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Seattle, Washington: The Gum Wall

A zillion pieces of gum have been stuck to a brick wall in an alley since the early 1990s.

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Gum Wall.

The Gum Wall

You can smell the gum.

[KentuckYeti, 10/17/2010]

The minty, sugary scent of massed mastication.

Gum Wall.

The Gum Wall

The Seattle public health dept is there to make sure no one does anything stupid.

[JS Howell, 06/22/2010]

What? No bonus chews on wads from earlier visits?

The Gum Wall

Address:
1530 Post Alley, Seattle, WA
Directions:
Just south of Pike Place Market, in a back alley, coating the exterior of the Market Theater.
Admission:
Free
RA Rates:
Worth a Detour
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