Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.

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.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

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

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

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

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

At just six feet two inches deep, it is said by Guiness and Ripley to be the world’s narrowest freestanding office building.

The "plyscraper" is the world's tallest building made predominantly out of wood.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

The ruins of a 2,000-year-old Roman fishing village perched on one of the best beaches in Spain.

This stucco building in North Africa was the first American-owned property on foreign soil.

The legacy of a Moroccan Jewish community is remembered at this little mouldering cemetery.

Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.

The extravagance of Portugal’s "Pink Palace" resulted in a noble title being awarded to its owner.

This unassuming chapel in Portugal plays host to a ghoulish collection of bones.

This Michelin-starred restaurant sheds light on a rare period of cultural and culinary tolerance in Cordoba’s past.

Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.

A curious carving hides on a marble column in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.