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

A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

This historic hub for labor unions has survived the city's changing landscape.

This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.

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

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

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

Founded in 1961, this comic shop is said to be the oldest in the world.

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

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

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

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

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

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

The colonial home of Paul Revere during the American Revolution.

Standing in for the first ship to navigate the Northwest Passage.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.