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๐Ÿคข The Grossest Wall in the World ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿญ

๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ Location: Seattle, WA ๐Ÿ“ Address: Post Alley, under Pike Place Market (see Fig.9 for entrance) Meet the Gum Wall: A 15m x 4.5m brick canvas slathered in 2,350 POUNDS of chewed gum ๐Ÿคฎ Honors Include: โœ… Top 5 "Germiest Attractions" (2009) โœ… Movie star in Love Happens (Aaron Eckhart kissed gum here ๐Ÿ˜ฌ) โœ… Self-proclaimed "World's Most Disgusting Tourist Trap" History of the Glop: ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ 1993: Theatergoers at Unexpected Productions started sticking gum + coins to kill time ๐Ÿงน First Clean: Workers scrubbed it... but 22 years of goo won ๐Ÿ’ช 2015 Deep Clean: 130 hrs of steam-cleaning removed 2350 lbs of gum (see: before/after pics ๐Ÿคขโ†’๐Ÿงผ) ๐Ÿ”„ Today: The wall's back to its sticky glory! Gum Art 101 ๐ŸŽจ Visitors now create: ๐Ÿ’Œ Names/initials (romantic, right?) ๐ŸŒˆ Mini murals (unicorns, hearts, that one guy's NSFW creation) ๐Ÿฆ  Germ-sharing masterpieces (bring hand sanitizer!) Pro Tips ๐Ÿ’ก ๐Ÿ“ธ Photo op: Get low-angle shots to avoid "gum in face" effect ๐Ÿšซ Don't: Touch the wall (duh) or breathe through your nose ๐Ÿฌ Etiquette: If you add gum, use a new piece (please) Other U.S. Gum Walls ๐ŸŒ‰ 1๏ธโƒฃ Bubblegum Alley (San Luis Obispo, CA): The OG with 1.5M pieces 2๏ธโƒฃ Greenville, OH: Smaller but "charming" Final Thoughts ๐ŸŒŸ The Gum Wall isn't just grossโ€”it's a living art experiment. A place where: ๐Ÿงฑ Bricks = canvas ๐Ÿฌ Gum = paint ๐Ÿค Strangers bond over shared disgust Come for the "eww", stay for the... still "eww". But hey, it's Seattle's #1 selfie spot for a reason! ๐Ÿคทโ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ“ธ #GumWall #SeattleWeird #GrossTourism #ChewingGumGraffiti

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๐Ÿคข The Grossest Wall in the World ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿญ

๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ Location: Seattle, WA ๐Ÿ“ Address: Post Alley, under Pike Place Market (see Fig.9 for entrance) Meet the Gum Wall: A 15m x 4.5m brick canvas slathered in 2,350 POUNDS of chewed gum ๐Ÿคฎ Honors Include: โœ… Top 5 "Germiest Attractions" (2009) โœ… Movie star in Love Happens (Aaron Eckhart kissed gum here ๐Ÿ˜ฌ) โœ… Self-proclaimed "World's Most Disgusting Tourist Trap" History of the Glop: ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ 1993: Theatergoers at Unexpected Productions started sticking gum + coins to kill time ๐Ÿงน First Clean: Workers scrubbed it... but 22 years of goo won ๐Ÿ’ช 2015 Deep Clean: 130 hrs of steam-cleaning removed 2350 lbs of gum (see: before/after pics ๐Ÿคขโ†’๐Ÿงผ) ๐Ÿ”„ Today: The wall's back to its sticky glory! Gum Art 101 ๐ŸŽจ Visitors now create: ๐Ÿ’Œ Names/initials (romantic, right?) ๐ŸŒˆ Mini murals (unicorns, hearts, that one guy's NSFW creation) ๐Ÿฆ  Germ-sharing masterpieces (bring hand sanitizer!) Pro Tips ๐Ÿ’ก ๐Ÿ“ธ Photo op: Get low-angle shots to avoid "gum in face" effect ๐Ÿšซ Don't: Touch the wall (duh) or breathe through your nose ๐Ÿฌ Etiquette: If you add gum, use a new piece (please) Other U.S. Gum Walls ๐ŸŒ‰ 1๏ธโƒฃ Bubblegum Alley (San Luis Obispo, CA): The OG with 1.5M pieces 2๏ธโƒฃ Greenville, OH: Smaller but "charming" Final Thoughts ๐ŸŒŸ The Gum Wall isn't just grossโ€”it's a living art experiment. A place where: ๐Ÿงฑ Bricks = canvas ๐Ÿฌ Gum = paint ๐Ÿค Strangers bond over shared disgust Come for the "eww", stay for the... still "eww". But hey, it's Seattle's #1 selfie spot for a reason! ๐Ÿคทโ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ“ธ #GumWall #SeattleWeird #GrossTourism #ChewingGumGraffiti

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