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

A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.

Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.

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

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

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

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

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 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

This excellent museum recreates the boom days of the herring rush in the "Atlantic Klondike."

A Wes Anderson-esque lighthouse that boasts magnificent coastal views.

A world-class theater sits hidden in this remote town in West Iceland.

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.

Puffin enthusiasts flock to Europe's largest seabird cliff, which over one million birds call home.

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.