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

Seattle’s Whimsical Mural Master.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

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.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

Constructed in the 1920s, this former pencil factory is now an office building.

Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.

A yoga studio and venue for "chill-out parties" in a former chicken slaughterhouse.

The Japanese mayo factory famous for its cute mascot.

A Japanese corporation has turned this small island town into living modern art gallery.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

An illegally built ramshackle mansion tucked in the middle of Brooklyn is now being turned into condominiums.

Check out the underground party scene at the "Burning Man of Brooklyn."

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

The abandoned Japanese amusement park once loomed as a dystopian Disneyland.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.