Places rosetatarsky Wants to Go

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

These split boulders mark equinoxes and solstices along the Seattle skyline.

This multi-functional park is a marvel of civic engagement.

A large AIDS Memorial Pathway art installation provides a moment for quiet contemplation in this public park.

Meet me at the most confusing intersection in Seattle.

A mesmerizing amount of crazy art is attached to the side of this house on Seattle's Phinney Ridge, bringing smiles to those who venture down the driveway to take a look.

Three nine-foot-tall bathing beauties perched elegantly on life-rings welcome visitors to the Alki waterfront.

This park celebrates a sister city relationship that survived the Cold War.

Now a museum, once the site of the longest act of civil disobedience in United States history.

This music school doubles as a store for unique, hand-crafted, and hard-to-find instruments.

In the absence of a Chinese-language newspaper, for years the community posted daily updates on this simple bulletin board.

Old 'Nutcracker' sculptures from 'Where the Wild Things Are' author found new life as a seasonal attraction.

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

This gold-winged spire celebrates the first true flight around the world.

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

A colorful statue honoring the local salmon in glass and bronze.

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

This historic hub for labor unions has survived the city's changing landscape.

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