This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.

Orcas on display and in the water.

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.

The tiny church offers succor to travelers driving by, but only eight at a time.

Feeding hungry Ballard boat workers since 1922.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

One artist's yard is full of shining, whirling kinetic sculptures that look like pure steel psychedelia.

This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.

A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.

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!

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

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

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.

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

A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

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

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

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

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.