Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.

This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.

An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.

The cardinal directions, set in stone.

An electrifying collection of gadgets and literature from the 16th through 20th centuries.

Celebrate Earth Day with a menagerie of vibrant, artistic animal costumes.

This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.

This unique library spans a mighty river.

A vinyl-lover's Shangri-La.

This former INS center is now home to a thriving community of artists, from performers to painters to architects.

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

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

A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

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

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

Five varieties of trees with custom-designed grates around the trunk are planted along the route of the Seattle Transit Tunnel.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

Once a year, thousands of naked cyclists flood the streets of a Seattle neighborhood.

Offering an enjoyable alternative to the standard hellacious post office trip.

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

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

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

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

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