An eclectic restaurant serving from and to the nearby Chittenden Locks.

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

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

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

Keeping Ballard's heritage alive with delicious, lightly battered Alaskan wild cod.

Feeding hungry Ballard boat workers since 1922.

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

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

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

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

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

What's that on the side of that building? Va Va Voom, it's Bettie!

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.

Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.

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

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle's uniquely modern Central Library.

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

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

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

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

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

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

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.