Tokyo, Japan
Asakura Gallery
Kawaii meets poisonous at this unique art gallery.
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Tokyo, Japan
Kawaii meets poisonous at this unique art gallery.
Monterey, California
Enormous crabs, bioluminescent jellies, and other amazing creatures from the ocean’s depths—some of which are in an aquarium for the first time ever.
Boston, Massachusetts
The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.
Asheville, North Carolina
A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.
Mackinaw City, Michigan
Taxidermy and miniatures come together to create this unique museum.
Boston, Massachusetts
This bronze sculpture was inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife embracing after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Winona, Missouri
A 40-foot waterfall flows into this unique natural swimming hole.
Ballachulish, Scotland
The location of the Bridge of Death and the Gorge of Eternal Peril in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."
Boston, Massachusetts
America’s oldest community theater, this Boston club has been in operation since 1877.
Hanoi, Vietnam
This time-honored eatery near Hoàn Kiếm Lake serves the classic pairing of rice vermicelli soup and savory sticky rice.
Brunswick, Germany
Bursting forth from a historic German neighborhood, these day-glo palaces are now a bright fixture in the town.
Wellington, New Zealand
The world's first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary is a haven for New Zealand's rare and endangered species.
Wichita, Kansas
The first "Hut" was actually a small brick building.
Batumi, Georgia
The first skyscraper to include a Ferris wheel built into the facade.
Paris, France
For more than a century, Parisians have come for affordable dishes in a grand converted train station.
Fredericton, New Brunswick
This bullfrog grew to an alleged weight of 42 pounds on a diet of whiskey, baked beans, and June bugs.
Tokyo, Japan
Only recently added to the shrine, this googly-eyed snail demon of unknown origin is said to have eye-healing powers.
Tokyo, Japan
Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.
Pakenham, Australia
Dedicated to a strange, local cryptid beloved by all.
Staunton, Illinois
This lagomorph-obsessed Route 66 emporium is home to a giant jackrabbit that sits in a bunny graveyard.
Marshfield, Wisconsin
"Iron Age" creatures fill this huckster's rusted metal sculpture garden.
Vandalia, Illinois
Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.
Nashville, Indiana
Where hikers on the Tecumseh Trail can exchange a dirty sock for a free geode.
Mentone, Indiana
A giant concrete egg marks this Indiana town as the "Egg Basket of the Midwest."