After James Madison's death, his wife and former First Lady Dolley Madison lived in this yellow building near the White House.

Built in France in the 1400s, this gothic chapel now resides at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

This landmark vessel dry-berthed in Tacoma's harbor served in emergencies and ceremonies for more than 50 years.

This site was a school and a center of Japanese-American life before internment.

A Roman holiday is closer than you think when you use this 1916 staircase inspired by Rome's Piazza di Spagna.

This statue honors Marvin Klegman, a heroic child who died while saving another boy's life in a 1949 earthquake, and shares his long untold story.

This waterfront restaurant was the life of the party until a crime syndicate burned it to the ground.

This municipal sundial has been keeping time along Tacoma's Commencement Bay since 1978.

Tacoma's historic Beaux-Arts train station is now a federal courthouse featuring large-scale glass sculptures by artist Dale Chihuly.

A massive environmental project transformed this former smelter into a beautiful park.

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

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

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

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

In the absence of a Chinese-language newspaper, for years the community posted daily updates on this simple bulletin board.

42nd story Pyramid shaped penthouse tops Seattle's oldest skyscraper.

An allegedly haunted mansion with a tragic, tawdry past.

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

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

This fog-enshrouded, antique corner store sells individual slices of wedding-fancy layer cakes from a window.

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

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

This jazz venue welcomes performers nightly and students daily.

Feeding hungry Ballard boat workers since 1922.