A Seattle oddities shop brimming with Victorian-era gems and antique curio.

This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.

A vinyl-lover's Shangri-La.

A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

Famous and forgotten figures lie beneath the faded headstones and decaying planks of wood.

A basement full of treasures lies beneath this inn that has worn many hats throughout its 140+ years.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

A classic American barn that was the home of a classic American television star.

One of the only known surviving coconut palm trees in the entire state.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

This graveyard is the eternal home of the residents of a vanished California town.

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

An ultra-modern vista that has been featured in so many films the house is a celebrity in its own right.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.