Bellevue, Washington

Name: Bellevue, Washington
Address: Bellevue, WA

Everything Bellevue is known for

2 songs mention this city 1 artist from here

Music in Bellevue

Songs About Bellevue

Swap Meet Louie

Sir Mix-a-Lot

54%

"Victim number two, a rich young couple from Bellevue"

Slick Watts

Blue Scholars

52%

"maybe even Bellevue"

Artists From Bellevue

Queensrÿche

progressive metal, glam metal, metal Pop: 56

Rivers & Roads in Song near Bellevue

Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Bellevue.

Interstate 405 4 songs Interstate 5 13 songs U.S. Route 101 7 songs

Musical Heritage

Cobain's Bench, Viretta Park RoadyGoat

1994

Viretta Park, a small 1.8-acre green slope at 151 Lake Washington Boulevard East in Seattle's Denny-Blaine neighborhood, has become the unofficial memorial to Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. The park sits right next to the home where Cobain died in April 1994. There is no official monument; instead, fans adopted the park's plain wooden benches, covering them with carved messages, lyrics, and tributes. The original benches were sold at auction in 2014, but their replacements quickly drew the same outpouring of graffiti. Fans gather here every April 5th, the anniversary of his death, and on his February 20th birthday, to leave flowers, candles, and notes. The house itself is private and not open to visitors, but the bench has become a quiet pilgrimage spot for grunge fans from around the world.

4.3 mi away

Jimi Hendrix's Memorial Dome RoadyGoat

1970

At Greenwood Memorial Park, 350 Monroe Avenue NE in Renton, just southeast of Seattle, lies the grave of Seattle-born guitar revolutionary Jimi Hendrix, who died in London in September 1970 at age 27. For decades he rested under a modest flat marker. In 2002 his remains were moved a short distance to a far grander memorial: a roughly 30-foot granite dome resting on three pearl-gray columns, sheltering the graves of Hendrix and family members. Fans visit year-round, often leaving guitar picks, coins, and flowers, and the memorial draws thousands of pilgrims annually. Hendrix grew up in Seattle and is buried here in his home region, a short detour off Interstate 405.

11.3 mi away

History of Bellevue

Rachel's Apartment RoadyGoat

The Harbor Steps Apartments at 1200 Western Avenue in downtown Seattle stood in for Rachel Keller's home in The Ring (2002), the setting of the film's famous climax where the girl crawls out of the television set. The haunted videotape is fiction; this is a real upscale apartment complex above the waterfront.

6.4 mi away

The Gum Wall, Pike Place RoadyGoat

1993

In Post Alley beneath Pike Place Market, near 1428 Post Alley in Seattle, brick walls are caked in decades of chewed gum, a wad-by-wad mosaic that climbs well overhead. The tradition started in the early 1990s (sources put it around 1991 to 1993) when patrons waiting in line for shows at the Market Theater, home to the improv troupe Unexpected Productions, began sticking their gum to the wall, often topped with a coin. Staff scraped it off twice at first, then gave up and let it become an attraction. It's been steam-cleaned only rarely; a major 2015 cleaning hauled away over a ton of gum, and the wall was fully re-coated within months. It regularly lands on lists of the 'germiest' tourist sites on Earth, which somehow only makes people add more.

6.5 mi away

Canlis RoadyGoat

Peter Canlis opened his restaurant overlooking Lake Union in Seattle in 1950 in a stunning mid-century modern building designed by Roland Terry. The Canlis salad — a romaine salad with codfish, bacon, and a signature dressing — predates the restaurant's reputation for innovation. Now run by the third generation of the Canlis family, it consistently ranks among the best restaurants in America.

7.2 mi away

The Space Needle: Seattle's Atomic Age Icon

1962

Built in 13 months for the 1962 World's Fair, the Space Needle embodied America's Space Age optimism and became the defining symbol of Seattle.

7.0 mi away

The Great Seattle Fire: Disaster That Built a City

1889

On June 6, 1889, a glue pot fire in a cabinet shop destroyed 25 city blocks, but Seattle rebuilt in brick and stone, raising the streets by two stories and creating the underground passageways that exist today.

6.3 mi away

Pike Place Market: The Soul of Seattle

1907

Pike Place Market opened in 1907 to let consumers buy directly from farmers, survived a near-demolition in the 1960s, and became Seattle's most iconic landmark — home to the original Starbucks.

6.6 mi away

Boeing's Red Barn: Where Aviation Giants Are Born

1916

William Boeing built his first aircraft factory in a converted boathouse on the Duwamish River in 1916, founding what would become the world's largest aerospace company.

7.7 mi away

Museum of Flight: Where Aviation History Lives

1965

The Museum of Flight at Boeing Field is the largest private air and space museum in the world, housing over 175 aircraft including the first Air Force One jet and the Concorde.

7.8 mi away

Snoqualmie Falls: Sacred Cascade and Hydroelectric Pioneer

1899

Snoqualmie Falls, sacred to the Snoqualmie Tribe as the place where the world was created, became the site of one of the first underground hydroelectric plants in the world in 1899.

17.6 mi away

Things to Do in Bellevue

food 6.6 mi away

Pike Place Market

They throw fish at you. The original Starbucks is here. Seattle's beating heart since 1907.

food 7.2 mi away

Canlis

Seattle's fine dining temple since 1950. Mid-century modern architecture overlooking Lake Union. The kimchi fried rice is legendary even at these prices.

historical 7.0 mi away

Space Needle

Seattle's 605-foot icon from the 1962 World's Fair. Revolving glass floor at the top.

quirky 7.4 mi away

Fremont Troll

An 18-foot concrete troll clutching a real VW Beetle under a Seattle bridge.

Everything Near Bellevue

17 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

Bellevue, WA · Local history
Bellevue's story is one of intentional transformation, driven by geography and amplified by opportunity. Originally named for its "beautiful view" in 1892, the area remained largely agrarian until after World War II.…
Cobain's Bench, Viretta Park · 4.3 mi
Viretta Park, a small 1.8-acre green slope at 151 Lake Washington Boulevard East in Seattle's Denny-Blaine neighborhood, has become the unofficial memorial to Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. The park sits right next to…
Seattle, WA · 6.1 mi · Local history
Seattle pulses with a creative energy, a place where innovation meets the enduring beauty of the natural world. You can feel it walking through Discovery Park, where Douglas firs stand tall against the backdrop of…
The Great Seattle Fire: Disaster That Built a City · 6.3 mi · Historical
On June 6, 1889, a glue pot fire in a cabinet shop destroyed 25 city blocks, but Seattle rebuilt in brick and stone, raising the streets by two stories and creating the underground passageways that exist today.
Rachel's Apartment · 6.4 mi
The Harbor Steps Apartments at 1200 Western Avenue in downtown Seattle stood in for Rachel Keller's home in The Ring (2002), the setting of the film's famous climax where the girl crawls out of the television set. The…
The Gum Wall, Pike Place · 6.5 mi
In Post Alley beneath Pike Place Market, near 1428 Post Alley in Seattle, brick walls are caked in decades of chewed gum, a wad-by-wad mosaic that climbs well overhead. The tradition started in the early 1990s (sources…
Pike Place Market · 6.6 mi · Things to Do
They throw fish at you. The original Starbucks is here. Seattle's beating heart since 1907.
Pike Place Market: The Soul of Seattle · 6.6 mi · Historical
Pike Place Market opened in 1907 to let consumers buy directly from farmers, survived a near-demolition in the 1960s, and became Seattle's most iconic landmark — home to the original Starbucks.
The Space Needle: Seattle's Atomic Age Icon · 7.0 mi · Historical Marker
Built in 13 months for the 1962 World's Fair, the Space Needle embodied America's Space Age optimism and became the defining symbol of Seattle.
Space Needle · 7.0 mi · Things to Do
Seattle's 605-foot icon from the 1962 World's Fair. Revolving glass floor at the top.
Canlis · 7.2 mi
Peter Canlis opened his restaurant overlooking Lake Union in Seattle in 1950 in a stunning mid-century modern building designed by Roland Terry. The Canlis salad — a romaine salad with codfish, bacon, and a signature…
Fremont Troll · 7.4 mi
Under the north end of the Aurora Bridge at 3405 Troll Avenue North in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood lurks the Fremont Troll, an 18-foot concrete-and-rebar giant crushing a real Volkswagen Beetle in one hand. It was…
Fremont Troll · 7.4 mi · Things to Do
An 18-foot concrete troll clutching a real VW Beetle under a Seattle bridge.
Boeing's Red Barn: Where Aviation Giants Are Born · 7.7 mi · Historical
William Boeing built his first aircraft factory in a converted boathouse on the Duwamish River in 1916, founding what would become the world's largest aerospace company.
Museum of Flight: Where Aviation History Lives · 7.8 mi · Historical Marker
The Museum of Flight at Boeing Field is the largest private air and space museum in the world, housing over 175 aircraft including the first Air Force One jet and the Concorde.
Jimi Hendrix's Memorial Dome · 11.3 mi
At Greenwood Memorial Park, 350 Monroe Avenue NE in Renton, just southeast of Seattle, lies the grave of Seattle-born guitar revolutionary Jimi Hendrix, who died in London in September 1970 at age 27. For decades he…
Snoqualmie Falls: Sacred Cascade and Hydroelectric Pioneer · 17.6 mi · Historical Marker
Snoqualmie Falls, sacred to the Snoqualmie Tribe as the place where the world was created, became the site of one of the first underground hydroelectric plants in the world in 1899.

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