The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

Taxidermied cartoon heads, unseen illustrations, and famous characters all reside in this small gallery space.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

A vinyl-lover's Shangri-La.

A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.

Keeping Ballard's heritage alive with delicious, lightly battered Alaskan wild cod.

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

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

Pick up all of the cosmic knick-knacks under the sun or take a creative writing course, all offered in this novelty storefront.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

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

This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.

In the absence of a Chinese-language newspaper, for years the community posted daily updates on this simple bulletin board.

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

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

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

The Denny Substation has been called "the coolest substation in the world" and sits in a densely populated Seattle neighborhood.

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

Seattle’s Whimsical Mural Master.

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

An eclectic restaurant serving from and to the nearby Chittenden Locks.