Duffel, Belgium
Duffelcoat Statue
The birthplace of the titular coat and related products celebrates its claim to fame with a statue of a coat.
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Duffel, Belgium
The birthplace of the titular coat and related products celebrates its claim to fame with a statue of a coat.
Margate, England
Europe's "only museum dedicated to the decapod" is full of quirky and absurdist displays, including one featuring the "famous" Giant Crab of Margate.
Portland, Oregon
On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.
Ritzville, Washington
A diorama lover's dream world.
Budapest, Hungary
The largest statue of this convex, homogeneous object with just one stable and one unstable equilibrium point.
Groningen, Netherlands
Every winter, this former planetarium is transformed into a massive, brightly-lit Christmas ornament.
Culver City, California
Dioramas and animatronics lead you through the story of Bhagavad-gita, the Indian literary classic.
Rhyll, Australia
A conservation sanctuary for rescued koalas, some of which were saved from devastating Australian bushfires.
Hallstatt, Austria
An Austrian house of bones filled with hundreds of intricately painted skulls.
Gmunden, Austria
These are probably the most beautifully crafted toilets you've ever seen.
Kingman, Arizona
A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.
Nienhagen, Germany
Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.
Groningen, Netherlands
Preserving the research tools, unexpected inventions, and odd collections of generations of college professors.
Holmdel, New Jersey
This water tower commemorates the invention of the transistor on this site in 1947.
Parkville, Australia
This unusual stone monument marks the starting point of the epic and tragic event.
Pereiaslav, Ukraine
A century-old church is now a space museum with a treasure trove of Soviet space items.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
A former plant in one of the hubs of U.S. steelmaking has been turned into this museum celebrating the history of American industry.
London, England
A museum that chronicles the interesting and often dark history of the London docklands, once one of the major trading ports of the world.
Reading, England
This display showcases the culinary equivalent of steel-toe boots during World War I.
Munich, Germany
A museum dedicated Germany's favorite drink and most well-known festival.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
This futuristic building is yet another architectural wonder in Dubai.
Indiana, Pennsylvania
The hometown of movie legend, military officer and All-American guy next door, honors this great actor.
Eelde, Netherlands
The largest collection of the iconic wooden shoe in the world.
Guthrie, Kentucky
The birthplace of the first author to win the Pulitzer Prize in fiction and poetry.