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The Space Needle - True Icon of Seattle

The Space Needle began, as a surprising number of great ideas do, with a doodle on a napkin in a coffee shop. In 1959, Edward E. Carlson — a Seattle hotel executive serving as chief organizer for the upcoming 1962 World’s Fair, officially called the...

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Golden Gate Bridge

And then you stand at the rail for the first time, wind cutting through your jacket, the whole magnificent structure spanning 1.7 miles from shore to shore, and you realize: you had absolutely no idea. That was my first encounter with the Golden...

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Visiting Morro Bay

Let me tell you about a place that has a giant ancient rock, sea otters floating on their backs cracking open clams, a harbor full of fishing boats, 400-year-old trees that are only six feet tall, and cliffs so wild they look like they belong on...

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