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

The cardinal directions, set in stone.

An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.

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

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.

Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.

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

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

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