Queen Anne Hill & Magnolia
Topping off at 450 feet above sea level, Queen Anne is the tallest of Seattle's legendary "seven hills" and took its name from the ornate architecture of the large homes erected on its slopes beginning in the late 1880s. Magnolia was named by an early explorer who misidentified the red-barked madrona trees that line its bluffs above Puget Sound. The two hills are divided by the Interbay valley running between Salmon Bay on the north and Smith Cove on the south. Queen Anne's attractions include Seattle Center at its southern foot, numerous historic homes and buildings, a lively business district along Queen Anne Avenue, and Mt. Pleasant Cemetery on its southern crest. Magnolia is home to Discovery Park (carved from Fort Lawton to create Seattle's largest tract of natural open space) and busy Fishermen's Terminal on Salmon Bay.

	Magnolia / Queen Anne

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• Interbay & Smith's Cove
• Magnolia
• Queen Anne Hill
• Seattle Center
• Space Needle

Cybertours

• Historic Queen Anne Hill

Libraries

• 14 Magnolia Library
• 19 Queen Anne Library

Museums

• none