Completed in 1976, the downtown Freeway Park is speckled with nooks and crannies—which several locals told me was a nice idea in theory but unfortunately make for great hideouts for less-savory activities. Nevertheless, it's a beautiful, lush solution to what could have been just more asphalt. Photo 9 of 18 in Seattle, Part One by Miyoko Ohtake

Seattle, Part One

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Completed in 1976, the downtown Freeway Park is speckled with nooks and crannies—which several locals told me was a nice idea in theory but unfortunately make for great hideouts for less-savory activities. Nevertheless, it's a beautiful, lush solution to what could have been just more asphalt.