Bellingham, Washington
SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention
An electrifying collection of gadgets and literature from the 16th through 20th centuries.
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Bellingham, Washington
An electrifying collection of gadgets and literature from the 16th through 20th centuries.
Tacoma, Washington
This three-story antique market and curiosity emporium claims to be "the largest singly owned antique shop in the Pacific Northwest."
Long Beach, Washington
This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.
Friday Harbor, Washington
Orcas on display and in the water.
Seattle, Washington
Keeping Ballard's heritage alive with delicious, lightly battered Alaskan wild cod.
Walla Walla, Washington
"Enter and be entertained or annoyed by Dada in Walla Walla."
Seattle, Washington
A collection of odd-shaped and quirky sounding instruments handmade by a midcentury inventor-composer.
Port Townsend, Washington
An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.
Granger, Washington
In Washington's Yakima Valley lies a town "where dinosaurs roam."
Seattle, Washington
This offbeat trailer park is home to vintage peddlers, local artists, indie makers, and more.
Goldendale, Washington
A fine, large-aperture telescope available for public use.
Long Beach, Washington
Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.
Vancouver, Washington
A whimsical menagerie of devils, krampuses, satyrs, and other horned creatures.
Coulee City, Washington
Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.
Seattle, Washington
Browse through roughly 130,000 titles in the world's largest independent video rental store.
Seattle, Washington
This remarkable collection devoted to the study of fish includes 1 million preserved specimens from all around the world.
Molson, Washington
This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.
Anacortes, Washington
This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.
Seattle, Washington
This Seattle museum displays the history of the telephone through an impressive collection of telecom equipment.
Seattle, Washington
Old submarine parts have been converted into faux whale fins.
Forks, Washington
A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.
Seattle, Washington
An enclosed rotunda at the Henry Art Gallery in which viewers can look up and see the uninterrupted sky.
Seattle, Washington
A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.
Carnation, Washington
This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.