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

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

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

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

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

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

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

Pick up all of the cosmic knick-knacks under the sun or take a creative writing course, all offered in this novelty storefront.

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

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

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.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

An effigy of Vancouver's Gastown neighorhood's namesake.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

"Girl in a Wetsuit" is what happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100 year old copyright.

A renegade art installation in a small Vancouver park is now officially sanctioned by the City Parks Department.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.

Japan's corrupt-mental-institution themed restaurant offers diners a chance to eat inside of filthy cells.

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.

This ancient shrine has been rebuilt every 20 years since the eighth century.