Though the case is scorched and the buttons half-melted, this hardy handheld gaming device can still run a game of Tetris.

Historic cuisine meets fine dining in a hotel-restaurant overlooking Hyde Park.

An imperial art museum offers edible versions of its most treasured displays in an on-site fine-dining restaurant.

With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.

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

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

An abandoned guano-mining city in the South Pacific.

Where a brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel, and a recluse met one Saturday and changed their lives forever.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.

This century-old confectioner's outlet store was plucked right out of the Seattle World's Fair.

This three-story antique market and curiosity emporium claims to be "the largest singly owned antique shop in the Pacific Northwest."

This monument to one of the largest science fiction games of all time bears the names of hundreds of thousands of players.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

Remnants of the city's Soviet history hover over this modern fast-food outlet.

This outdoor library provides around-the-clock access to around 7,000 books.

Remnants of a cone-shaped Nazi bomb shelter.

A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.

Scattered around Atlanta are little doors with big charm.

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

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

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.

This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."