Seattle

Seattle - darkometer rating : 1 - The largest city of Washington State, USA , and of the whole Pacific North-West region. As a dark-tourism destination it may only be of minor importance itself, but is a good base from which to head to Mount St Helens . And it is also rightly regarded as one of the most pleasant cities in the USA and a heaven for foodies. > What there is to see > Location > Access and costs > Time required > Combinations with other dark destinations > Combinations with non-dark destinations > Photos What there is to see: The city as such does not have much to offer the dark tourist, though a few minor attractions deserve a mention on this website. One is given a separate chapter here: - Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP, formerly EMP) In addition you can head out to the northern district of Fremont , a bohemian, studenty, funky district that considers itself an “artists' republic”. From a dark-tourism perspective the trip out here is made worth it primarily due to the giant 16-foot (5m) Lenin statue that stands on the corner of Fremont Place. This bronze Lenin , weighing a whopping eight tons, is quite unusual in its portrayal of the man striding purposefully forward, lined by flame-like structures, rather than the usual giving-a-speech, pointing-the-way-forward and/or clutching-a-book poses. It is the work of an artist from the former CSSR and it originally stood in Poprad, Slovakia . After the Velvet Revolution of 1989 it was toppled and left lying face down on the ground until an American who lived in Eastern Europe at the time rescued the statue, eventually shipping it to the USA . The saviour of this Lenin himself died in 1994, so the statue is currently owned by his family.