Weil am Rhein, Germany
Giant Chairs of Weil am Rhein
A town that sets itself apart with supersized designer seating.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Weil am Rhein, Germany
A town that sets itself apart with supersized designer seating.
Otaru, Japan
This dazzling three-story shop showcases the art and history of music boxes, a popular novelty in Japan.
Oil Springs, Ontario
A petroleum heritage museum on the site where James Miller Williams dug the first commercial oil well on the continent in 1858.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This collection of 20th-century toys is filled with a lifelong personal toy collection brought from the U.S. to Amsterdam.
Paris, France
A giant silver apple a day keeps the perils of capitalism away.
Berlin, Germany
A statue of an astronomer gazes at the sky as a tribute to Caroline Herschel.
Tallinn, Estonia
This free museum is building a collection of books that are banned, censored or burnt around the world.
Ramat Hovav, Israel
One of the largest statues in Israel was erected to protest pollution.
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Soviet General Zhukov’s former home is a quiet spot amid the heavy traffic of Ulaanbaatar.
Aliki, Greece
This old museum contains dozens of detailed miniature ships and buildings.
Puerto Ayora, Ecuador
An exhibition devoted to the life (and posthumous taxidermy form) of the last known representative of the Pinta Island Tortoises.
Springfield, Massachusetts
This exhibit is devoted to the games and wonder that Hasbro has brought children worldwide.
Jenins, Switzerland
Middle-earth in the middle of Switzerland.
Pune, India
Believed to be the largest cricket museum in the world.
Albacete, Spain
Housed in a stunning Victorian building, this museum has the largest exhibition of knives, blades, penknives, and scissors in Spain.
Brescia, Italy
This sculpture of a rhinoceros suspended above a city square is meant to evoke the weight of the human condition.
Aldeburgh, England
This massive metal scallop is a tribute to an English composer who once walked across this beach.
Berlin, Germany
A museum specifically dedicated to the Trabant, one of the iconic automobiles of the GDR.
Vancouver, British Columbia
This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:
Utrecht, Netherlands
The cutest way to stay safe in traffic.
Matsumoto, Japan
This small Japanese street is lined with figures, sculptures and a shrine dedicated to frogs.
Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia
This 20-foot-tall sculpture is in honor of the herd of bighorn sheep that call Radium Hot Springs home.
Madrid, Spain
Nicknamed the "Spirit of Paul Klee," this colorful apartment building features an array of multicolored panels.
Abomey, Benin
A giant chameleon, with a fascinating purpose.