Places Edited by Aldewerelde

Unique Armenian monastery from the 13th century, reclaimed by nature but still welcoming visitors.

Built in 1890, this is the last remaining wooden fire bell tower in the United States.

A historic hotel with many stories of haunted activity.

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

These wooden pipes were crucial to providing water to Medieval Edinburgh.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

The building features one of the last remaining free-floating spiral grand staircases in the U.S.

In this subterranean brick arcade, a small shop continues the ancient practice of bookbinding.

Nestled among the artifacts of the National Crafts Museum, this hidden gem offers hard-to-find regional foods from all over India.

Hundreds of intricately carved Armenian stone crosses can be found within this huge cemetery.

This unique Seattle structure was designed to be the greenest commercial building on the planet.

An enclosed rotunda at the Henry Art Gallery in which viewers can look up and see the uninterrupted sky.

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

An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.

Armenia's premier center of astrophysical research was established during the Soviet era.

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

A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.

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

Sweet or salty, super hot or mixed into beer, this is the holy land for all things licorice.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

One of the only cooperatively owned bars in the nation wears its eclectic history on its walls.

The most visited pilgrimage site in Armenia once held a saint in a pit for 13 years.

This series of Armenian caves held the oldest brain, shoe, and winery in the world.

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