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

In the absence of a Chinese-language newspaper, for years the community posted daily updates on this simple bulletin board.

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

This Seattle curio shop collects and sells haunted items in order to spread wonder one grim artifact at a time.

An enclosed rotunda at the Henry Art Gallery in which viewers can look up and see the uninterrupted sky.

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

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.

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

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

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.

This monument remembers the first Japanese Americans forcibly relocated during World War II.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

The only surviving piece of a submarine said to be the most decorated vessel in U.S. history.

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

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.

America's oldest Eastern European synagogue provided the immigrants of crowded Lower East Side tenements a space of sanctuary.

The fanciest public restroom in New York City boasts fresh flowers, art, and a classical music soundtrack.

Deep under Manhattan is the largest construction project in city history. So far, the project has taken the lives of 23 workers, or "a man a mile."

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.