A colorful architectural gem in Seattle's uniquely modern Central Library.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

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.

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Whiskey lovers, this is your happy place.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.

A British pub embodies the spirit of a California legend.

Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.

A 50-foot tile mural mosaic for the 100-year anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.

The Greek island's old British cemetery feels like a forgotten garden.

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

Victoriana on Orange Grove Avenue.

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

This popular Boston haunt is reminiscent of a time gone by, when slow cafes and sweet-smelling smoke wafting from patios was the norm.

On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.