This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

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

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

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

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

A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.

A rotting tree in the middle of Seattle doubles as an elaborately-controlled art piece.

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

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

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

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

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

Known as the "Hobbit Houses," these storybook homes look like they're straight out of the Shire.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

These quaint cottages feature built-in signaling devices for fishermen.

These ruins of a medieval church are full of architectural mysteries.

The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.

This Scottish castle has witnessed clan rivalries, Jacobite uprisings, whisky smuggling, and more.

This landmark of the Chicago silent film industry may not be in the picture business anymore but it still stands proudly.

This hidden bridge is where local children leave gifts and messages for the island's fay folk.

This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

An eccentric millionaire's personal curio collection includes at least one shrunken head.

This massive crater in the middle of nowhere was used to train astronauts for moon landings.