Mima Mounds

Mima mounds In Washington State are low, flattened, circular to oval, domelike, natural mounds that are composed of loose, unstratified, often gravelly sediment. Theories for the origin of Mima mounds geology include burrowing by pocket gophers; accumulation of wind-blown sediment around vegetation; seismic ground shaking by major earthquakes and shrinking and swelling of clays.

Our Video (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq1R-Zonsr8

Website: http://www.dnr.wa.gov/MimaMounds

Location: 12315 Waddell Creek Rd SW, Olympia, WA 98512, United States

Ye Olde Curiosity Shop

Seattle Oddities Shop, the Ye Olde Curiosity Shop on Pier 54, showcases a huge collection of the weird and wonderful including human mummies, animal oddities (2-Headed Duckling Riding a Skateboard??), shrunken heads and more!

Our Video (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0Xaa7CL10c

Website: http://yeoldecuriosityshop.com/

Location: Pier 54, 1001 Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA 98104, United States

Freemont Troll

Indie shops and hip bars pack the Fremont Seattle neighborhood on the north bank of the canal. Quirky outdoor sculptures include the gigantic Freemont Troll, lurking under the Aurora Bridge, and the towering Fremont Rocket. The Troll was featured in the Heath Ledger film 10 Things I Hate About You.

Our Video (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NucrOlPxnck

Website: http://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/programs-and-services/p-patch-community-gardening/p-patch-list/trolls-knoll

Location: N 36th St, Seattle, WA 98103, United States