Places emmeliamathews Wants to Go

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.

This tiny home built on revenge appears to be scarcely wider than a Volkswagen.

This graveyard contains markers and monuments dedicated to some of the darkest chapters in Washington's history.

A Seattle oddities shop brimming with Victorian-era gems and antique curio.

This Seattle curio shop collects and sells haunted items in order to spread wonder one grim artifact at a time.

This quiet neighborhood is also home to a 700-ton rock transported by the last Ice Age.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

What's that on the side of that building? Va Va Voom, it's Bettie!

An allegedly haunted mansion with a tragic, tawdry past.

Browse through roughly 130,000 titles in the world's largest independent video rental store.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

This remarkable collection devoted to the study of fish includes 1 million preserved specimens from all around the world.

This offbeat trailer park is home to vintage peddlers, local artists, indie makers, and more.

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

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

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

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

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

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

Dating back to the 500s, these stones include some of the oldest Christian memorials in Scotland.