The Seattle Gum Wall

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One of the infamous tourist spots in Seattle is none other than the Seattle Gum Wall. It grew in notoriety at 1993 when people started pressing and sticking their chewing gums on the wall after the long tedious wait to purchase tickets of theatre productions. The owner of the building attempted to remove the gums but given up cleaning the wall after it became a surprise hit with tourist. Day after day, the Seattle Gum Wall amases huge crowd of people who are more interesting in the wall than the theatre

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