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World’s Largest Collection of Giant Shoes – The World Famous Giant Shoe Museum

Posted by Val on July 31st, 2009 at 3:34 pm | Permalink | No Comments » |

To view The World’s Largest Collection of Giant Shoes put two quarters into a slot and the curtain will open revealing some of the biggest footwear you will ever see. Prepare to gawk at the dress shoes and tennis shoes that lay before you.

The World Famous Giant Shoe Museum in Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington.

Site: The World Famous Giant Shoe Museum at Pike Place Market
Location: Pike Street to Virginia Street, Seattle Washington (parking at 1531 Western Avenue)
Hours: Pike Place/1st Avenue level: Monday through Saturday, 10am to 6pm, Sunday, 11am to 5pm / DownUnder stores: Monday through Sunday, 11am to 5pm
Costs: Free admission
Date: June 30, 2009

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The Greatest Shoe on Earth – The World Famous Giant Shoe Museum

Posted by Val on July 31st, 2009 at 1:03 pm | Permalink | No Comments » |

The Greatest Shoe on Earth is on display at The World Famous Giant Shoe Museum in Pike Place Market! This is one monstrously big shoe!

The Greatest Shoe on Earth, the Colossus, at The World Famous Giant Shoe Museum in Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington.

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The World Famous Giant Shoe Museum

Posted by Val on July 31st, 2009 at 11:58 am | Permalink | No Comments » |

The World Famous Giant Shoe Museum in Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington.

“Down Under” at Pike Place Market is an awesomely weird museum: The World Famous Giant Shoe Museum! More a storefront pedial peep show than actual museum, for mere quarters you can get a glimpse of some of the largest shoes in the world!

A real clown shoe at The World Famous Giant Shoe Museum in Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington.

Viewable exhibits include the “World’s Largest Collection of Giant Shoes,” “The Greatest Shoe on Earth,” a “Real Clown Shoe,” and a shoe belonging to Robert Wadlow, the world’s tallest man.

See a shoe of the world's tallest man, Robert Wadlow, at The World Famous Giant Shoe Museum in Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington.

Designed and built by graphic artist Sven Sundbaum, the exhibit also pays homage to a giant shoe left by Wadlow at a local business that was “lost” many years ago and offers a one thousand dollar reward for its return.

The story of the giant shoes of mystery at The World Famous Giant Shoe Museum in Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington.

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Pike Place Market – Pigs on Parade

Posted by Val on July 30th, 2009 at 12:06 pm | Permalink | No Comments » |

In 2001 and again in 2007 Rachel the Pig served as inspiration for a “Pigs on Parade” fundraiser of decorated swines across the city. While in and outside of Pike Place I noticed a couple of other pigs that I believe were part of that fundraising effort!

Giant pink pig outside of Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington.

Row of giant pigs inside Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington.

Site: Painted pigs at at Pike Place Market
Location: 86 Pike Place, Seattle, WA
Hours: Pike Place/1st Avenue level: Monday through Saturday, 10am to 6pm, Sunday, 11am to 5pm / DownUnder stores: Monday through Sunday, 11am to 5pm
Costs: Free admission
Date: June 30, 2009

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Pike Place Market – Rachel the Pig

Posted by Val on July 30th, 2009 at 9:14 am | Permalink | 1 Comment » |

Pike Place Market has so many specialty food, meat, and produce shops along with restaurants that it would be easy to pig out. But one of the must sees while there is actually a pig!

Rachel the Pig, a big bronze piggy bank at Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington.

A 550-pound bronze cast piggy bank sits under the “Public Market Center” sign in the Market. The pig, names Rachel, has served as an unofficial mascot of Pike Place since 1986. Rachel was modeled by local artist Georgia Gerber after a real pig named Rachel.

Rachel the Pig, a big bronze piggy bank at Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington.

Besides being a mascot and photo op for tourists, Rachel also is a real piggy bank and collects money for the Market Foundation to fund the Market’s social services. Each year she collects between $6,000 and $9,000 in currencies from around the world.

Rachel the Pig, a big bronze piggy bank at Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington.

Site: Rachel the Pig at Pike Place Market
Location: 86 Pike Place, Seattle, WA
Hours: Pike Place/1st Avenue level: Monday through Saturday, 10am to 6pm, Sunday, 11am to 5pm / DownUnder stores: Monday through Sunday, 11am to 5pm
Costs: Free admission
Date: June 30, 2009

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