Wall of Misfit Art

The north side is a wonder to behold. mikeveets (Atlas Obscura User)

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If you ever find yourself wandering down Greenwood Avenue on Seattle’s Phinney Ridge, especially if you’re feeling a little down, pay a visit to the Wall of Misfit Art and you’ll leave feeling a bit lighter and with a smile on your face.

Since 2021, the owners of the wall, inspired by the Island of Misfit Toys from the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer stop-action movie, have been creating and adding misfit objects d’art to the display that now almost completely covers the north exterior of their home. The art keeps changing and, at the time of this posting, the owners were on the hunt for a stuffed marlin to add to the menagerie.

Know Before You Go

The Wall of Misfit Art is best viewed from the driveway of the commercial building next to it, so visitors are asked to talk softly during business hours so as not to disturb the work that goes on there.