The 605-foot-tall Space Needle is still ‘absolutely safe to visit’ despite a video revealing a crack in the Seattle ...

A spokesperson told People that the Space Needle remains “absolutely safe to visit,” noting that the crack shown in the video ...

The flag raising on Tuesday highlighted the organization’s mission to promote inclusion for individuals with Intellectual and ...

The Space Needle is open to visitors seven days a week year-round. A regular general admission ticket costs between $35 and $42.50, depending on the day and time of entry, and can be purchased in ...

One of the more noticeable changes to the Space Needle is the glass wall that replaced the observation level's original wall and cage-like structure. The 48 glass barriers weigh 2,300 pounds apiece.

"The Space Needle has always been about looking out to the distance and the view beyond, but now it's also about looking down and also looking at itself," explained Payson.

It is to Seattle what the Eiffel Tower is to Paris. Pointing 605 feet into the clouds, the Space Needle – the famous saucer in the sky – has been a symbol of the city for more than half a century.

It's been featured on postcards and in movies and untold logos for Seattle businesses. The Space Needle, so high-tech and revolutionary when built in 1962, is now showing its age and getting a ...

The Needle ordered 250,000 surgical-style masks with a Seattle theme printed on them which it will provide for guests who need one. A masked employee behind a Space Needle security line kiosk.

When the Space Needle opened at the Seattle World’s Fair in 1962, it featured a rotating restaurant on the 500-foot level, just below the Observation Deck, that operated on a turntable powered ...

Fifty-four years after the Space Needle went from napkin drawing to $4.5 million realization, Seattle’s tech billionaires are putting their own personal stamp on the look of the city.