Gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc were once extracted at this abandoned mine near Lookout Mountain.

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

This fog-enshrouded, antique corner store sells individual slices of wedding-fancy layer cakes from a window.

This unique library spans a mighty river.

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

A bust of the first president welcomes visitors to the only town in America called George, Washington.

Its 27 graveyards represent the many nationalities and ethnic groups that voyaged to this wilderness in the late 19th century.

Sweet or salty, super hot or mixed into beer, this is the holy land for all things licorice.

This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.

A giant sculpture dedicated to a staple of South Bend food culture.

Five varieties of trees with custom-designed grates around the trunk are planted along the route of the Seattle Transit Tunnel.

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

Sleep beneath the big screen at this old-school movie theater.

A library of only unpublished manuscripts.

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

Stones speckled along Harris Avenue reveal hidden nuggets of the past.

This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.

Mysterious ancient petroglyphs carved on a glacial boulder at the tip of Bainbridge Island.

This unique Seattle structure was designed to be the greenest commercial building on the planet.

A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.

Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.

This monument remembers the first Japanese Americans forcibly relocated during World War II.

A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.

Walking by this fence is like strolling along a portal to various fictional worlds.