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.

This music school doubles as a store for unique, hand-crafted, and hard-to-find instruments.

Feeding hungry Ballard boat workers since 1922.

Always a new use for this old building.

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

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.

This graveyard contains markers and monuments dedicated to some of the darkest chapters in Washington's history.

Pause for an afternoon fika with sublime Scandinavian cakes and pastries.

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

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

The spur that wouldn’t die.

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

A 50-year old dive bar that has its own yacht club.

A colorful statue honoring the local salmon in glass and bronze.

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

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

One of the oldest continually operating drinking establishments west of the Mississippi.

A busy cafe better known for board games than food.

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

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

A 1,000 pound brass bell commemorates a time when this small maritime neighborhood was actually its own separate city.

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