A bizarre collection of gifts to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il from the despots of the world.

This abandoned-looking amusement park is frighteningly open for business.

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

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

Leave a button on the jacket of this iconic Seattle clown.

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

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

42nd story Pyramid shaped penthouse tops Seattle's oldest skyscraper.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

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

A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.

This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

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

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.

This Garden District mansion was built to be bigger and grander than its original owner's former partner turned rival.

This quaint museum in a long-running workshop is dedicated to a fixture in New Orleans lighting.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.