This statue and its surrounding plaques tells the story of Ko-kwal-alwoot and the kinship between the Samish people and the sea.

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

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

A busy cafe better known for board games than food.

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

A museum and tribute to a brave profession.

World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.

"The Reptile Man's" very own roadside zoo features an albino alligator.

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

This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.

A glimpse into the "Logging Capital of the World" at a time when there was far more forest and far less machinery.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

An electrifying collection of gadgets and literature from the 16th through 20th centuries.

A normal, unassuming pedestrian overpass has been the demise of many, many trucks.

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.