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

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

With its vaulted ceiling and gilded details, this University of Washington library would feel right at home inside an old palace.

A busy cafe better known for board games than food.

The city's oldest Chinese restaurant offers local history and seriously good food.

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

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

An enclosed rotunda at the Henry Art Gallery in which viewers can look up and see the uninterrupted sky.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

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

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

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

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

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

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.