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A weekend in Seattle

Diners enjoy food and cocktails at the SkyCity restaurant at the top of the Space Needle.

Diners enjoy food and cocktails at the SkyCity restaurant at the top of the Space Needle.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

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Seattle’s Space Needle turns 50 this year, a good time to see the sights and join the party.

Space Needle

Visitors take in the cloudy sky and the bright lights of Seattle from the Space Needle’s observation deck.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Space Needle

The Space Needle, marking its 50th year, towers 605 feet above the city and the colorful new landmark, Chihuly Garden and Glass.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Chihuly Garden and Glass

A visitor walks through the $20-million, 45,000-square-feet exhibition from master glass artist Dale Chihuly.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

"Chihuly Garden and Glass"

The exhibition garden features four monumental sculptures amid camellias, daylilies and dogwoods.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Chihuly Garden and Glass

Visitors roam Chihuly Garden and Glass in the evening.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Chihuly Garden and Glass

Joyce Altaras, left, and Jan Lewinsohn walk through the Chihuly Garden and Glass exhibition.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

W Hotel

The W Hotel, which underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation earlier this year, has an updated lobby and a new restaurant and bar called Trace.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

W Hotel

The lobby of the W Hotel.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

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