This Minnesota-shaped forest is actually located in the state it is shaped like.

A "Minnesota-style" pizza parlor in the Scandinavian heart of Seattle.

This Seattle curio shop collects and sells haunted items in order to spread wonder one grim artifact at a time.

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

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

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

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.

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

A lush Seattle garden designed by the same landscape architects responsible for New York's Central Park.

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

This Cold War siren is one off the last of its kind still standing with its immensely powerful original horn.

Inside this curiosity shop, visitors can peruse the clown collection or purchase a molar from the mouth of Bigfoot.

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

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

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

In this subterranean brick arcade, a small shop continues the ancient practice of bookbinding.

This remarkable collection devoted to the study of fish includes 1 million preserved specimens from all around the world.

This Seattle museum displays the history of the telephone through an impressive collection of telecom equipment.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

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

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

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

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

This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.