses the extensive art collection of Dr Richard Fuller, who
donated this late art-deco gallery (a fine example of Streamline Moderne architecture) to
the city in 1932.
Spread over one floor and beautifully presented in uncluttered, minimalist rooms, the
collection is notable for its Japanese hanging scrolls, some of which date from the 1300s
and have been skilfully restored (the restoration process is detailed along with the art).
Also of interest are the Indian stone sculptures in the foyer and some remarkably intricate
Chinese bronzes dating from around 1600 BC.
Jimi Hendrix Statue MONUMENT
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(1600 Broadway E; Pike-Pine) Psychedelic guitar genius of the late 1960s and Seattle's
favorite son, Jimi Hendrix is captured sunk to his knees in eternal rock-star pose in this
1987 bronze sculpture by local artist Daryl Smith. The sculpture is located close to the
intersection of Broadway and E Pine St.
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.
U District
U Dub, a neighborhood of young, studious out-of-towners, places the beautiful, leafy
University of Washington campus next to the shabbier 'Ave,' an eclectic strip of cheap
boutiques, dive bars and ethnic restaurants.
Burke Museum MUSEUM
( www.burkemuseum.org ; cnr 17th Ave NE & NE 45th St; adult/child $10/7.50; 10am-5pm;
70) The best museum of natural history in the Northwest is situated near the junction of
NE 45th St and 16th Ave. The main collection has an impressive stash of fossils, includ-
ing a 20,000-year-old sabre-toothed cat. The Burke's other tour de force is its focus on 17
different Native American cultures.
Of note is the Pacific Northwest basketry collection, but tribes from all around the Pa-
cific Rim are represented, including groups from Asia and Micronesia.
Henry Art Gallery MUSEUM