Activists are fighting to preserve these unfinished highway ramps as a tribute to the citizen revolt that halted their construction decades ago.

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

Eat your way from Ghana to Myanmar on this globe-trotting menu.

This contemporary art museum is filled with other, smaller museums, which feature work from artists primarily in the Pacific Northwest.

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

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.

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

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

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

A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

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

This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.

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

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

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

The spur that wouldn’t die.

Craft liquors concocted in an old Seattle warehouse.

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

Feeding hungry Ballard boat workers since 1922.

A busy cafe better known for board games than food.

A "Minnesota-style" pizza parlor in the Scandinavian heart of Seattle.

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

Seasonal, Pacific Northwest cuisine served in a 101 year old firehouse.

Always a new use for this old building.