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.

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

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

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

Leave a button on the jacket of this iconic Seattle clown.

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.

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

One of the best views of the city is tucked away at the top of a water tower.

Meet me at the most confusing intersection in Seattle.

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

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

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

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

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

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

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

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

Made of granite, this is a symbol of the Inuit peoples near water that expresses abundance.

Possibly the world's largest coin stands just outside of a Canadian science center.