Space Needle
is really Space Needle, Seattle, Washington
Real place, still recognisable
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
In inFAMOUS Second Son the Department of Unified Protection has taken over the Space Needle as its communications hub, and in an early mission Delsin climbs it to wreck the place. The game rebuilds the tower beside the white Gothic arches of the Pacific Science Center, with Mount Rainier in the distance.
The real place
The Space Needle was built for the 1962 World's Fair and stands 184 metres (605 feet) tall, with an observation level at about 158 metres. The white arches below it belong to the Pacific Science Center, designed by Minoru Yamasaki for the same fair.
Visiting
Book a timed ticket online to skip the queue, and go up near sunset for views over Puget Sound and, on clear days, Mount Rainier. For the postcard view in this photo, walk up to Kerry Park on Queen Anne Hill.
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