A friendly old art teacher, who calls himself "RichArt," has been constantly adding bleached wood, bike reflectors, old yo-yos, Styrofoam, and other beautiful bits of refuse to his house for many... »

Architectural Oddities, Eccentric Homes, Obscura Day Location | Edited by michelle and Nicholas Jackson

Marsh's Free Museum is a roadside stop that lures you in with more than tacky seashell gifts (though they have plenty of those too). The walls and ceiling are lined with various knick knacks from... »

Unique Collections, Mummies, Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by Dylan and Nicholas Jackson

The swath of grassy humps known as the Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve spins a mystery as yet without an ending. As with any good story, context is critical: where a single... »

Geological Oddities | Edited by zenomott and wythe

The original Tacoma Narrows Bridge opened on July 1, 1940, and collapsed into Puget Sound on November 7, 1940. The suspension bridge spanned the Tacoma Narrows strait between Tacoma and the Kitsap... »

Strange Science, Disaster Areas, Architectural Oddities | Edited by Annetta

The Nutty Narrows Bridge was constructed in 1963 by a local builder, the late Amos Peters, to give squirrels a way to cross Olympia Way, a busy Longview, Washington thoroughfare, without getting... »

Microminiature art, Inspired Inventions, Architectural Oddities, Follies and Grottoes | Edited by tonkatruk and mrobscurity