City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.

A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.

An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.

One of several skulls claiming to belong to the beheaded St. John the Baptist is on display at this Roman church.

The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.

This abandoned building made of petrified wood was once a hotspot for buying moonshine.

The petroleum industry brings you the joys of hydrocarbons and largest collection of antique oil rigs in the world.

Forever immortalized in concrete, this Simpsons etching was crafted by show creator Matt Groening.

Definitely not a clown bar.

Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.

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

Always a new use for this old building.

Keeping Ballard's heritage alive with delicious, lightly battered Alaskan wild cod.

Its collection is a sweet reminder of the shuttered factory.