Funky Things to Do in Your City
By Anna Roth, Seattle Editor
Skip the routine: From offbeat restaurants and strange bars to outlandish attractions and unique shops, find funky things to do in Seattle.
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Archie McPhee & Co.
2428 NW Market St, Seattle, WA
From rubber chickens to bacon strip bandages, find zany gifts in every shape and size at this kitsch emporium. -
Kort Haus
6732 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA
Feeling adventurous? This Phinney Ridge find has a sprawling beer list and exotic-meat burgers galore (from alligator to yak). -
Fremont Troll
N 36th St, Seattle, WA
Fremont's most beloved sculpture, the 18-foot troll lurks under an overpass and crushes a VW bug in his stony fingers. -
Beth's Cafe
7311 Aurora Ave N, Seattle, WA
Enjoy the crayon-drawing decor in this classic Aurora greasy spoon while waiting for your 12-egg omelet. -
Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
1001 Alaskan Way Ste 54, Seattle, WA
Since 1899, this waterfront trinket shop displays mummies, deformed animals in jars and Ecuadorian shrunken heads amongst its tourist knickknacks. -
Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art
1116 108th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA
More than 1,000 dolls on permanent display at this Bellevue museum, from rare 19th-century wooden matrons to original Barbies. -
13 Coins Restaurant
125 Boren Ave N, Seattle, WA
Kick back in a leatherette booth straight from the Rat Pack and enjoy the people-watching at this unusual upscale diner. -
Deluxe Junk
3518 Fremont Pl N, Seattle, WA
Goodwill's glitzy cousin boasts a used collection that's a pastiche of campy, classic and where-the-heck-did-you-find-THAT. -
Bizzarro Italian Cafe
1307 N 46th St, Seattle, WA
This quirky, kitsch-filled Italian bistro is a Wallingford institution.
