Pop Culture @ EMP Museum in Seattle

If all of the music exhibits weren't cool enough, the pop culture displays at the EMP Museum in Seattle really won us over. There were three separate sections: Icons of Science Fiction, Fantasy: Worlds of Myth and Magic, and Can't Look Away: The Lure of Horror Film. It was the perfect place for a couple of movie buffs to geek out. Here were some of the cool pieces of memorabilia we saw during our visit.

Christopher Reeves' Superman costume.

Independence Day model.

Teddy bear from A.I.

Lion costume from Wizard of Oz.

David Bowie's costume from Labyrinth.

Jason mask from Friday the 13th.

Gun from Men in Black.

Dalek from Doctor Who.

Shirt from Shaun of the Dead.

Labyrinth display.

Zombie costume from Thriller music video.

Yoda's necklace and cane from Star Wars.

Wizard of Oz guard costume.

Popular sci-fi weapons.

The alien from Alien.

Star Wars lightsaber prop.

Darth Vader prosthetic makeup piece.

Blair Witch Project.

Princess Bride costume.

Captain Kirk's chair surrounded by tribbles.

Uhura's ear piece.

Forbidden Planet robot.

Fremont Troll in Seattle, WA

It was after seeing a model of the Fremont Troll at the Celluloid Seattle exhibit at MOHAI that Mike and I decided it would be cool to try and search it out. Once we got back to our hotel we looked it up online and realized it was actually just a short 10 minute drive from where we were.

My memory of the Fremont Troll came directly from 10 Things I Hate About You, but admittedly, had we not checked out that exhibit we never would have thought to come see this. Mike and I snapped a few pictures of each other on the Troll and then we were on our way. It was another cool unexpected find on our road trip of the Northwest.

Fremont Troll - 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

Mike on the Troll's head.

Pike Place Market Gum Wall

If you find yourself at Pike Place Market in Seattle you have to walk down to check out the Market Theater Gum Wall. The wall began sometime around 1993, supposedly because the theater didn't allow gum inside. Despite initial resistance, the gum wall continued to grow and has now become a tourist attraction with plenty of people purposefully adding their gum to the display. 

Despite being a little bit gross, the alley actually smells sugary because of all the gum. The gum wall is also strangely beautiful with all of the colours and unique messages attached - some even spelled out in gum. I loved it, although I did get a piece of gum on the bottom of my sandal.