Places Marina Wang Wants to Go

This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.

A former plague hospital turned medical museum.

This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.

Oldest Museum of the Netherlands is a true cabinet of curiosities.

This subterranean studio is filled with fascinating kinetic art.

A unique collection of gilded age mechanical pianos.

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.

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

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

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

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

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

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

A former elementary school houses one man's extensive collection of art, artifacts, and taxidermy.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

This vast, pristine wilderness is home to a rare subspecies of black bear.

By public opinion, this is Canada's knottiest tree.

A Canadian port town is oddly home to two of the largest tree burls in the world.

Saved by a logger, this Douglas fir is one of the last great old-growth trees in Canada.

These sweets make convincing mimics of everything from fish balls to eggs to koi ponds.