On their final day in Washington, we took the family back to Seattle Center and decided to show them the EMP Museum. Being that music is a very important part of my life and theirs, we thought this would be a great  place to go. That and the current traveling exhibits appealed to all of us!

Public art installment within Seattle Center.

Playing around inside what Abby called the “giant french fries”.

We see you Ellie!

Boo!

Boo Again!

Love the interesting perspective.

Heading up to the EMP entrance… well hello Space Needle!

Sunlight on the EMP

Along with the permanent exhibits that showcase the music of Seattle favorites, Jimi Hendrix and Nirvana, we also wanted to see LEGO exhibit as well as the SciFi and Fantasy exhibit. The later being one that I knew my sister would really enjoy. Props and costumes from some of films most well known SciFi and Fantasy films? Yes, please! So to make sure that our guests got to see what they wanted, we headed to this exhibit first!

The working guitar tower.

Watching some of the greatest names in Rock N Roll play in the big screen. The girls had fun just dancing around and rocking out.

The hat belonging to the Wicked Witch of the West in Wizard of OZ

Life size dragon as part of the exhibit… he was breathing and at times would blow smoke from his nostrils.

The wedding dress worn by Robin Wright as “Princess Buttercup” in The Princess Bride. I think I squealed out loud when I saw it

The dueling swords and the glove of the 6 fingered man from The Princess Bride.

Hello again, Mister Dragon

I think this one speaks for itself. As to which Superman wore this, I am not 100% sure. I think it was Christopher Reeves but I could be very, very wrong.

Grandpa Jerry, Abby and Ellie trying to make their own little movies. Its not as easy as it looks!

Uniform worn by Brent Spiner, AKA Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Captain Kirk’s chair and the Tribbles.

After a very long but interesting time viewing some of the goodness from our favorite SciFi and Fantasy movies and TV Shows, we took off to visit the Lego exhibit. Here we had the chance to see famous buildings from around the world made completely of Legos. Shaun and the girls really loved the exhibit and what blew me away was the attention to detail and scale. That and they are made of Legos!

Cant have an exhibit in Seattle without a LEGO replica of the Space Needle.

Burj Khalifa, Dubai and the Empire State Building, NYC

30 St. Mary, London and the Flat Iron Building, NYC

30 St. Mary, London and Big Ben, London

Creating their own LEGO buildings

After all of the Lego building fun we made sure to stop in at the more permanent exhibits. The first of which was dedicated to Nirvana and their short but history making career. Then it was over to the Jimi Hendrix exhibit to view his time period in London and the fame he reached there before ever becoming huge in the US.

Pre-Fame Nirvana memorabilia

Kurts famous sweater and memorabilia from the time around the Nevermind release.

The “french fries” from a different viewpoint.

EMP and the Space Needle at City Center

Getting in a few giggles before heading home.

The EMP was a big hit and everyone enjoyed their time there. After what ended up being a longer than planned day there, we set off for home and some dinner before the crew had to head back home to Montana in the morning. It was a great few days together and worth every moment of time off from work. I am going to miss my mom, dad and sister! But as I always say…. until next time!