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

The four tall pillars once marked the entrance of the historic Seattle church that fought for women's suffrage and civil rights.

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

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

Founded in 1961, this comic shop is said to be the oldest in the world.

Amid the bustle of the Pike Place Market is a poem by famed Japanese poet Narihira.

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

Prank chair from an 18th-century Danish royal court shows the eternal popularity of fart jokes.

This boat represents the promise of undiscovered territory, a dream of hope, and progress and freedom for Iceland.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

A former post office turned venue, food hall, and retail center.

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

A pair of gargoyles peer into unsuspecting passengers at Denver’s conspiracy-packed airport.

A tribute to a great Texas blues musician.

These ornate, fish-shaped water spouts guard Savannah’s historic facades.

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

First founded in 1472, this is the oldest bank in the world. Its history may explain why we call financial institutions "banks."

These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.