A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."

Nicknamed Kazakhstan's Grand Canyon, this natural wonder lies east of Almaty near the Chinese border.

Giant cauldrons overflow with Uzbekistan's favorite rice dish at this cavernous dining hall.

Looking for a unifying history, Uzbekistan finds its answer in a 14th Century Turco-Mongol conqueror... despite the fact he wasn't Uzbek.

Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

Where Stoddart and Connolly suffered in the infamous Bug Pit.

This "tower of death" has acted as an observatory, a religious hub, and an executioner's lair.

Ancient barriers wrap around what was once an important stop along the Silk Road.

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

Browse through roughly 130,000 titles in the world's largest independent video rental store.

The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.

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

Seattle’s Whimsical Mural Master.

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

This Cold War siren is one off the last of its kind still standing with its immensely powerful original horn.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

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

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

The four tall pillars once marked the entrance of the historic Seattle church that fought for women's suffrage and civil rights.