A frozen relic of Seattle's hydroelectric boom is now a teaching facility for future engineers.

A lush Seattle garden designed by the same landscape architects responsible for New York's Central Park.

This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.

Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

Because there's no place like home.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

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

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

Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.