A sticky attraction which sits in Post Alley under Pike Market Place, the Market Theater Gum Wall in Seattle is a brick alleyway wall covered in a colorful mosaic composed completely of used gum.

One of the most offbeat attractions in the US, parts of the wall are covered several inches thick, 15 feet high for 50 feet. It was named one of the germiest tourist destinations on Earth by TripAdvisor in 2009, second to Ireland’s Blarney Stone. 

The tradition of sticking used gum to the wall started back in 1993 after patrons of the Market Theater became irritated about the long waits in the box office line. Apparently in that time their gum lost it’s flavor!

Theater workers scraped the gum away twice, but eventually gave up after market officials deemed the gum wall a tourist attraction around 1999. Today the wall continues to grow, and in certain sections chewing gum has even become a sophisticated art. You’ll find names written with pieces of gum as well as symbols like hearts and the peace sign.

Getting to the Gum Wall is easy; it is located on the corner of First Avenue and Pike Street, and you can find it by following the Market Theatre signs.

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