Seattle Museum of the Mysteries in Seattle, Washington (Gone)

The Seattle Museum of the Mysteries was a shopfront museum in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood that specialized in the paranormal.

Seattle Museum of Mysteries in Seattle, Washington

The small basement museum and research center was jam packed with books, photos, documents, and artifacts related to paranormal science, ancient civilizations, alternate reality, UFOs, crop circles, mysteries, and bigfoot.

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Exhibits included a wax head rendition of D.B. Cooper (the man who hijacked Northwest Orient Flight 305 and went missing after jumping out of the plane in 1971), a giant stuffed Bigfoot and a set of Sasquatch footprints, a Ghost Communication Box that allos visitors to ask questions to the spirits, haunted locations of the Northwest, photos of Washington State Crop Circles, and the Maury Island UFO Mystery.

After moving a few times and changing their name to the Northwest Museum of Legends and Lore, the museum officially closed shop in 2014. But, while the physical location was closed to the public, online exhibits can now be found at nwlegendsmuseum.com.

Seattle Museum of Mysteries in Seattle, Washington
Seattle Museum of Mysteries in Seattle, Washington
Bigfoot at the Seattle Museum of Mysteries in Seattle, Washington
Bigfoot at the Seattle Museum of Mysteries in Seattle, Washington
Seattle Museum of Mysteries in Seattle, Washington
Seattle Museum of Mysteries in Seattle, Washington

Looking for more weird things to see in Seattle and Washington roadside attractions? Head to see all the weird attractions in Fremont, like the Fremont Troll, the statue of Lenin, and the Fremont rocket.


The Seattle Museum of the Mysteries

Former addresses:
623 Broadway Ave Seattle, WA
815 Airport Way S, Seattle, WA
Visit their website.


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The Road Trip Journal & Activity Book - Everything You Need to Have and Record an Epic Road Trip! By Valerie Bromann

The Road Trip Journal & Activity Book

Everything You Need to Have and Record an Epic Road Trip!

BY Valerie Bromann

Enjoy fun games and challenges to pass the time on your next road trip and have a keepsake to look back on for years to come with this entertaining must-have for your next vacation.

The road trip you’ve been dreaming of starts here! Journal about your stops and get to know your fellow passengers with activities and exercises designed to pass the time and bring you closer together. Instead of “Are we there yet?” you’ll find yourself asking, “We’re there already?”. Complete with prompts you can turn to while driving between locations, this journal will one day be a memento of your life-changing trip.