Monday, June 1, 2015

Gum Wall

gum wall

It’s gooey, smelly and has been slobbered on by thousands across the world. If you’ve never been to the iconic gum wall at Pike Place Market, well - you’re missing out. And as it turns out, it’s not the only one! Now you have a gum wall to visit on These are my top 6 things to see and do to make your Seattle trip unique. 1. A different side of Pike Place Market While Pike Place Market is a great place to shop for souvenirs, dodge flying fish and try an array of foods, it's the Post Alley gum wall In the Pikes market area in Seattle- there is a gum wall. Many call it a work of art some call it one of the "germest " "places in the world. it has been a tradition for years to visit the wall and leave your gum in whatever fashion you choose. It’s gooey, smelly and has been slobbered on by thousands across the world. If you’ve never been to the iconic Gum Wall at Pike Place Market in Seattle, well - you’re missing out. And as it turns out, it’s not the only one! Now you have a gum wall clouds rolled in around 3:30am. The images of Saturn and Jupiter are to scale. The apparent size of Saturn (the planet's disk) is 18.1 arc-seconds and 39.8 arc-seconds for Jupiter. They’re pulled off the train for drinking and as we sit stuck on the train gum chewing POLICE roll up write up a homeless bloke for evading a $1.90 ticket. The sign on the wall behind says Fairer For All. .

Food-related curiosities don't faze Gut Check as a rule. Brain sandwich? Bring it on! But one thing that does gross us out the door is when we accidentally touch a wad of chewed gum some knuckle-dragger has deposited on the underside of a piece of furniture. And as it turns out, it’s not the only one! Now you have a gum wall to visit on your next trip to California. Bubble Gum Alley in San Luis Obispo stretches 70 feet and has been said to be the landing spot for millions (yes millions!) of pieces of gum. Unsuccessful in finding it on prior trips, Times reader "PaulKonkirati" snapped this photo after finally stumbling upon Seattle's Market Theater Gum Wall. The travel website TripAdvisor.com named it one of the world's five "germiest" tourist attractions. A reader writes, "The Gum Wall is a trash heap in Seattle, in Post Alley under Pike Place Market. Similar to Bubblegum Alley in California, the Gum Wall is a brick wall now covered in used chewing gum. The wall is covered several inches thick, 15 feet high .



  • gum wall gum wall pike place market the gum wall pike place 400 x 300 · 88 kB · jpeg
  • gum wall Bubble Gum Alley San Luis Obispo 300 x 400 · 60 kB · jpeg
  • gum wall Chewing Gum Wall 320 x 239 · 40 kB · jpeg
  • gum wall Graffiti Alley Ann Arbor 400 x 301 · 39 kB · jpeg
  • gum wall Wall's hazelnut 259 x 194 · 10 kB · jpeg
  • gum wall Mostly featuring Joan Bennett. 222 x 300 · 18 kB · jpeg
  • gum wall Mr Toast arrived in Florida to stay with Amanda. He spent some time 240 x 192 · 38 kB · jpeg
  • gum wall Bowl made out of icecream stick. 200 x 150 · 10 kB · jpeg
  • gum wall Seattle Waterfront Ferris Wheel 400 x 225 · 29 kB · jpeg
  • gum wall The great wall of gum goes on forever.. or at least as long as the 320 x 214 · 44 kB · jpeg


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gum wall gum wall pike place market the gum wall pike place | 400 x 300 · 88 kB · jpeg
gum wall gum wall pike place market the gum wall pike place | File Size: 400 x 300 · 88 kB · jpeg Download


gum wall Bubble Gum Alley San Luis Obispo | 300 x 400 · 60 kB · jpeg
gum wall Bubble Gum Alley San Luis Obispo | File Size: 300 x 400 · 60 kB · jpeg Download


gum wall Chewing Gum Wall | 320 x 239 · 40 kB · jpeg
gum wall Chewing Gum Wall | File Size: 320 x 239 · 40 kB · jpeg Download


gum wall Graffiti Alley Ann Arbor | 400 x 301 · 39 kB · jpeg
gum wall Graffiti Alley Ann Arbor | File Size: 400 x 301 · 39 kB · jpeg Download


gum wall Wall's hazelnut | 259 x 194 · 10 kB · jpeg
gum wall Wall's hazelnut | File Size: 259 x 194 · 10 kB · jpeg Download


gum wall Mostly featuring Joan Bennett. | 222 x 300 · 18 kB · jpeg
gum wall Mostly featuring Joan Bennett. | File Size: 222 x 300 · 18 kB · jpeg Download


gum wall Mr Toast arrived in Florida to stay with Amanda. He spent some time  | 240 x 192 · 38 kB · jpeg
gum wall Mr Toast arrived in Florida to stay with Amanda. He spent some time | File Size: 240 x 192 · 38 kB · jpeg Download


gum wall Bowl made out of icecream stick. | 200 x 150 · 10 kB · jpeg
gum wall Bowl made out of icecream stick. | File Size: 200 x 150 · 10 kB · jpeg Download


gum wall Seattle Waterfront Ferris Wheel | 400 x 225 · 29 kB · jpeg
gum wall Seattle Waterfront Ferris Wheel | File Size: 400 x 225 · 29 kB · jpeg Download


gum wall The great wall of gum goes on forever.. or at least as long as the  | 320 x 214 · 44 kB · jpeg
gum wall The great wall of gum goes on forever.. or at least as long as the | File Size: 320 x 214 · 44 kB · jpeg Download


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