This unique competition celebrates an American Indian and Canadian First Nation cultural tradition.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

This rustic cabin, outfitted with gun slits, was once home to John D. Tewksbury, patriarch of the bloodiest family feud in American history.

Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

Whiskey lovers, this is your happy place.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.

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

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

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

In the absence of a Chinese-language newspaper, for years the community posted daily updates on this simple bulletin board.

A piece of Seattle’s historic Chinatown preserved inside a modern museum.

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

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

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

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.

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