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

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

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

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

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

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

One of the best views of the city is tucked away at the top of a water tower.

This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.

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

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

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

A 50-year old dive bar that has its own yacht club.

A former Catholic seminary, now a Washington State Park, preserves undeveloped lands on Lake Washington and also hosts a luxury hotel.

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

Always a new use for this old building.

A historic Masonic building overlooking the Puget Sound.

A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

The three biggest silent film stars once shot iconic scenes here.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:

This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.