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

This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.

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

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

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

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

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

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.

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

42nd story Pyramid shaped penthouse tops Seattle's oldest skyscraper.

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

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

Remnants of a forgotten 1920s speakeasy and Prohibition-era murals were discovered in its basement.

The city's oldest Chinese restaurant offers local history and seriously good food.

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

A Seattle oddities shop brimming with Victorian-era gems and antique curio.

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

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

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

The gravestones in this lost burial ground were bulldozed and replaced with houses and a dog park.