The Space Needle is sometimes called “The 400-day wonder” as it was constructed in 400 days. The ironworkers who built this miracle of construction were being paid a wage of $3.92 per hour (or ...

Total development and construction cost $4.5 million. On April 21, 1962, the Space Needle officially opened for the first day of the World's Fair. It's estimated the tower saw 2.65 million ...

If there's one thing Seattle is known for (aside from coffee), it's the 605-foot-tall Space Needle. Built for the 1962 World's Fair, the Space Needle has dominated Seattle's skyline ever since ...

SEATTLE, May 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Take the stairs to space—or rather the Space Needle—on Sunday, September 28 for Base 2 Space, Seattle's Most Iconic Climb. Registration is now open for the ...