What Seattle landmark appears in Frasier's title card?

The Seattle landmark that appears in Frasier’s title card is the Space Needle.

The opening title sequence uses a minimalist black background and a line drawing of Seattle’s skyline. During the sequence, the Space Needle’s distinctive tower is recognizable by its tall, tapering structure and observation platform. In the original pilot, “The Good Son,” its antenna spire is lit as part of the title-card animation.

The Space Needle was built for the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair and quickly became the city’s defining visual symbol. Although the title card is stylized rather than a detailed architectural panorama, the tower is unmistakable. Viewers sometimes confuse it with Seattle’s Smith Tower or Columbia Center, but neither is the landmark highlighted in the animation.

The sequence also reinforces the show’s setting: Frasier Crane has returned to Seattle from Boston to host a psychology radio program at KACL. The skyline drawing became one of the series’ most enduring visual signatures.