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

The Denny Substation has been called "the coolest substation in the world" and sits in a densely populated Seattle neighborhood.

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

Five varieties of trees with custom-designed grates around the trunk are planted along the route of the Seattle Transit Tunnel.

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

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

Feeding hungry Ballard boat workers since 1922.

Always a new use for this old building.

Offering an enjoyable alternative to the standard hellacious post office trip.

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

A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.

This graveyard contains markers and monuments dedicated to some of the darkest chapters in Washington's history.

Pause for an afternoon fika with sublime Scandinavian cakes and pastries.

A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

The spur that wouldn’t die.

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

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

A colorful statue honoring the local salmon in glass and bronze.

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

A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.

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