A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

An eccentric millionaire's personal curio collection includes at least one shrunken head.

This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.

While these wooden totems bear a striking resemblance to First Nations artwork of British Columbia, their actual origins lay on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

Antiques shop filled with all manner of curious collectibles.

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

Greenery cloaks this serene sculpture inspired by the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan.

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

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

A hub of information on tropical diseases and their treatments.

Tour the original street level of Port Angeles, buried underground in 1914.

Quirky movable sculptures have been racing through the town since 1983.

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

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

Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.

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.

A dilapidated amusement park with a million-dollar view.

A neutrino detector built into the largest man-made underground cavity in the world.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

Crawl through the hole in the middle of this stone to break off a bad relationship or initiate a good one.

The traditional houses along the coast of this charming Japanese fishing village allow people to sleep above the sea.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.