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

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

Mysterious ancient petroglyphs carved on a glacial boulder at the tip of Bainbridge Island.

Overlooking Puget Sound sits a garden with a Buddhist prayer wheel and an elaborate labyrinth.

This 329-acre nature park is Lake Washington's largest remaining wetland ecosystem.

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.

Tucked away in Seward Park is Seattle’s only old-growth forest.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

Inside this curiosity shop, visitors can peruse the clown collection or purchase a molar from the mouth of Bigfoot.

This beautiful landscape is the only Sichuan-style garden outside of China.

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

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.

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

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

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

The last remnant of a tree that helped prove to the world that sequoias are real—and they’re spectacular.

The 14th-century ruins are said to contain healing powers.

Folklore says this medieval fortress was plopped atop a portal to hell to trap the demons below.

Human figures and faces are carved into the sandstone surrounding this cave in Czechia.

This former quarry is now a picturesque gorge that hides a sunken lake.

According to local legend, the devil shattered this column after losing a bet.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

The oldest garden in Prague, once part of an medieval orchard.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.