This area was once known for being a lawless haven for rough-and-tumble sailors, earning the maritime-themed nickname "the black sea."

What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.

42nd story Pyramid shaped penthouse tops Seattle's oldest skyscraper.

Tragedy on Little Brewster Island memorialized.

The oldest working bell set in North America, the bells at Old North Church sat silent for their first four years in Massachusetts.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This ancient Roman prison is decorated with an upside-down cross not as blasphemy but as saintly tribute.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

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

The literary king of the Jazz Age was born in this lovely Minnesota home which still honors his legacy.

This former luxury resort in Kaua'i is now an abandoned relic.

The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

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

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.

Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.