Color-coded signs direct drivers on a network of routes designed to avoid Pittsburgh traffic.

The souvenir got the company’s founder out of a pretty pickle at the World’s Fair.

The Master of Magnetism dominates the walls of a scrap metal yard to keep graffiti artists at bay.

Despite being stolen multiple times, this civic electrician's street corner Snoopy won't be stopped.

A quiet, gothic haven nestled between Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill and Point Breeze neighborhoods.

The god of wine stares out at passersby on this busy Pittsburgh thoroughfare.

Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.

The last remnants of Fort Pitt also hold the distinction of being the oldest structure west of the Allegheny Mountains.

The largest police museum in the western United States displays the evolution of crime-fighting Seattle.

A "Minnesota-style" pizza parlor in the Scandinavian heart of Seattle.

A Seattle oddities shop brimming with Victorian-era gems and antique curio.

Once a year, thousands of naked cyclists flood the streets of a Seattle neighborhood.

In the absence of a Chinese-language newspaper, for years the community posted daily updates on this simple bulletin board.

Five varieties of trees with custom-designed grates around the trunk are planted along the route of the Seattle Transit Tunnel.

This historic hub for labor unions has survived the city's changing landscape.

This gold-winged spire celebrates the first true flight around the world.

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

The four tall pillars once marked the entrance of the historic Seattle church that fought for women's suffrage and civil rights.

A colorful statue honoring the local salmon in glass and bronze.

A frozen relic of Seattle's hydroelectric boom is now a teaching facility for future engineers.

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

The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

A 1,000 pound brass bell commemorates a time when this small maritime neighborhood was actually its own separate city.