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An abandoned giant glass dome sits in the bay in “the Venice of the East.”

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

A giant doughnut was given to the small New Zealand town of Springfield to promote "The Simpsons Movie."

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

Cave carved out of a huge snow drift collapsed killing one and injuring five in July 2015.

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

Providing the soundtrack to the golden years of the Seattle grunge scene.

A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.

This gold-winged spire celebrates the first true flight around the world.

Leave a button on the jacket of this iconic Seattle clown.

Activists are fighting to preserve these unfinished highway ramps as a tribute to the citizen revolt that halted their construction decades ago.

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

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

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

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.