What It Is:

Gas Works Park is one of Seattle's most beloved public parks. The 19.1 acre park, bought by the city in 1962 and opened to the public in 1975, is the former site of Seattle Gas Light Company's gasification plant. Following the sale the plant was shut down, the grounds converted to park space, and the large gasification towers preserved as a symbol of the location's past and as an interesting design choice. The park is currently used for sun bathing, kite flying, lounging, sea plane watching, and offers one of the city's best views of downtown, The Space Needle, and Lake Union. Located just south of Pacific Street in the Wallingford neighborhood, Gas Works is both a cherished neighborhood locale and a tourist must-see.

Did You Know:

Gas Works Park was featured in the '90s movie, 10 Things I Hate About You. Heath Ledger and Julia Styles play paintball at a facility created at Gas Works just for the film.

That '90s self-obsessive Cameron Crowe flick, Singles, featured Gas Works.

Television's The Amazing Race had Gas Works serve as the starting line in Season 10 and the finish line in Season 3.

The view from Gas Works on an overcast day.