A commemorative mural in this tiny Ballard park honors the neighborhood's rich Scandinavian ties, particularly with Seattle's Norwegian sister city Bergen.

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

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

Feeding hungry Ballard boat workers since 1922.

In this subterranean brick arcade, a small shop continues the ancient practice of bookbinding.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

One of the only cooperatively owned bars in the nation wears its eclectic history on its walls.

What's that on the side of that building? Va Va Voom, it's Bettie!

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

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

A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.

Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.

This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.

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

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle's uniquely modern Central Library.