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This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

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

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

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

Sitting atop San Francisco's tallest hill, a cross honors the victims of the Armenian genocide.

A bronze tribute to a legendary Californian, the self-proclaimed "Emperor of the United States."

The first fresco Diego Rivera painted in the United States can be found in the former San Francisco Stock Exchange.

A former hardware store near Yerba Buena is the official home of California's history.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.

Deco Modern sculptures of the people of the Pacific, cast for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition.

Once the fastest ship from San Francisco to Tahiti, the Galilee now lays in pieces in three different cities.

This eatery transports diners to a place that no longer exists: East Germany.

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

These WWII-era murals were initially booed as a libelous portrayal of the American dream but have survived multiple attempts to have them destroyed.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

Masterful ceramic fountain and map of the Pacific Basin.

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.

The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.