Zaandam, Netherlands
The Clog Museum
A Dutch clog company in the town of Zaandam loves the wooden shoes so much it made a museum for them.
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Zaandam, Netherlands
A Dutch clog company in the town of Zaandam loves the wooden shoes so much it made a museum for them.
Arcola, Illinois
This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.
Mitchell, South Dakota
A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.
Blue Earth, Minnesota
This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.
Bartlett, Illinois
This elaborate Hindu temple is located in a Chicago suburb, but looks like it was transported directly from India.
Lisle, Illinois
A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.
Mountain View, California
From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.
Ghent, Belgium
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Kinderdijk, Netherlands
Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.
Aalsmeer, Netherlands
The largest flower auction house in the world.
Utrecht, Netherlands
This Netherlands museum holds a gloriously mechanical collection of ornate musical automata.
Freeport, Illinois
The only place in America where anyone who wants can shovel coal aboard an antique train.
Mount Hamilton, California
The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
San Jose, California
The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.
San Jose, California
An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.
Mill Run, Pennsylvania
Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.
Dubuque, Iowa
For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.
Lynchburg, Tennessee
All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.
Moscow, Russia
This building holds the embalmed remains of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.