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A small park in the center of Chinatown. Though you're not too likely to see old folks doing tai chi or playing checkers, it still has character.
Hing Hay Park is a 0.64-acre (2,600 m2) public park in the Chinatown–International District neighborhood of downtown Seattle, Washington, United States. The park is located on the north side of South King Street between 6th and Maynard avenues, east of Union Station and the Historic Chinatown Gate. It was built in 1973 and includes a pavilion, community games, and two gateways.
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A pinball machine museum where all the machines are on free play once you pay admission. There is soda and beer available.
A venue for cutting-edge theatrical productions.
Japantown (Nihonmachi) once stretched 20 blocks, but the residents were forced into internment camps during World War II, and Nihonmachi never fully recovered. This alley features murals and exhibits of four landmark businesses that persisted after incarceration.
The Wing
The first Smithsonian affiliate in the Pacific Northwest, this museum features exhibits and programs related to pan-Asian American art, history, and culture. Admission includes a first-come-first-served guided tour of the preserved rooms in its historic 1910 building: an import grocery store, rooms of a hotel and a Chinese family association (allow 45-60 minutes). Neighborhood walking tours are also offered on weekends. Bruce Lee fans will enjoy the exhibits of his personal items. They are open until 8PM on the first Thursday of the month.
A key attraction in the Pioneer Square area, this is the Seattle branch of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, the remainder of which is in Alaska. The site highlights the city's key role as the "Gateway to the Gold Fields" for most of the Klondike stampeders of 1897-1898. National Park Service Rangers and volunteers staff the museum and can provide information and perspective not only on the gold rush but also on Seattle's past. The museum contains many artifacts and historical photographs related to the Gold Rush, and movies about the gold rush and Seattle's history are shown upon request (except in summer, when they're shown on a regular schedule). Rangers also conduct free walking tours of the Pioneer Square area in the summer and demonstrate gold panning to school groups.
This small, tranquil park features a 22-foot high waterfall cascading over granite boulders. The park occupies the site where two 19-year olds, James Casey and Claude Ryan, began a messenger service in 1907 in the basement of a tavern, which eventually grew up to become United Parcel Service (UPS). The Annie E. Casey Foundation, started by James Casey and his siblings in honor of their mother, created the park and maintains it "in honor of the men and women of United Parcel Service."