A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

The country's oldest continually-operated mini golf course lies hidden in plain sight, eclipsed by one of D.C.'s most popular tourist attractions.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

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

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

Keeping Ballard's heritage alive with delicious, lightly battered Alaskan wild cod.

Feeding hungry Ballard boat workers since 1922.

The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

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

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

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

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.