While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

The largest police museum in the western United States displays the evolution of crime-fighting Seattle.

Pick up all of the cosmic knick-knacks under the sun or take a creative writing course, all offered in this novelty storefront.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

A lush Seattle garden designed by the same landscape architects responsible for New York's Central Park.

This former INS center is now home to a thriving community of artists, from performers to painters to architects.

This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.

This historic hub for labor unions has survived the city's changing landscape.

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

The Denny Substation has been called "the coolest substation in the world" and sits in a densely populated Seattle neighborhood.

Remnants of a forgotten 1920s speakeasy and Prohibition-era murals were discovered in its basement.

The four tall pillars once marked the entrance of the historic Seattle church that fought for women's suffrage and civil rights.

This unique Seattle structure was designed to be the greenest commercial building on the planet.

An eclectic restaurant serving from and to the nearby Chittenden Locks.

Artistic Oasis in Industrial Ballard.

A 50-year old dive bar that has its own yacht club.

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

In this subterranean brick arcade, a small shop continues the ancient practice of bookbinding.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.

Feeding hungry Ballard boat workers since 1922.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

An allegedly haunted mansion with a tragic, tawdry past.