Seattle, Washington
Elephant Car Wash Sign
Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.
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Seattle, Washington
Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.
Seattle, Washington
The largest police museum in the western United States displays the evolution of crime-fighting Seattle.
Seattle, Washington
A "Minnesota-style" pizza parlor in the Scandinavian heart of Seattle.
Seattle, Washington
Craft liquors concocted in an old Seattle warehouse.
Seattle, Washington
Activists are fighting to preserve these unfinished highway ramps as a tribute to the citizen revolt that halted their construction decades ago.
Seattle, Washington
A Boeing mechanic and his wife leave a whimsical, stone sculptured garden as their legacy.
Seattle, Washington
Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.
Seattle, Washington
A large AIDS Memorial Pathway art installation provides a moment for quiet contemplation in this public park.
Seattle, Washington
An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.
Seattle, Washington
This multi-functional park is a marvel of civic engagement.
Seattle, Washington
This park celebrates a sister city relationship that survived the Cold War.
Seattle, Washington
In the absence of a Chinese-language newspaper, for years the community posted daily updates on this simple bulletin board.
Seattle, Washington
Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.
Seattle, Washington
A colorful statue honoring the local salmon in glass and bronze.
Seattle, Washington
This historic hub for labor unions has survived the city's changing landscape.
Seattle, Washington
A 1,000 pound brass bell commemorates a time when this small maritime neighborhood was actually its own separate city.
Seattle, Washington
This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.
Seattle, Washington
Five varieties of trees with custom-designed grates around the trunk are planted along the route of the Seattle Transit Tunnel.
Seattle, Washington
This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.
Seattle, Washington
Once a year, thousands of naked cyclists flood the streets of a Seattle neighborhood.
Seattle, Washington
The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.
Seattle, Washington
Eat your way from Ghana to Myanmar on this globe-trotting menu.
Seattle, Washington
Seattle’s Whimsical Mural Master.
Seattle, Washington
The spur that wouldn’t die.