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

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A large AIDS Memorial Pathway art installation provides a moment for quiet contemplation in this public park.

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

Seattle’s Whimsical Mural Master.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

An enclosed rotunda at the Henry Art Gallery in which viewers can look up and see the uninterrupted sky.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle's uniquely modern Central Library.

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.

This giant Boston statue of Mary is standing on a globe to show her power over the universe.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

This beautiful landscape is the only Sichuan-style garden outside of China.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

With its vaulted ceiling and gilded details, this University of Washington library would feel right at home inside an old palace.