Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

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

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

An eccentric priest's tribute to George Washington, this chapel tells the story of the American Revolution.

One of the last-standing and most prominent structures from a long-lost colonial port community.

Once on display alongside a giant Gumby, it’s as tall as a nine-story building when fully extended.

Delicate Wurlitzers, creepy clowns, and The Noid all share space in this insane explosion of kitsch history.

A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.

Inside this wonderland of weird, visitors are treated to a collection ranging from skeletons to haunted artifacts.

A miniature world of concrete and stone in Springfield, Ohio.

Five varieties of trees with custom-designed grates around the trunk are planted along the route of the Seattle Transit Tunnel.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

The classic lawn figurine now claims this wooded area as home.

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

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

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

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.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

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

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

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

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