This unique Seattle structure was designed to be the greenest commercial building on the planet.

Always a new use for this old building.

Artistic Oasis in Industrial Ballard.

Remnants of a forgotten 1920s speakeasy and Prohibition-era murals were discovered in its basement.

This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.

Orcas on display and in the water.

This private home is famous for appearing in the cult-classic "Twin Peaks" series.

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

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

The world's largest egg has been cracked a number of times over the years but has been repeatedly replaced.

Perhaps the world's only gas station inspired by a political scandal.

This contemporary art museum is filled with other, smaller museums, which feature work from artists primarily in the Pacific Northwest.

A 50-year old dive bar that has its own yacht club.

This tiny home built on revenge appears to be scarcely wider than a Volkswagen.

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

A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.

"Enter and be entertained or annoyed by Dada in Walla Walla."

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

Walking by this fence is like strolling along a portal to various fictional worlds.

Providing the soundtrack to the golden years of the Seattle grunge scene.

An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.

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

One artist's yard is full of shining, whirling kinetic sculptures that look like pure steel psychedelia.

This three-story antique market and curiosity emporium claims to be "the largest singly owned antique shop in the Pacific Northwest."