The MoPOP used to be called ‘EMP’ (Experience Music Project)…..it was primary focused on music when it first opened in 2000. They rebranded it to MoPOP in 2016 to include Pop Culture exhibits. I prefer the way they have it set up now, glad you checked it out.
One of my favorite places to go mess around on the instruments back when it was the EMP. Have not been back in a long time. Guess it is time to schedule another visit.
What a beautiful view of puget sound from the space needle. I lived in Seattle from 99-04 I love Washington state. Everyone was so laid back when I lived there. I used to live in first hill then I moved to the u-district then to capitol hill then finally to Kent then I worked at the toys r us off federal way past SeaTac. I miss living there unfortunately I had to move back to New Jersey for family reasons. Great video brought back a lot of great memories. Thank you again and have a great day.
That was the TRU of my childhood! I remember being sad when they finally closed it. I think they've leveled that whole area and it's a performance center or something.
Awesome adventure Adam! Thank you for sharing. I would like to add a well known fact ( if you are from Seattle), The original project of the EMP, now the MoPop, was founded by Seattle's own co-founder of MicroSoft (my good friend), Paul Allen (R.I.P.), He was not to bad with guitar shredding and would jump in with a few sessions with the likes of Soundgarden, Pearl Jam as well as Jimmy Page! All Good Stuff Adam! How about that Space Needle! Some thought it would not last long after the Worlds Fair in 1962. But it turned into the true image of Seattle. My Dad was one of the workers back in the beginning years and I remember when my brother and sister and I would get to run around the buildings on weekends while all the iconic building was happening. That whole Seattle Center/Fair Grounds was definitely part of my formative years. Fond memories.
Adam - also, the Museum of Flight at the south end of Boeing Field/King County Airport? Well worth your time. Take it from a recently retired from Boeing after almost 45 years aerospace afficiando........not to mention the Seattle waterfront aquarium and the Point Defiance Zoo.......and the Seattle Underground tour.......
Great video!! I loved the MoPop, I went specifically for the Nirvana exhibit. I hated the Space Needle, I was freaking out in the elevator just going up lol. There's a rotating restaurant up there as well that was pretty good.
I’ve lived in Washington my whole life and I still haven’t been to MoPop or the Space Needle 😂 the museum looks better than I thought it would be though, so I better see it 😝
When we went up the Space Needle in 1986, we were outside with no glass, only a railing being out in the weather, which was cool and cloudy in late September.
Thank Adam for another great adventure in Seattle now. Loved the space needle experience. I went to Seattle in 1978 and was too sick to go to the space needle so this was a treat for me. The museum was very awesome as well. ❤️🙏🏻👍
Adam, glad you were able to go to the MoPop. I used to go all the time as a member in the late 90’s they used to have lots of Music inside and also a Hendrix ride. I was there when the late Paul Allen smashed the glass guitar from the grand opening. It had Janis Joplin’s hat and Hendrix too. Lots of music items from Al music era’s bunch more stuff. It changes often. Glad you and friends are enjoying Seattle, Wa.
Very interesting museum. I was with my parents in Seattle in 1986, and we went up the Space Needle too. We had driven from NY across Canada 🇨🇦 to Vancouver, BC for Expo 86 there, and back through the US to home. 7000 miles, three week trip. I did all the driving. It would be hard to do it again being age 78 now. Our car was my 1984 Monte Carlo SS. The water pump had to be replaced when we were in Swift Current, Sask. I don't remember if the museum was there back then? Never been back to Seattle since then.
I loved MOPOP so much during my visit, being a huge Pearl Jam fan I did see a lot of the stuff at the PJ 20th anniversary weekend at Alpine Valley.....highly recommend MOPOP to anyone. The Space Needle was also very awesome to check out....when I went it was a gorgeous sunny weekend so I got lucky there
For an even better view of the city at a fraction of the price of the Space Needle head down to the Smith Tower near Pioneer Square. It's close to one of our smallest National Parks - Klondike Gold Rush National Park, which is also well worth a visit.
Omg totally up my alley!!! The lion from wizard of oz was shocking! The costume is VERY fragile and was heavily repaired years ago seen a documentary on it!
It's been fun seeing you in our neck of the woods this weekend! We hope you had a fun visit, although your tours of SoCal has our family wanting to move there. :D
Adam, awesome and cool museum! Really enjoyed your vlog! I'd be sitting down on the elevator floor going up and hanging on for dear life after getting out of the shower! That's what I did at the oil derrick at SFOT! Thank you for taking me along with you!
Looks like the TRON costume was Bruce Boxleitner's (TRON himself.) Also, anything classic Star Trek is ah-maze-ing! And Luke's hand? Whoa! I also think of Sean Young from Ace Ventura, Lt. Einhorn. Also, The Matrix is an awesome movie, you should watch it sometime!
We loved Seattle when we were there in 2019. We didn't do the Space Needle but now wish we had. Great vlog ATW as always! Such an easy watch. Thanks for taking us along!
Ha, welcome back to Seattle, and glad you finally got to check out MoPop (previously the EMP&SFM, previously the EMP)--my favorite local museum (now that the Living Computer Museum has shut down).
Good morning Adam I look forward to your vlog every morning before starting work. That Mo Pop was pretty awesome and interesting. Now I can have a good day. From Universal Jamie.
You can still ride those Sky Buckets! After the Seattle's World's Fair, they continued to operate at the Seattle Center for years. But then they were eventually moved to the Puyallup Fairgrounds where you can ride them today!
You got to see Galaxy Quest. You love Star Trek and this is an awesome spoof of the Space Sci-Fi genre. It involves a sci-fi cosplay convention. I think you would find it very entertaining. Check it out! Thanks for the great vlogs! Safe travels!
Loved this video especially because my cousin lived there and I have never been there myself. I have been in the tower in Niagara falls and Toronto and don’t remember being as weak knee’d as I was watching you walk on the glass and near the glass in the space needle.
You can actually still ride those sky buckets during the Puyallup fair (now called the Washington State fair). They moved the sky ride there many years ago.
HEY ATW...ANOTHER HOME RUN FOR THE DAILY WOO! YOW! The MOPOP museum was absolutely mind-blowing! I have to agree with Greg's Game Room, all the Sci Fi relics were the highlight! I was thinking Spock's tunic should be blue. That color was more like Engineering. The Starfleet Insignia did reflect Sciences, so I'm not sure. Luke's hand, with the lightsaber!?!! So awesome! This museum is now on my bucket list! Thank you ATW. Too bad Splorin Ryan wasn't there. That place would've been right up his alley.
Mopop is Awesome the Space needle was remodeled. It was like 20 bucks just to go to the top there was weird stairs or you could have lunch at the top for 20 or so. Beautiful views. The Mopop of Nirvana is Epic. Courtney love read Kurts letter in the square after Kurts death I was too young to make it down there.Drain you my fav Nirvana song.I saw Kurts 300k sweater from there. In the 90s unplugged Nirvana cameout at midnight at a cd store we did a 360 in my friends car almost died🤘Im the biggest Nirvana fan on earth hold memorial at his house. Im gonna handout Nirvana smiley ts this year. Teenagers come to his house and Im like you werent alive but thats how much his music stands the test of time🙏When covid happened I went just looked thru the window the lobby of the Space Needle was destroyed looked like an old Radioshack everything was knocked over Nothing like now.Dont look down.Puget Sound the meals on a sunny day was Awesome. There goes the monorail
Growing up here those places are so everyday you hardly notice them sometimes ! Great places to visit though and very entertaining for everyone. Last time we went up in the space needle i was watching the parking lot below until we got to a certain height and i had to turn around and not look anymore ! Lol Be sure to take a ferry boat ride while here and go to waterfront.
@@selbyjohnson5986 I’m glad George was able to revisit them and do things that he originally wanted. Like most visionaries he has to either wait for technology to catch up or invent it.
Glad we got to visit with you in Seattle last year before we moved :) If you make it to Pike Place, Piroshky is amazing and Beechers has awesome mac and cheese! Have fun!!
There are brochures of things to do and see at hotels or even at the airport. Summer is a great time to see Washington. Better weather to walk around and pioneer square for other interests.
