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Old 'Nutcracker' sculptures from 'Where the Wild Things Are' author found new life as a seasonal attraction.

The cardinal directions, set in stone.

This historic hub for labor unions has survived the city's changing landscape.

This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.

This 50-ton ship on Orcas Island has never seen the ocean.

This former INS center is now home to a thriving community of artists, from performers to painters to architects.

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

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

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.

The spur that wouldn’t die.

A rare tour of a commercial jet assembly plant, held inside one of the largest buildings in the world.

This family-owned restaurant celebrates Native American cuisine.

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

Nuclear reactor created the plutonium used on Nagasaki.

This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.

A giant sculpture dedicated to a staple of South Bend food culture.

Once a year, thousands of naked cyclists flood the streets of a Seattle neighborhood.

A bookstore with an entire room dedicated to damaged and forlorn comic books.

A frozen relic of Seattle's hydroelectric boom is now a teaching facility for future engineers.

Seattle’s Whimsical Mural Master.

Pause for an afternoon fika with sublime Scandinavian cakes and pastries.

A commemorative mural in this tiny Ballard park honors the neighborhood's rich Scandinavian ties, particularly with Seattle's Norwegian sister city Bergen.

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

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.