The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

A hidden gem full of oddities, curiosities and macabre antiques.

Pause for an afternoon fika with sublime Scandinavian cakes and pastries.

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

The classic lawn figurine now claims this wooded area as home.

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

This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

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

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

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

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle's uniquely modern Central Library.

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

An eclectic restaurant serving from and to the nearby Chittenden Locks.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

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

A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.

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

Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.

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.

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

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

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