One of the highest hills in Seattle, Queen Anne was named after the ‘Queen Anne’ style mansions that peppered the hill by 1885.  With an elevation of 456 feet the hill boasts astounding city and mountain views, never-ending views of Puget Sound and to the east, Lake Union.  Queen Anne typically refers to the upper part of the hill while locals call the southern bottom section ‘Lower Queen Anne’ also known as ‘Uptown’.  The steep climb of Queen Anne Avenue takes you to a bustling commercial district of trendy restaurants, coffee shops, boutiques and markets.  You can find just about anything you can think of along Queen Anne Avenue on the top of the hill.  The commercial district is surrounded by residential streets of an eclectic mix of modern and historic homes many of which offer breathtaking views.  With convenient city living, upscale shops, restaurants and neighborhood feel, Queen Anne is one of Seattle’s most popular neighborhoods.
Perfectly perched on the southern slope with unparalleled city, mountain and Puget Sound views is Kerry Park which was donated to the City in 1927 by Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sperry Kerry, Sr., “so that all who stop here may enjoy this view.”
On the northern slope and on the verge of Fremont is the beautiful campus of Seattle Pacific University, a Christian university just minutes from downtown.     
Home to the World’s Fair in 1962 Lower Queen Anne or ‘Uptown’ houses what is now the Seattle Center with the Space Needle, Pacific Science Center, Experience Music Project, Key Arena and McCaw Hall.  The area offers a wide variety of restaurants and bars due to its proximity to the many events that take place at the Seattle Center.  While not as residential as upper Queen Anne, uptown offers many Condominium homes which are convenient to all!