Rotterdam, Netherlands
Schaakstukkenmuseum (The Chessmen Museum)
This small museum located under the famous cube houses, is home to some 30,000 chess pieces.
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Rotterdam, Netherlands
This small museum located under the famous cube houses, is home to some 30,000 chess pieces.
Athens, Greece
One of the greatest collections of coins in the world is housed in the former mansion of an archeological pioneer.
Ryde, England
Obscene versions of this artist's work are the most popular.
Västerås SO, Sweden
This museum of Viking vessels allows visitors to take a replica out for a spin.
Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico
This museum honors a unique musical instrument of African origins, whose sound defines a city.
Drumheller, Alberta
As if T-rex wasn't big enough, this Canadian monument is four times larger than the real thing.
Parson, British Columbia
A roadside attraction fit for a giant.
Whitehorse, Yukon
This decommissioned DC-3 now forever points into the oncoming wind.
Sauran, Kazakhstan
This was once the largest city in Kazakhstan, and a major stop on the Silk Road.
Tours, France
This museum preserves over-the-top masterpieces that once qualified artisans for membership into a medieval guild.
Darjeeling, India
The Hungarian linguistics expert who wrote the first Tibetan–English dictionary was laid to rest in a remote Indian cemetery.
Holbrook, Arizona
For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.
Baku, Azerbaijan
A unique museum dedicated to culture and artistry of carpet weaving.
Dedham, Massachusetts
This art display in Dedham honors a local fish, and is dedicated to the volunteers who restored the canal.
Indonesia
Mount Tambora is the site of the largest and deadliest volcanic eruption in recorded human history.
Panjin Shi, China
A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.
Telford, England
This whimsical, unique clock has been entertaining shoppers for well over 20 years.
Havana, Florida
This small museum is dedicated to the history of Havana and Florida's once-booming tobacco industry.
Budapest, Hungary
Some of the greatest minds in the history of Hungarian art and science converged in this café.
Nelson, England
This giant weaving shuttle celebrates Lancashire's importance during the Industrial Revolution.
Savannah, Georgia
Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.
Antwerp, Belgium
This former guildhall with a bacon-like exterior is now home to a museum covering 600 years of Antwerp's musical history.
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.
Penong, Australia
A tiny town's spinning, whirling propeller collection holds Australia's largest windmill.