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

A delightfully quirky blend of oddities spread throughout an old 1920s bank.

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

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

"Girl in a Wetsuit" is what happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100 year old copyright.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

Bird dung painted this huge boulder which in turn inspired the name of a city.

An electrifying collection of gadgets and literature from the 16th through 20th centuries.

These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.

Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.

An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

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

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

The Denny Substation has been called "the coolest substation in the world" and sits in a densely populated Seattle neighborhood.

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

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.

Leave a button on the jacket of this iconic Seattle clown.

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

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

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

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.