Lifestyle The 20 Most Instagrammed Places in Seattle

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Where do you think the BEST place to Instagram in Seattle is? Well, we know it. How? With cold. Hard. Numbers. We ran the data through our incredibly advanced supercomputer, and after numerous beeps and blinking lights, came out with a list of the 20 most popular spots to snap some shots based on where people have geotagged themselves around the city.



A photo posted by Seattle Aquarium (@seattleaquarium) on Apr 29, 2015 at 11:19am PDT



20. The Aquarium Yes, technically it is on the waterfront, but don't sleep on this former dockside warehouse-turned-sea creature preserve. It deserves a spot on the list for its selection of seriously adorable seals/otters alone. And for staying open while they dig the tunnel.



A photo posted by Ryan Ringdahl (@rringdahl) on Dec 14, 2015 at 10:55am PST



19. Seattle Art Museum If you had a giant metal statue with moving arms standing next to you, you'd be pretty popular on Instagram too. Will it get you more followers? Maybe. But, honestly, probably not. #nonewfriends.



A photo posted by Brett Thompson (@btmini86) on Dec 10, 2015 at 8:03pm PST



18. Green Lake This urban oasis is pretty good for running about, but it's even better for taking pictures of. Obviously.



A photo posted by Beal St. George (@bealstgeorge) on Nov 14, 2015 at 2:09pm PST



17. Paramount Theatre From Nirvana's famed Halloween show a month after Nevermind to… ugh, Little Big Town, apparently, this old-school performance hall has hosted almost every band you want to see. And, as evidenced by LBT, some you don't.



A photo posted by Jules (@juliaa_walsh) on Dec 6, 2015 at 11:22am PST



16. Woodland Park Zoo About 97% or so of the photos taken at this Phinney Ridge animal park involve children looking through glass at gorillas. Or tigers. Or lions. Oh my!



A photo posted by Ivetta (@eve_tta) on Dec 2, 2015 at 8:46pm PST



15. Golden Gardens Don't get us wrong, Golden Gardens is great (those sunsets!), but there are only, like, three beaches in the entire city, so it's not like people are starved for choice when it comes to posting sandy shots online...



A photo posted by kelly. (@kellyturk) on Oct 23, 2015 at 10:06pm PDT



14. Seattle Center Not as cool as the Space Needle, but yeah, seems about right at No. 14.



A photo posted by Chris Wong (@chriswongtv) on Sep 15, 2015 at 10:06pm PDT



13. The original Starbucks It's not nearly as beautiful as the Cap Hill roastery, but people keep taking pictures of the "original" Starbucks. Even though the first store actually opened about a block away.



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12. Kerry Park How is this park, which you may remember Julia Stiles driving by on her way to high school in Tacoma (!) in 10 Things I Hate About You, not number one? Seriously.



A photo posted by jensseattle (@jensseattle) on Dec 5, 2015 at 11:23am PST



11. Seattle Waterfront A great place to park your car when you’re about to head to the next spot on this list...



A photo posted by Erika △⃒⃘ Kirsten (@odetoeri) on Oct 21, 2015 at 5:17pm PDT



10. The Great Wheel In just a few years, this massive, waterside Ferris wheel has become a tourist mainstay, and also a popular place for editors of a certain lifestyle website to get busted trying to sneak in booze...



A photo posted by Mutiara Harvey (@pandangan_mutiara) on Dec 11, 2015 at 8:59am PST



9. Gum Wall Probably not quite as popular now that it's been steam-cleaned, but you should still probably go… if only to help get it started again.



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8. Chihuly Garden and Glass A forest of glass plants, where the dearly departed Fun Forest used to be (aka, right next to the EMP), and from which you can see the Space Needle.



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7. EMP If the strangely curving metal exterior and series of music-/sci-fi-related exhibits inside aren't enough for you, the restaurant has tater tots for just $4 during happy hour.



A photo posted by University of Washington (@uofwa) on Jul 14, 2015 at 3:34pm PDT



6. University of Washington To be fair, most people probably take pictures of UW so that Wazzu grads know what a real college looks like.



A photo posted by Jeremy Cabo (@jeremycabo) on Nov 20, 2015 at 5:25pm PST



5. Gas Works Park We'd NEVER tell you to do something you shouldn't, so don't you dare hop that fence to get an even better look at the park's famous decommissioned machinery.



A photo posted by Q13 News Seattle (@q13fox) on Dec 6, 2015 at 12:03pm PST



4. CenturyLink Field Glad someone snapped this shot from the SoDo stadium's parking lot before the entire thing's covered in condos.



A photo posted by Sam Strickler (@sam.strickler) on Oct 10, 2015 at 8:01pm PDT



3. Safeco Field It's fitting that Safeco's the third-most popular place to post on Instagram, after all, that's about as high as you’d expect the Mariners to finish in the AL West. In a good year.



A photo posted by Matt McDonald (@equalmotion) on Jan 30, 2015 at 6:25pm PST



2. Space Needle Even on a foggy/cloudy day you can see the Space Needle lit up, presumably in honor of Seattle's favorite -- and now legal -- green substance. Or, like, the Seahawks or something.



A photo posted by Jonathan Rundle (@jontheroadagain) on Dec 7, 2015 at 5:42pm PST