A blast from the past in central San Diego.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

Cave carved out of a huge snow drift collapsed killing one and injuring five in July 2015.

A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

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

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

Inside this curiosity shop, visitors can peruse the clown collection or purchase a molar from the mouth of Bigfoot.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.

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

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

Eat your way from Ghana to Myanmar on this globe-trotting menu.

A large AIDS Memorial Pathway art installation provides a moment for quiet contemplation in this public park.

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

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

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

A bookstore with an entire room dedicated to damaged and forlorn comic books.

This century-old confectioner's outlet store was plucked right out of the Seattle World's Fair.

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.

Tasked with beautifying a disused stretch of industrial land one artist filled a hole with grass.