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

This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.

For patriotic Russians, this memorial honoring the Soviet soldiers who died liberating Berlin in 1945 is the most sacred location outside of Russia.

China's most famous acrobatics act.

The histories of modern Chinese literature and anti-Japanese resistance collide in this Shanghai park.

A prestigious learning institute of old Shanghai.

A temple complex has existed on this site since the third century.

Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

A hat for every occasion can be found in this British Columbia haunt.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:

This beautiful landscape is the only Sichuan-style garden outside of China.

A solemn memorial in a majestic setting that honors a 1692 tragedy.

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.

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

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

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

The octagonal tower at this important Buddhist site was added many years after the temple's initial construction.

A bulky, ancient stupa marks the site of Siddhartha Gautama's seminal Buddhist teaching.

This remarkable collection devoted to the study of fish includes 1 million preserved specimens from all around the world.