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Gas Works Park

The rusting towers of an old gas plant turned into a park on Lake Union, with a kite hill facing the skyline and floatplanes.

Photo: Photo by Liesl Matthies · CC BY-SA 3.0
Open
Daily, early morning to late evening
Price
Free
Time Needed
1 hour
Address
2101 N Northlake Way, Seattle, WA 98103Google MapsApple Maps
Getting There
About 10 minutes by car north of downtown, near Fremont.

Why Go

The plant made gas from coal until 1956. Landscape architect Richard Haag kept its machinery as sculpture when the park opened in 1975. Climb the mound for the view and the sundial.

Nearby

Fremont and the Fremont Troll17 min walkUniversity of Washington1.4 milesCapitol Hill and Volunteer Park1.4 milesKerry Park1.6 miles

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