Maybe not 'neat', but definitely not 'ordinary'.
My kids took me there when I visited SEattle. I wanted souvenirs to take back home and they forbid me from buying them at the Space Needle. They said "Mom! Come on! Why do you want to pay $30 for a keychain at the Needle when you can get the same one for $3 down the street?"
So we went to the waterfront (Which is just gorgeous!) which is where Ye Olde Curiosity Shop is located. The store has SO MUCH JUNK and I mean "junk" in the most endearing, positive way possible.
Their souvenir selection is huge and much much cheaper than you'd find at the actual tourist attractions themselves. They also have a really big selection of stuff that just doesn't fit into any category.
This store is a MUST STOP for anyone visiting SEattle. It gives you an excuse to go to the waterfront anyway so might as well get your keychains and postcards there and save some dough for some of the fine seafood restaurants on the waterfront.
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