Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

This unique Seattle structure was designed to be the greenest commercial building on the planet.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

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

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

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

This historic square in Nepal is home to temples dating back to the third century.

The former stronghold of the Malla Dynasty has remained virtually unchanged since the 17th century.

Towering at a height of over 30 meters, this turn-of-the-18th-century landmark is the tallest temple in Nepal.

Everything from a plane to your own two feet are needed to reach this jungle resort.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

At this faithfully preserved medina off the Moroccan tourist circuit you can walk through six centuries of history in one day.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.