The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

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.

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

This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.

A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.

An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.

A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families

The other side is actually green.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.