Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

Pause for an afternoon fika with sublime Scandinavian cakes and pastries.

Once a year, thousands of naked cyclists flood the streets of a Seattle neighborhood.

A brewery warehouse which doubles as a circus bigtop.

Seattle’s Whimsical Mural Master.

Feeding hungry Ballard boat workers since 1922.

The spur that wouldn’t die.

A busy cafe better known for board games than food.

One of the oldest continually operating drinking establishments west of the Mississippi.

Pick up all of the cosmic knick-knacks under the sun or take a creative writing course, all offered in this novelty storefront.

This jazz venue welcomes performers nightly and students daily.

Offering an enjoyable alternative to the standard hellacious post office trip.

Seasonal, Pacific Northwest cuisine served in a 101 year old firehouse.

Always a new use for this old building.

Continuing a tradition of movie magic on the site of America’s oldest continually operating movie theatre.

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

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

A "Minnesota-style" pizza parlor in the Scandinavian heart of Seattle.

A vinyl-lover's Shangri-La.

An eclectic restaurant serving from and to the nearby Chittenden Locks.

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

Keeping Ballard's heritage alive with delicious, lightly battered Alaskan wild cod.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.