A commemorative mural in this tiny Ballard park honors the neighborhood's rich Scandinavian ties, particularly with Seattle's Norwegian sister city Bergen.

Browse through roughly 130,000 titles in the world's largest independent video rental store.

An abandoned giant glass dome sits in the bay in “the Venice of the East.”

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

A giant doughnut was given to the small New Zealand town of Springfield to promote "The Simpsons Movie."

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

Cave carved out of a huge snow drift collapsed killing one and injuring five in July 2015.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

Providing the soundtrack to the golden years of the Seattle grunge scene.

A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.

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

Leave a button on the jacket of this iconic Seattle clown.

Activists are fighting to preserve these unfinished highway ramps as a tribute to the citizen revolt that halted their construction decades ago.

Continuing a tradition of movie magic on the site of America’s oldest continually operating movie theatre.

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

Seasonal, Pacific Northwest cuisine served in a 101 year old firehouse.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.

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

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

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

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