A collection of odd-shaped and quirky sounding instruments handmade by a midcentury inventor-composer.

What's that on the side of that building? Va Va Voom, it's Bettie!

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

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.

This offbeat trailer park is home to vintage peddlers, local artists, indie makers, and more.

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

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

An enclosed rotunda at the Henry Art Gallery in which viewers can look up and see the uninterrupted sky.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.

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

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

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

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

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.

A whimsical village of unique treehouses resides in a Washington forest.

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

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