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

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

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

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

An eclectic restaurant serving from and to the nearby Chittenden Locks.

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

A vinyl-lover's Shangri-La.

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

Always a new use for this old building.

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.

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

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

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

Seasonal, Pacific Northwest cuisine served in a 101 year old firehouse.

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

This jazz venue welcomes performers nightly and students daily.

A "Minnesota-style" pizza parlor in the Scandinavian heart of Seattle.

A busy cafe better known for board games than food.

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.

Artistic Oasis in Industrial Ballard.

The spur that wouldn’t die.

Craft liquors concocted in an old Seattle warehouse.