A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

Seasonal, Pacific Northwest cuisine served in a 101 year old firehouse.

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

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

A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.

Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.

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.

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

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

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

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle's uniquely modern Central Library.

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

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

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

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

The potters' quarter is packed with artists sculpting clay gods with mud from the sacred Ganges river.

This lavish estate recalls the opulent history of Calcutta.

Time has stopped at the house where Gandhi died.

The oldest still-inhabited hill fort in India looks like a magnificent golden sandcastle.

An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.

Fifteen Jodhpur queens left their handprints before going to their fiery death.