Located in the heart of town, Spokane’s beautiful Riverfront Park is centered on the Spokane River and the upper and lower Spokane Falls. The city’s initial growth was spurred on by the arrival of the Great Northern Railroad in the late 19th Century. Today’s Riverfront Park once housed the Great northern Railroad Depot. Making way for Expo ’74, the World’s Fair, the depot was torn down and train tracks were uprooted. All that remains of the Great Northern Railroad days is the wonderful stone clock tower, centered on Havermale Island. The 155 foot tower, wound by hand once a week, can be seen from most any location in the park.
     The park, one of Spokane’s main highlights, is accented by sweeping pathways, pedestrian bridges, mass flower plantings, and beautiful hanging baskets. Another way to take in the park’s antique Looff Carousel, the Spokane Sculpture Walk’s huge red wagon, fountain centerpiece and the awesome power of Spokane Falls, is by way of a six passenger SkyRide. This 15 minute ride aboard a purple cable car also travels out over city hall, the historic Monroe Street Bridge, and Huntington Park Natural Area. For those afraid of heights, old fashioned foot power is still the best way to take in the picturesque park.