Ajijic, Mexico
'El Muro de los Muertos' ('The Wall of the Dead')
The corner walls of a primary school showcase a Mexican version of memento mori.
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Ajijic, Mexico
The corner walls of a primary school showcase a Mexican version of memento mori.
Guadalajara, Mexico
This structure was moved nearly 40 feet while people continued working inside it.
Ensenada, Mexico
A 19th-century Baja cantina that many say is the birthplace of the margarita.
Ensenada, Mexico
Legend says one of the world's largest marine geysers is actually a whale that got wedged within the rocks.
Avalon, California
A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.
San Francisco, California
Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.
San Francisco, California
Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.
Oakland, California
This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.
Oakland, California
Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.
Oakland, California
Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.
Alameda, California
After serving in World War II and picking up Apollo astronauts, this aircraft carrier has been turned into a museum overlooking the San Francisco Bay.
Alameda, California
A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.
Tacoma, Washington
This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.
Vashon, Washington
A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."
Seattle, Washington
This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.
Seattle, Washington
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Seattle, Washington
Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.
Seattle, Washington
Once a year, thousands of naked cyclists flood the streets of a Seattle neighborhood.
Seattle, Washington
Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.
Seattle, Washington
An eclectic restaurant serving from and to the nearby Chittenden Locks.
Seattle, Washington
A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.
Seattle, Washington
Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.