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Tucked away in this waterfront shop is a collection of weird curios ranging from two mummified bodies (one the bullet-holed body of a prospector) to authentic Ecuadorian shrunken heads. The store and its...
citysearch.com - expert review - 04/10/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place is @#$@#$#@%@%$ weird... but a good place to take a quick peek inside. This looks like a small museum had sex with your great grandparents' attic.. there are tons of random things in here…
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ignore the trinkets and head to the back to gawk at the weird stuff. Two real dead mummies. Shrunken heads. Two-headed calves. The stuff for sale is silly--but cheap and interesting to children.…
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This was on my "to see" places that I had bookmarked for my trip to Seattle. Yes, it is a tourist trap, and those who live in Seattle might not find the need to go or visit...but it is what it is.…
yelp.com - user review - 08/19/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The only thing that piqued my curiosity here was how this place managed to stay open for so long. A bunch of random stuff here but none of it is worth looking at twice, let alone buy.
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2008
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This is a really fun place to visit when on the piers downtown. Make sure you try the restaurants inside of the galleria attatched to the shop. Worth going to see the odd collegtion of curiosities, and a fun...
kudzu.com - user review - 07/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a really fun place to visit when on the piers downtown. Make sure you try the restaurants inside of the galleria attatched to the shop. Worth going to see the odd collegtion of curiosities,…
yelp.com - user review - 07/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Who doesn't love random stuff? Everyone must visit this store at least once in their lifetime and if you're lucky enough to live in the area, there's always a reason to keep coming back.
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've spent a lot of time at Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe. In high school I ate acid and walked down here from Cap. Hill. I was severely overstimulated. They have: Two human mummies: Sylvester and…
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What's a trip to Seattle without a visit to good old mummified Sylvester and his merry band of oddities at Ye Olde Curiosity Shop? I love the silly fortune telling machines, the Ripley's Believe It…
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Lots of crap to see including Sylvester, the "modern" mummy found in the desert with a bullet in his stomach. With the 4 ****, let me also add these 2 caveats as to why I am rating it so high. 1)…
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
2 headed cat fetus? Check. Mummies? Check.
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The store has a bunch of knick knacks that you can't find anywhere else. It's a great place to visit if your a tourist! There are "natural" nail filers which are seashells!
yelp.com - user review - 03/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place sucks. I mean it's tchotchke heaven. Tons of shit you don't need, and if someone bought stuff for you from there, they'd no longer be friend or family. Gimmicky tourist traps that you…
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Yes. I did go in here. And felt like such a tourist. I guess I just moved here so I have the liberty to do touristy things without shame. I love the mummies (if a little creepy) I did not love the…
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Another quirky Seattle institution, you just gotta see this place. I think my favorite thing is probably the Humming Bird Nest in the cabinet at the back of the shop (right next to Sylvester and…
yelp.com - user review - 02/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
At Hare Krsna temple services on Sundays, growing up, I had Burfi. And guess what?! It's the same thing as fudge.
yelp.com - user review - 11/10/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place totally put a smile on my face -- like a twisted kid in a bar. The mummy alone was enough to get me in the door, but then there were so many other random cool things. There were several…
yelp.com - user review - 09/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We went into Ye Olde Curiosity Shop and found that a "Ghost tour" was just getting ready to leave. On a whim, we quickly paid $13 a piece and went outside with about 16 other people. The guide for…
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
One of the coolest places to look around. We didn't get very far, we saw the Ghost Tour sign which was departing just as we got there and went on it. We did go into "Ye Old Curiosity Shoppe too",…
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2007
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Shop is full of typical rehashed tourist items found in any major west coast tourist shop. Mostly low level stuff that is priced to high and will break easily. The older displays are nice and the waterfront itself relaxing.
openlist - user review - 08/09/2007
4.0 of 5 stars.
When I was a little kid the store was in a GIGANTIC wooden warehouse at the end of the piers. Naturally, it was far more cavernous inside, and because it was so old and creaky, it was pretty much 100%…
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Yikes! This place totally creeps me out! It smells funny. There is way too much junk to look at. The freak show stuff (the skeletons and pickled animals) gives me the heebie-jeebies. The only good…
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
4 stars for local flavor and fun.. only a short walk from Pike Place market and you can look at shrunken heads for as long as you'd like. It's right on the water and if filled with weird stuff to…
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place is way too clausterphobic for me, it was hard navagating through the aisles and toursists. and too much random junk everywhere. The staff was quite nice, but this place doesn't live up to…
yelp.com - user review - 05/09/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Overall: An interesting store, however very claustrophobic I think this place is a must if you haven't visited before. It is somewhat unusual, with half museum and half souvenir store. However, I find…
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2007
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This shop is one of the highlights of every trip I take down to the waterfront piers in downtown Seattle. What a fun shop! There are all sorts of fun treats, "touristy" souvenirs, and other fun items to take...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/28/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I know its a tourist place,but I enjoy coming here once every few yrs when I go to the waterfront. I asked my friend if she's ever been there. She said ," Oh yes". I said, " what did you think about…
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've only come here when I was a tourist, before moving to Seattle... and I was incredibly pleased. It was a great stop on our waterfront walk and so much fun to browse! We found my fiance's smashed…
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Cheesy but fun, this is a must-stop if you're walking the waterfront without a serious agenda. We got little tiny license plate keychains for the kids (the first time in a long time I've seen any place…
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I loved buying Mexican Jumping Beans here as a kid. I would save up all my money (which took a long time since a majority of my 7 year old budget was ear marked for jolly ranchers) and beg my mom to…
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
So much lovely dreck and horror! A Seattle institution.
yelp.com - user review - 12/14/2006
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1.0 of 5 stars.
A shop full of junk for tourists... BOO! These places piss me off something fierce. Marshes' Free museum in Long Beach is the only one of this type that's worthy.
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you are in Seattle you have to take a trip here. You must see the pig in the bottle... It is such a fun little odd shop! Complete tourist trap, but well worth checking out!
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Fun for everyone! Such a unique and interesting place to visit, a must for anyone and everyone!
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2006
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Perched on the downtown Seattle waterfront, this shop is sure to draw a crowd. If you're waiting for...
judysbook.com - user review - 05/04/2006
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What a fun place to browse in. I just love looking at the variety of stuff available here. The atmos...
judysbook.com - user review - 04/23/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ye Olde Curiosity Shop is a very interesting shop to say the least. Think Ripley's believe it or not. Besides selling wacky souvenirs they also have two mummified bodies! A interesting place to scope…
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
always worth the once around.its funky sorta tourist trapp that even sucks in the locals. i rember liking this place alot more when i was kid andi thought the shrunken head was real. but heck the…
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you live in Seattle and you haven't been to Ye Olde Curiosity Shop, you haven't had the full Seattle experience. Wacky, zany, with a touch of the supernatural and the skeptical, full of odds,…
yelp.com - user review - 11/30/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
More than one trip is needed to see all the weird stuff tucked away in nooks and crannies. Beware the dust! Its a definite tourist destination but that's what people want to see when they come to…
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2005
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Mummies, yummies, curiosities, and kitsch! This place has it all. Shop for the regular souvenirs lik...
judysbook.com - user review - 10/17/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A Seattle landmark since 1899, this self-proclaimed World's Most Unique Shop is as much of a museum as it is a store overflowing with oddities, tchotchkes, kitschy souvenirs, novelties, gag gifts, and…
yelp.com - user review - 10/13/2005
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I don't know whether to consider this more of a souvenir shop, or more of a mini-museum, because it ...
judysbook.com - user review - 10/08/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Can you say weird...yah really weird. They have bits of everything...stuffed animals, gadgets, jewelry, cards, skeletons and on and on. If you want something off the wall, Ye Olde is a great place…
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
WOW. Real shrunken heads, a mummy, pickled animals, carcasses of all kinds. I mean, I don't want to look but I just can't help it! You have to visit at least once. It's just creepy and fun at the…
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Like a macabre museum, mixed with a tourist trap. Everyone has to go to Ye Olde Curiosity Shop once, whether you live here or are a tourist. It mixes the usual tourist shop kitsch with all sorts of…
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2005
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I hadn't been to this place in years until about a month ago when I made a trip down to the Pier. Lo...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/13/2005
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If you stop by Seattle, then I must say Ye Olde Curiosity Shop is a must see! It's got weird stuff b...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/13/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
How can you NOT want to own a Sylvester the Mummy bobblehead?!? Half shop, half museum, whole institution. Yeah, I use that word a lot, but we have a few, you know. Even Ripley was impressed by the…
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2005
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I've been visiting the Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe since I was a kid every time we travelled thru Seattle. As parents of 7, my husband and I have enjoyed taking our kids there at least once every year, since we...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/29/2004
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