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

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

In this subterranean brick arcade, a small shop continues the ancient practice of bookbinding.

This unique Seattle structure was designed to be the greenest commercial building on the planet.

A 50-year old dive bar that has its own yacht club.

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

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

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

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

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

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

Remnants of a forgotten 1920s speakeasy and Prohibition-era murals were discovered in its basement.

A colorful statue honoring the local salmon in glass and bronze.

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

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.

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

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

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 walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.

You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.