The Lincoln Memorial has inspired many, even though a word on the inscription appears to be spelled incorrectly.

A line of blue paint marks the route of the inaugural parade.

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

The legendary statue-hating superintendent of Golden Gate Park is honored with... a statue.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

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

This Old Town cabin tells the story of Tacoma's settlement through a replica of its first non-Native building.

Slip in a slide while waiting for the ferry.

An extraordinary collection of aircraft and spacecraft on display at the original site of the Boeing Company.

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.

This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.