A busy cafe better known for board games than food.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

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

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.

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

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

Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.

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

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.

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

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.

The oldest pastificio in Queens offers visitors fresh noodles and a peek inside the macaroni-making magic.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

This seemingly unremarkable boulder is said to bear the hoofprint of the devil himself.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.

The famous author's cottage hideaway.

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.