1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

Is this the most Portland place ever?

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

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

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

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

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

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

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

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

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

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