Entry No. 12 — the Seattle file — filed under: oddities

Ballyhoo Curiosity Shop

A dense Ballard Avenue shop sorted into categories like human osteology, diaphonized (cleared-and-stained) specimens, sea life, and bones and skulls. A two-headed calf holds court as a display-only piece that isn't for sale, and the taxidermy includes a raccoon frozen mid-gesture flipping the bird. Antique dolls and uranium-glazed dishes round out the haul.

The move: Find the diaphonized specimens together and try to guess what each glowing, see-through creature used to be.

📍 Ballard, Seattle
💸 $$
⚡ Up for anything
🌗 Indoors

Where: 5333 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107

Hours: Added 2026-06-24 — confirm current hours before you go.

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Proof: source 1 · source 2 · source 3 · source 4

last checked: 2026-06-24