A memorial to the firefighters who died in an industrial disaster is housed in a small public park.

An excursion train traverses a picturesque red-rock canyon along the Verde River.

During World War II this was the site of an "honor camp" used as a prison for draft dodgers, Native American conscientious objectors, and Japanese-Americans—including a man who brought his case against the camp to the Supreme Court.

This collection of neon icons is preserving Arizona's history, one sign at a time.

An Arizona museum with a collection of pharmaceutical oddities, including a jar of a gangster's chewed gum.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

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

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

What's that on the side of that building? Va Va Voom, it's Bettie!

Browse through roughly 130,000 titles in the world's largest independent video rental store.

A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.

A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

Five varieties of trees with custom-designed grates around the trunk are planted along the route of the Seattle Transit Tunnel.

This Seattle curio shop collects and sells haunted items in order to spread wonder one grim artifact at a time.

A busy cafe better known for board games than food.

Feeding hungry Ballard boat workers since 1922.

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

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

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

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.