A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.

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

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

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

Offering an enjoyable alternative to the standard hellacious post office trip.

An eclectic restaurant serving from and to the nearby Chittenden Locks.

The spur that wouldn’t die.

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

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

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

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

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

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

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

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

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

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

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