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

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

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

Browse through roughly 130,000 titles in the world's largest independent video rental store.

The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.

Feeding hungry Ballard boat workers since 1922.

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

42nd story Pyramid shaped penthouse tops Seattle's oldest skyscraper.

A brewery warehouse which doubles as a circus bigtop.

Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

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

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.