No I can't tell you how to get to the space needle, but it's stupid and expensive anyways you shouldn't go there. Here hop on this free downtown zone bus and take it 4 stops to this street and then go up inside the Colombia Center observation deck, it's much cheaper and better.

That's good advice I wish someone had given me before I decided I need to take my kids up the space needle last year. I wanted to go for nostalgia, but the ticket prices -are- absurd. Especially given that there's not much to do up there anyway but come back down after a few minutes. My daughter did want to buy some overpriced mediocre food, but I put the kibosh on that.

I love how this comment is both tongue-in-cheek and actually taught me something about Seattle that I'll actually want to try.

Free downtown bus service stopped in 2012 (after being free for 40+ years).

Yea I know, but this was something I overheard like 12 years ago while transferring at pike/pine

You are still on point!

Giving directions relative to landmarks that no longer exist is also required.

> Go past the old REI building and head west (bonus points for also using cardinal directions) ...

We should give lessons to all the new transplants.

But then you'd miss out on seeing the incredible Gehry building next door!