En Route to Volunteer Park

The end point of my Atlas Obscura-inspired sightseeing was Lake View Cemetery at the top of Capitol Hill. Along the way, I made my way uphill from downtown, past the convention center, and up through Capitol Hill. My Atlas Obscura target sites en route were four parks.

Setting out from downtown, I headed towards the convention center, where Comic Con was in full swing. I saw many people in cosplay. I wish I had the guts to ask them to pose for photos as I bet it would give rise to a fascinating photo collection.

The first park was Freeway Park above the convention center, which features brutalist architecture. To be honest, I was more interested in the cosplayers doing a photo shoot. The waterfalls in the park were not flowing so it wasn't too interesting.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/freeway-park

The next stop was the Plymouth Pillars Park, which feature four pillars that used to be part of a now-demolished church.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/plymouth-pi…

The third park was the most fun one. Walking uphill from the convention center, I crossed into Capitol Hill. There, I sought out the Pac Man Park, which is a converted parking lot with a Pac Man gameboard. Jeff was so intrigued with this that we made a pitstop there the next day so he could record a video of him playing a ghost.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/pac-man-park

The final sightseeing target was Tashkent Park which commemorates Seattle's sister city relationship with the Uzbek capital. Unfortunately, there were a number of iffy characters there, so I gave the park a miss.
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