Space Needle, Seattle, Attractions, Iconic, Seattle World’s Fair, Restaurants, Timed Tickets, Plan Ahead, Fun, Photo Ops, Views Deanna Etherington Space Needle, Seattle, Attractions, Iconic, Seattle World’s Fair, Restaurants, Timed Tickets, Plan Ahead, Fun, Photo Ops, Views Deanna Etherington

Not Your Parents’ Space Needle!

When you go to Seattle, you go to the iconic Space Needle! It’s almost a given! But did you know that the experience has been upgraded in the last few years? Let me show you more!

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A Visit to the Old Capitol Museum in Iowa City, Iowa

Ok, fellow Iowans - did you know that the beautiful Iowa Capitol building in Des Moines was not the original Iowa Capitol? Despite learning Iowa history in elementary school, I had forgotten that the original capitol building was in Iowa City and served as its first seat of government for approximately ten years, from 1846 to 1857. The building would then become the University of Iowa’s first building.

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