The United States's largest hand-dug well is topped with a state-of-the-art museum.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.

Artistic Oasis in Industrial Ballard.

Offering an enjoyable alternative to the standard hellacious post office trip.

Craft liquors concocted in an old Seattle warehouse.

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

A busy cafe better known for board games than food.

One of the oldest continually operating drinking establishments west of the Mississippi.

A vinyl-lover's Shangri-La.

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

Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.

This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

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

A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."

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

Mysterious ancient petroglyphs carved on a glacial boulder at the tip of Bainbridge Island.

Templar knights fleeing persecution are said to have left this sword in stone as a landmark in 1307.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

The subterranean sanctuary home to local shamans is a sacred site for people of all religions.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

Its 27 graveyards represent the many nationalities and ethnic groups that voyaged to this wilderness in the late 19th century.

People come from across the globe to swim in this lake believed to have healing properties.