A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

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

Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

A 19th-century subterranean reservoir repurposed as a contemporary art cave.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

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

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

Copenhagen's "other" little mermaid marks the historic location of past sea maid sightings.

This wonky bit of historical taxidermy is experiencing a second life online.

This statue and its surrounding plaques tells the story of Ko-kwal-alwoot and the kinship between the Samish people and the sea.

One of the largest cat sanctuaries in North America is considered a "Club Med" for felines.

On the edge of this small Washington Park, a piece of the Earth's mantle has come to the surface.

Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

This 50-ton ship on Orcas Island has never seen the ocean.

A winding stairway to a secluded beach in a residential neighborhood.

A colorful hidden village of the fair folk.

A former electric substation that was converted into a magnificent mansion.

Stones speckled along Harris Avenue reveal hidden nuggets of the past.