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The Best Offbeat Travel Experiences
Adding Your Contribution to the Gum Wall: Hey, when your gum has lost its flavor, don't just spit it out on the sidewalk; instead, turn it into al fresco art by adding it to the "Gum Wall," Pike Place Market's self-adhesive display of ABC (already been chewed) art.
Making Music Even If You Can't Carry a Tune in a Bucket: Even the musically challenged can make beautiful music (well, sort of) at a couple of unusual Seattle attractions. At the Experience Music Project, you can let your inner rock 'n' roller go wild on simulated musical instruments, while at the Soundbridge Seattle Symphony Music Discovery Center, fans of classical music can play a cello or conduct an orchestra.
Counting Salmon at Ballard's Chittenden Locks: If you find yourself sleepless in Seattle, forget about counting sheep. Try counting salmon. In fact, even if you aren't suffering from insomnia, during the summer, the fish ladder and underwater viewing windows at the Hiram M. Chittenden (Ballard) Locks are great places to count salmon.
Believing It or Not at Ye Olde Curiosity Shop: Two-headed calves, the Lord's Prayer on a grain of rice, a human mummy. These are just some of the unbelievable items on display at Ye Olde Curiosity Shop, Seattle's waterfront temple of the bizarre.
Buying a Flying Fish at Pike Place Market: At Pike Place Market, the pigs may not fly, but the fish do. If you purchase a fresh salmon from the Pike Place Fish stall, you'll get to watch it go sailing over the counter as the overall-clad fishmongers put on one of the best floor shows in the market.
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