Seattle’s Whimsical Mural Master.

Craft liquors concocted in an old Seattle warehouse.

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

A commemorative mural in this tiny Ballard park honors the neighborhood's rich Scandinavian ties, particularly with Seattle's Norwegian sister city Bergen.

A brewery warehouse which doubles as a circus bigtop.

Once a year, thousands of naked cyclists flood the streets of a Seattle neighborhood.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

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

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

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.

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

The remnants of a wooden-hulled fleet built and abandoned in WWI, now home to a thriving ecosystem.

These elusive, isolated rodents evolved into a distinct, locally iconic subspecies.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

This cabin from the 1850s is one of the first structures built by Chinese immigrants in California.

Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.