This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

A sun-filled museum featuring an ever-rotating collection of classic and exotic cars.

This landmark vessel dry-berthed in Tacoma's harbor served in emergencies and ceremonies for more than 50 years.

This site was a school and a center of Japanese-American life before internment.

This waterfront restaurant was the life of the party until a crime syndicate burned it to the ground.

A Roman holiday is closer than you think when you use this 1916 staircase inspired by Rome's Piazza di Spagna.

The oldest remaining building in Tacoma was once the home of the "oldest bell tower" in America.

This Old Town cabin tells the story of Tacoma's settlement through a replica of its first non-Native building.

This municipal sundial has been keeping time along Tacoma's Commencement Bay since 1978.

This multi-functional park is a marvel of civic engagement.

Tacoma's historic Beaux-Arts train station is now a federal courthouse featuring large-scale glass sculptures by artist Dale Chihuly.

Sharing the often-overlooked story of America's Black soldiers.

Three nine-foot-tall bathing beauties perched elegantly on life-rings welcome visitors to the Alki waterfront.

A massive environmental project transformed this former smelter into a beautiful park.

A bookstore with an entire room dedicated to damaged and forlorn comic books.

A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

This tree has witnessed nearly 1,000 years of history.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

Founded by Cliff Barackman of 'Finding Bigfoot' fame, this museum is dedicated to the study of North America's unacknowledged hairy woodland hominids.

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

A volcanic core jutting above the plain between the Snake and Boise Rivers, a marker identifies the reference point for all U.S. Government Surveys in Idaho.