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.

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

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

A busy cafe better known for board games than food.

A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.

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.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

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

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

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

A small alleyway lined with locally drawn scenes of nostalgic anime and cartoon characters.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

A take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict.

Color-coded signs direct drivers on a network of routes designed to avoid Pittsburgh traffic.

Sections of the iconic limestone columns have been left uncleaned as a reminder of the city's polluted past.

The largest clock face in the United States is twice the size of Big Ben and infinitely more ad-sponsored.

Hundreds of protractors affixed to surfaces all over the city.

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.

An 18th-century Catholic church converted into an eccentric temple of music and bacchanalia.

This eccentric mansion museum holds a impressive collection of rare and automatic instruments.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!