Volo, Illinois
Volo Auto Museum
Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.
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Volo, Illinois
Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.
Durham, England
These lamps were created to expel sewer gases after an event known as The Great Stink.
London, England
It celebrates a very stinky task and salutes London's fatberg-vanquishing team.
England
Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".
Paris, France
An odd museum dedicated to French fakes.
Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France
A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.
Colleville-sur-Mer, France
A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.
London, England
The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Skipton, England
This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.
Fort Mitchell, Kentucky
A museum that houses the world's largest collection of ventriloquism dummies.
Madrid, Spain
The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Mellieħa, Malta
An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.
Novosibirsk, Russia
This cuddly rodent has a place of honor at a Russian institute for genetic research.
Wick, Scotland
The world's shortest street was created by an awkwardly placed hotel.
Johnstone, Scotland
A 16th-century castle unexpectedly nestled within a post-war housing development.
Alnwick, England
This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.
Andermatt, Switzerland
A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."
Obergoms VS, Switzerland
A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.
Ironbridge, England
This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.
Portsmouth, England
Hauled from the water's depths, Henry VIII's flagship is preserved in this capsule-shaped museum.
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England
This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.