๐คข The Grossest Wall in the World ๐๐ญ
๐บ๏ธ Location: Seattle, WA ๐ 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 ๐คฎ Honors Include: โ Top 5 "Germiest Attractions" (2009) โ Movie star in Love Happens (Aaron Eckhart kissed gum here ๐ฌ) โ Self-proclaimed "World's Most Disgusting Tourist Trap" History of the Glop: ๐ฐ๏ธ 1993: Theatergoers at Unexpected Productions started sticking gum + coins to kill time ๐งน First Clean: Workers scrubbed it... but 22 years of goo won ๐ช 2015 Deep Clean: 130 hrs of steam-cleaning removed 2350 lbs of gum (see: before/after pics ๐คขโ๐งผ) ๐ Today: The wall's back to its sticky glory! Gum Art 101 ๐จ Visitors now create: ๐ Names/initials (romantic, right?) ๐ Mini murals (unicorns, hearts, that one guy's NSFW creation) ๐ฆ Germ-sharing masterpieces (bring hand sanitizer!) Pro Tips ๐ก ๐ธ Photo op: Get low-angle shots to avoid "gum in face" effect ๐ซ Don't: Touch the wall (duh) or breathe through your nose ๐ฌ Etiquette: If you add gum, use a new piece (please) Other U.S. Gum Walls ๐ 1๏ธโฃ Bubblegum Alley (San Luis Obispo, CA): The OG with 1.5M pieces 2๏ธโฃ Greenville, OH: Smaller but "charming" Final Thoughts ๐ The Gum Wall isn't just grossโit's a living art experiment. A place where: ๐งฑ Bricks = canvas ๐ฌ Gum = paint ๐ค 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! ๐คทโ๏ธ๐ธ #GumWall #SeattleWeird #GrossTourism #ChewingGumGraffiti