Palm Trees in the Pacific Northwest?

Yes! At Ballard’s Palm Room, palms and tropical plants abound. Inside a lush environment that blends an industrial aesthetic with a lovely woodland quietude, there’s a palm and tropical wonder every place you look. Behold a giant, bird’s nest fern or tiny, green marimo (rare, ball-shaped algae harvested in Japan and Iceland), or some uniquely beautiful bling by way of chem-lab beaker terrariums created by resident green thumb Lisa Haglund. The Palm Room, 5336 Ballard Ave NW, Ballard, 206-782-7256; www.thepalmroom.com