Giant scissors seemingly stabbed into the side of a hair salon leave no question about the vocation of the owners.

The first all glass and steel residence in the United States.

The silent film master's legacy commemorated in all the right and wrong places.

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

An allegedly haunted mansion with a tragic, tawdry past.

This gold-winged spire celebrates the first true flight around the world.

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

This jazz venue welcomes performers nightly and students daily.

Craft liquors concocted in an old Seattle warehouse.

Providing the soundtrack to the golden years of the Seattle grunge scene.

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

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.

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

The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.

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

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.