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

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

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

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

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

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

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

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

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

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

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

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

Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.

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

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.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

Tasked with beautifying a disused stretch of industrial land one artist filled a hole with grass.

This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.

A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.

A historic Masonic building overlooking the Puget Sound.

This three-story antique market and curiosity emporium claims to be "the largest singly owned antique shop in the Pacific Northwest."

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.