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.

The spur that wouldn’t die.

Providing the soundtrack to the golden years of the Seattle grunge scene.

Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.

This gold-winged spire celebrates the first true flight around the world.

Unrepaired walls from a 1920 anarchist bomb attack.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.

The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.

An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

The World's First 24 Hour Coin-Operated Art Gallery!! Plastic, Styrofoam, and Elvis--If you can't get rid of it, you might as well worship it!!

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.