Places kuukisu Wants to Go

Baltimore's first skyscraper may be home to the inspiration behind pulp fiction's most celebrated bird.

This grove was planted more than a century ago by the War Mothers of World War I.

One artist’s scheme to expand museum viewing hours into the evening led to the illumination of an entire city.

This lovely tree was a thank you gift from the man known as "Public Enemy No.1."

At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.

Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

This multi-functional park is a marvel of civic engagement.

Old 'Nutcracker' sculptures from 'Where the Wild Things Are' author found new life as a seasonal attraction.

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

Three nine-foot-tall bathing beauties perched elegantly on life-rings welcome visitors to the Alki waterfront.

A hidden gem full of oddities, curiosities and macabre antiques.

Pause for an afternoon fika with sublime Scandinavian cakes and pastries.

This music school doubles as a store for unique, hand-crafted, and hard-to-find instruments.

This park celebrates a sister city relationship that survived the Cold War.

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

With its vaulted ceiling and gilded details, this University of Washington library would feel right at home inside an old palace.

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

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

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

A 1,000 pound brass bell commemorates a time when this small maritime neighborhood was actually its own separate city.

This former INS center is now home to a thriving community of artists, from performers to painters to architects.

A colorful statue honoring the local salmon in glass and bronze.

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