Vashon, Washington
Vashon Island Bike Tree
A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."
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Vashon, Washington
A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."
Port Orchard, Washington
Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.
Carnation, Washington
This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.
Seattle, Washington
This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.
Seattle, Washington
This Seattle museum displays the history of the telephone through an impressive collection of telecom equipment.
Seattle, Washington
A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.
Seattle, Washington
A piece of Seattle’s historic Chinatown preserved inside a modern museum.
Seattle, Washington
A Seattle oddities shop brimming with Victorian-era gems and antique curio.
Seattle, Washington
A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.
Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Seattle, Washington
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
County Donegal, Ireland
The world's toughest modern Christian pilgrimage leads directly to the gates of Hell.
Wicklow, Ireland
Oliver Cromwell once seized the land under this house, which included the ruins of a medieval abbey that the owner used to build his stately home.
Wexford, Ireland
After being destroyed by IRA sympathizers, the ruins of this stately Irish manor have sat vacant for decades.
Galway, Ireland
The world of the ancient Celtic civilization explained through a bewitching 11 acre garden.
Seoul, South Korea
Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.
Nagasaki, Japan
Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.
Buffalo, New York
Ruins of a once-prized railroad station in New York.
Dublin, Ireland
A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.
Tullamore, Ireland
An 1814 castle that hosts an exhibit of "explorabilia".
Sligo, Ireland
This 30-foot pile of rocks may be the grave of a mythological Irish queen.
Sligo, Ireland
A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.
Nelson, Nevada
A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.