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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Poulsbo

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Poulsbo, Washington

Updated May 25, 2016
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Viking Fest Parade

Poulsbo, Washington

'Little Norway on the Fjord'

The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.
The Licorice Shrine

Poulsbo, Washington

The Licorice Shrine

Sweet or salty, super hot or mixed into beer, this is the holy land for all things licorice.
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Petroglyphs visible on Haleets Rock.

Bainbridge Island, Washington

Haleets Rock

Mysterious ancient petroglyphs carved on a glacial boulder at the tip of Bainbridge Island.
4 miles from Poulsbo
Frog Rock and Lady Bug Rock on Bainbridge Island WA

Bainbridge Island, Washington

Bainbridge Island Frog Rock

The boulder is a landmark, public art, and an icon.
6 miles from Poulsbo

Bainbridge Island, Washington

Pia the Peacekeeper

This 18-foot-tall public art installation is another of sculptor Thomas Dambo's trolls.
8 miles from Poulsbo
Periscope built into the wall in the men’s restroom at Doc’s Marina Grill on Bainbridge Island

Bainbridge Island, Washington

Doc's Marina Grill

The window above the urinal in the men's restroom is a giant periscope that offers a panoramic view of Eagle Harbor.
9 miles from Poulsbo
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Bainbridge Island, Washington

Japanese American Exclusion Memorial

This monument remembers the first Japanese Americans forcibly relocated during World War II.
10 miles from Poulsbo
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