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

With its vaulted ceiling and gilded details, this University of Washington library would feel right at home inside an old palace.

The cardinal directions, set in stone.

At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.

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.

The city's oldest Chinese restaurant offers local history and seriously good food.

A giant roadside black bird marks the location of this eclectic local mall.

This century-old confectioner's outlet store was plucked right out of the Seattle World's Fair.

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

Seattle’s Whimsical Mural Master.

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

People come from across the globe to swim in this lake believed to have healing properties.

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

A library of only unpublished manuscripts.

Quirky movable sculptures have been racing through the town since 1983.

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

This quiet neighborhood is also home to a 700-ton rock transported by the last Ice Age.

The four tall pillars once marked the entrance of the historic Seattle church that fought for women's suffrage and civil rights.

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

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

A piece of Seattle’s historic Chinatown preserved inside a modern museum.

The tiny church offers succor to travelers driving by, but only eight at a time.