A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

Celebrate Earth Day with a menagerie of vibrant, artistic animal costumes.

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

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

Keeping Ballard's heritage alive with delicious, lightly battered Alaskan wild cod.

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

Continuing a tradition of movie magic on the site of America’s oldest continually operating movie theatre.

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

A commemorative mural in this tiny Ballard park honors the neighborhood's rich Scandinavian ties, particularly with Seattle's Norwegian sister city Bergen.

Offering an enjoyable alternative to the standard hellacious post office trip.

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

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

Feeding hungry Ballard boat workers since 1922.

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

Seattle’s Whimsical Mural Master.

Once a year, thousands of naked cyclists flood the streets of a Seattle neighborhood.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

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

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

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

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