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Phone: (206) 684-4075
Cross Streets: Near the intersection of Lake Washington Blvd E and E Denny Blaine Pl
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- Sat 4:00 AM - 11:30 PM
151 Lake Washington Blvd E Seattle, WA 98112 ·2272.53 mi
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- Family friendly
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Reviews
tripadvisorIf you are a Nirvana fan, go. Google maps took us to the top of the park so we had to walk down stairs to get to the park. House is being rehabbed so there is scaffolding up, but you could still see it. Meant something to me -- my kids not so much :)
MoreSpent our time near the Kurt Cobain bench. Beautiful view of the water through the neighborhood across the street. Much nicer than other reviews I had seen. So great to see everything people left for him. Also a little view of where his house used to be behind the trees next door. Beware that if you go past the park and park in Denny Blaine Park it is a nudist beach. We found that out the hard way after planning to picnic here after visiting Viretta Park.
MoreI'm a bit young, perhaps, to really appreciate this park to its full extent, but I still found it a moving experience. The bench was covered with tributes, and although it was basically impossible to see the house, it was still special just being there.
MoreReally cool to see a part of history as I remember it. I remember watching the news footage on MTV. Was nostalgic and poignant to finally see it for myself.
MoreI really was expecting more of a tribute to honor the deceased. The best part for us was the drive around Lake Washington to get there. The bench was old, not well taken care of. There was mascara, flowers, notes, even a tract left there. There was not a good way to see Kurt's house. There was construction getting there. There wasn't any parking close, and we had lots of things on our list to see. Had we known in advance what it was, we would have skipped it. Unless someone was a huge Nirvana/Kurt Cobain fan I'd tell them to skip it.
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