Seattle is one of the largest centers of education in the country; every local resident has a diploma of higher education. Among indigenous people there are many famous personalities, including Bill Gates. Not everyone is aware that Microsoft was found in Seattle. Returning to typical tourist topics, it is worth noting the presence of unusual attractions in the city that won’t be seen anywhere else in the world.
One of them is The Gum Wall. The history of this attraction is quite unusual. A few decades ago, at a local theater there appeared a new rule - all visitors had to leave chewing gum before entering the cultural venue. First visitors outraged by innovation have stuck a gum directly to the wall of the building. Their example was followed by other citizens. As a result one of the walls of the theater was completely glued by colored chewing gum.
Attraction is very popular among tourists that want to contribute to the formation of this unique attraction. An interesting fact is that Seattle has the largest monument to Lenin in the country. It was brought to the city by one of the local residents of Czechoslovak city of Poprad. The monument was destroyed during the Velvet Revolution, and a teacher of English, Lewis Carpenter, resided in Poprad at that time decided to save the historic construction and take it to teacher’s motherland. Today it is one of the prominent attractions of Seattle.
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