At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.

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

A bookstore with an entire room dedicated to damaged and forlorn comic books.

The world's largest egg has been cracked a number of times over the years but has been repeatedly replaced.

Feeding hungry Ballard boat workers since 1922.

A Boeing mechanic and his wife leave a whimsical, stone sculptured garden as their legacy.

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

An allegedly haunted mansion with a tragic, tawdry past.

People come from across the globe to swim in this lake believed to have healing properties.

An abandoned 19th-century hospital now swirling in ghost stories.

A graveyard for early settlers, sometimes called Old Pioneer Cemetery, hidden in the woods on a hillside.

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

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Plot your trip through the city on the sidewalk.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

This unique Seattle structure was designed to be the greenest commercial building on the planet.

This offbeat trailer park is home to vintage peddlers, local artists, indie makers, and more.

This quiet neighborhood is also home to a 700-ton rock transported by the last Ice Age.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.