A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

This statue and its surrounding plaques tells the story of Ko-kwal-alwoot and the kinship between the Samish people and the sea.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

The tiny church offers succor to travelers driving by, but only eight at a time.

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

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

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

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

Gods clash with machines in a power plant regenerated as a museum.

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

The tomb of the mythological founder of Padua is not hidden in some obscure crypt, but stands right in the middle of the city square.

Something's missing between the arcades of the Palazzo della Ragione in "the city of the three withouts."

In medieval times this small stone seat was used as a bizarre way to punish insolvent debtors.

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

The unexpectedly beloved remnants of a controversial thermal power plant.

This historic toy museum brings a little whimsy to a city not usually remembered for such things.

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.