With its vaulted ceiling and gilded details, this University of Washington library would feel right at home inside an old palace.

A bookstore with an entire room dedicated to damaged and forlorn comic books.

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

This beautiful landscape is the only Sichuan-style garden outside of China.

This contemporary art museum is filled with other, smaller museums, which feature work from artists primarily in the Pacific Northwest.

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

A busy cafe better known for board games than food.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

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

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

The "world’s largest honky-tonk" also has its own indoor rodeo arena.

The world's second-longest burning light bulb.

This small museum tells the story of Fort Worth's first and largest superstore.

A Texas museum filled with Broncos and Betties.

A serene temple with stunning stained glass hides in downtown Dallas.

This sculpture of a bowler hat is complemented by a matching umbrella a few blocks away.

This collection of bronze hands comes from astronauts, presidents, baseball greats, and more.

Cockroach Museum features roach celebrities and live hissing cockroaches.

Hidden within a spa in a Texas strip mall is a restaurant specializing in Eastern European foods.

This museum is dedicated to the workers that help keep the power on.

A museum dedicated to a unique ecosystem.