 The exhibit in 2022 | |
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| Location | Pike Place Market, Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 47°36′31″N122°20′27″W / 47.6086°N 122.3407°W |
Giant Shoe Museum (sometimes the World Famous Giant Shoe Museum) is a museum in Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington. [1]
The museum has "odd and outsize shoes displayed behind sideshow-style curtains", according to Harriet Baskas of CNBC. [2] The one-wall exhibit allows guests to view shoes through a stereoscope. [3] It has been described as "the world's largest collection of giant shoes", [4] as well as "likely one of the world's few coin-operated museums". [5]
The museum was designed and built by Sven Sundbaum in 1997. [6] Owned and operated by adjacent Old Seattle Paperworks, [7] the exhibit is curated by Dan Eskenazi. [8] [9]
Cody Permenter included the museum in Thrillist's 2015 list of "The 11 Strangest Museums in (and Around) Seattle". [10] Christina Ausley of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer included the Giant Shoe Museum in a 2020 overview of the city's 14 "strangest" landmarks, writing: "Drop a humble 50 cents into a small coin box for the world's largest collection of giant shoes. Nestled a few floors below downtown Seattle's Pike Place Market, approach the flamboyant circus entryway and gaze through the binoculars for a myriad of Herculean hi-tops and a size 37 work by Robert Wadlow." [11]
Ristorante Machiavelli is an Italian restaurant on Seattle's Capitol Hill, in the U.S. state of Washington. Housed in the historic Booker Building (1912), the business bills itself as "a Capitol Hill tradition since 1988" and offers a menu with pizzas, pastas, and other traditional cuisine which has changed little in three decades. Often regarded as one of Seattle's best Italian restaurants and one of Capitol Hill's best dining options, Ristorante Machiavelli has garnered a positive reception and has been recognized for its gnocchi, veal, and lasagna, in particular.
Fuji Bakery is a bakery with multiple locations in the Seattle metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Pike Place Chowder is a seafood restaurant with two locations in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Le Panier is a bakery and pasty shop at Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington. The business was established in 1983.
Maíz is a Mexican restaurant and nixtamaleria at Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington. Sibling restaurant Maíz Molino opened in Denny Triangle in 2022.
El Borracho is a chain of Mexican restaurants in the U.S. state of Washington. The business operates at Pike Place Market in Central Waterfront, Seattle, and in Tacoma. Previously, El Borracho operated in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood.
Country Dough was a Chinese restaurant at Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Jack's Fish Spot is a fish market and seafood bar at Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Bavarian Meats is an American meat producer and processing company based in Seattle, Washington. The company supplies meats to various delicatessens and grocery stores in the Pacific Northwest. From 1961 to 2020, Bavarian Meats operated a delicatessen of their own in Downtown Seattle, including a space at Pike Place Market.
Golden Age Collectables is a comic book store at Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Old Seattle Paperworks is a shop at Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington.
El Mercado Latino is a grocery and specialty store at Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Michou Deli is a delicatessen at Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington.
The Confectional is a bakery and cheesecake company with multiple locations in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. The original shop is located at Pike Place Market in the city's Central Waterfront district. Subsequent locations opened on Capitol Hill in 2011 and at the Armory in Seattle Center.
Market Grill is a restaurant at Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Copacabana Restaurant, is a restaurant at Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington. The business has been described as "one of the oldest Latino restaurants in Seattle", as well as "one of Pike Place's most offbeat eateries".
The Red Popsicle is a 2011 sculpture by Catherine Mayer, installed in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Hello Robin is a woman-owned bakery with two locations in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. The original bakery opened on Capitol Hill in 2013. A second location opened at University Village in 2020.
Eltana is a small chain of Montreal-style bagel shops in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Seattle Coffee Works (SCW) is a third-wave coffee company based in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. The business was established in 2006 and operates three coffee shops. In addition to the flagship in downtown Seattle, SCW has outposts in Ballard and South Lake Union, called Ballard Coffee Works and Cascade Coffee Works, respectively. A location on Capitol Hill called Capitol Coffee Works opened in 2017 and closed c. 2022. Previously independently owned and operated by Pipo Bui, Oscar García, and roast master Sebastian Simsch, SCW was acquired by Vibe Coffee Group in 2022.
