Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

This floating sculpture of ice is a poignant reminder of nature's power.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

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

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

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

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

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

A very big rock just plopped down in the New England woods.

The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.

An iconic steel and chrome diner from the 1940s left empty for nearly 20 years is in danger of being demolished.