Places ravendragonwing Wants to Go

The painting on an aptly named street honors the 1980s slasher movie.

This eclectic antique shop is home to the taxidermy remains of a celebrity lion named Simba.

The signatures of esteemed colleagues of the physicists who stopped by to attend lectures.

A miniature statue of a beloved character from children's literature.

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

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

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

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

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

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

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

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

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

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

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

This sculpture was made out of recycled guns that were turned in to the city.

Around the perimeter of San Francisco’s second-largest park is a meandering 2.7-mile path designed to inspire contemplation.

Lombard Street may be more famous, but this is the real “crookedest street in the world.”

Deco Modern sculptures of the people of the Pacific, cast for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition.

Radioactivity still cause for concern at this urban explorer's paradise.

Amazing meticulous gardens of personal wood carvings, Hydrangea, Canna, and many other flowers.

This surreptitious shop is only open five hours per week.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."