A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

Pick up all of the cosmic knick-knacks under the sun or take a creative writing course, all offered in this novelty storefront.

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

A 1,000 pound brass bell commemorates a time when this small maritime neighborhood was actually its own separate city.

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

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

A vinyl-lover's Shangri-La.

An eclectic restaurant serving from and to the nearby Chittenden Locks.

A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.

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

What's that on the side of that building? Va Va Voom, it's Bettie!

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

A busy cafe better known for board games than food.

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

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

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

A brewery warehouse which doubles as a circus bigtop.

Seattle’s Whimsical Mural Master.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.