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

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

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

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.

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

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

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

A piece of Seattle’s historic Chinatown preserved inside a modern museum.

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

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

An allegedly haunted mansion with a tragic, tawdry past.

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

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

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

This three-story antique market and curiosity emporium claims to be "the largest singly owned antique shop in the Pacific Northwest."

This century-old confectioner's outlet store was plucked right out of the Seattle World's Fair.

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

Hundreds of handmade critters fill this tiny window gallery in the heart of Portland's Alberta Arts District.

A mile-long audio-guided walking tour preserves an iconic era of Portland soul music.

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

This small oasis of flora and art was created in remembrance of a local auto business owner.

Eight huge lanterns lining a city street can change color on command.