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

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

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

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

A bookstore with an entire room dedicated to damaged and forlorn comic books.

This café is dedicated to serving coffee roasted by Native American-owned companies.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

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

This water tower has been a staple of the Rochester skyline since 1931.

This magnificent mausoleum is as much a work of art as it is a historic resting place.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

The oldest Naval cemetery on the West Coast.

With its peeling paint and faded sign, this theater-turned-recycling plant is a nostalgic relic of 1950s Americana.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.

The Flatiron Building's storied West Coast cousin is a lot more into religion.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.