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

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

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

Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.

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

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

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

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

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.

Tasked with beautifying a disused stretch of industrial land one artist filled a hole with grass.

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.

This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.

A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.

A sprawling cave network created by a lone lava tube.

The remains of a former logging boom town, crumbled away in the forest.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.