A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

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

A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

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.

A busy cafe better known for board games than food.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

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

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

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

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

The oldest playground in America.

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

An easy-to-miss garden in Boston's North End honors the mother of JFK and others who lost children in WWII.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.