At least 14 twice-retired ships were sunk to make a lovely rusting breakwater in Comox Harbour.

An eclectic retreat speckled with whimsical folk art.

A hat for every occasion can be found in this British Columbia haunt.

A Boeing mechanic and his wife leave a whimsical, stone sculptured garden as their legacy.

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

The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.

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

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

A busy cafe better known for board games than food.

Seattle's super-sized cowboy apparel once belonged to a themed gas station that wrangled in herds of tourists.

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

A brewery warehouse which doubles as a circus bigtop.

A vinyl-lover's Shangri-La.

Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

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

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

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.

A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.

This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

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

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

Pick up all of the cosmic knick-knacks under the sun or take a creative writing course, all offered in this novelty storefront.