Welcome to Seattle's iconic Space Needle.
This virtual cache is very easy to log, but you must read the logging task below to know what to do.
Built for the Seattle World's Fair in 1962, the Space Needle is easily the most recognizable landmark in Seattle. It features an observation deck at the top and a revolving cocktail bar with a glass floor named the Loupe Lounge. The Needle is the foundation for firework displays on July 4 and at midnight on January 1 to celebrate each new year. It is even rumored to be the home of a Wheedle.
Fun Facts
- It is 605 feet (184 meters) tall
- The flying saucer shaped "top house" is so well balanced that the cocktail bar revolves using only a 1 horsepower motor.
- The foundation underneath the needle is 30 feet deep (9m) and 120 feet (37m) wide, and made with concrete from 467 cement trucks, all poured in one day.
- The foundation is so heavy, the needle's center of gravity is only 5 feet (1.5m) above the ground.
- It is built to withstand a wind velocity of 200 mph (322 kph) (174 knots)
- From the Needle's opening until September of 2017, the lounge area was one of several revolving restaurants: Eye of the Needle (1962-1979), Emerald Suite (1980-1999,) and SkyCity (2000-2017).
- It has been immortalized in song.
- The top was originally painted a questionably attractive orange color called Galaxy Gold. These days, the entire needle is usually completely white, though it is sometimes decorated and painted for special celebrations.
To log this cache, please take a photo of yourself or something personal with the large bolts anchoring the needle's legs to the foundation, and POST IT WITH YOUR LOG. No need to send me any answers - the photo with your log is all that is needed.
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To log this cache, please take a photo of yourself with the large bolts anchoring the needle's legs to the foundation, and post it with your log. Logs without the appropriate photo will be deleted.
PLEASE FOLLOW DIRECTIONS IN THE LOGGING TASK ABOVE to assure the tenure of your log. Additional photos are welcome, but the following are not acceptable substitutions for the logging task:
- Log with no photo. It is very difficult for me to find your photo in someone else's log among the thousands of logs on this cache. Please post a photo with your log.
- Photo of you with the needle from a distance, in the restaurant, or on the viewing platform.
- Photo of the needle without you or a personal item
- Photo without the bolts
- Photo of the bolts alone with nothing else in the photo
- Photos sent to me instead of posting them with your log
Logs not following directions will be deleted
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Virtual Reward - 2017/2018
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between August 24, 2017 and August 24, 2018. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards on the Geocaching Blog.