This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.

It was an experiment to prove that glacial boulders and rocks can be used in constructions and dwelling.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

A memorial for public executions that dates back to the 14th century.

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

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

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

A commemorative mural in this tiny Ballard park honors the neighborhood's rich Scandinavian ties, particularly with Seattle's Norwegian sister city Bergen.

This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

The Denny Substation has been called "the coolest substation in the world" and sits in a densely populated Seattle neighborhood.

This music school doubles as a store for unique, hand-crafted, and hard-to-find instruments.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

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

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

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

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

The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.

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

A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

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

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.