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The "Zymo-Xyl," built in 1963.

Seattle, Washington

Harry Partch's Musical Instruments

A collection of odd-shaped and quirky sounding instruments handmade by a midcentury inventor-composer.

The Library of Water

Stykkishólmur, Iceland

The Library of Water

This collection of unique liquids allows visitors to wander the waters of Iceland's glaciers.

The Seely "Skinny" House

Mamaroneck, New York

The Seely House

The "Skinny House" is made from scrap, salvage, and a neighbor’s kindness.

Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters

New York, New York

Unicorn Tapestries at the Cloisters

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

The praying mantis on the ride. Photo:

Bronx, New York

Bronx Zoo Bug Carousel

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

A Japanese nonna makes gyoza at Enoteca Maria.

Staten Island, New York

Nonnas of the World

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

"Welcome to Tromaville..."

Queens, New York

Troma Entertainment Inc.

The best B-movies filmed on a shoestring budget were born here.

A wall of sketchbooks at the Brooklyn Art Library.
Permanently Closed

St. Petersburg, Florida

Brooklyn Art Library

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

Bratmobile performing in London, 1994.

New York, New York

Riot Grrrl Collection at NYU

A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.

Skeleton Man Walking Skeleton Dinosaur.

Midland, South Dakota

Skeleton Man Walking Skeleton Dinosaur

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

In the town of Konagai bus stops come in different flavors, including strawberry.

Isahaya, Japan

Konagai's Fruit-Shaped Bus Stops

This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.

Present day Huautla de Jiménez

Huautla de Jiménez, Mexico

Huautla de Jiménez

Southern Mexico under the influence of mushrooms, ceremony and celebrity.

The stunning shape and color of this cliff gives it the appearance of a waterfall

San Pablo Villa de Mitla, Mexico

Hierve El Agua

This beautifully deceptive waterfall is something far different from what it appears to be.

Guarded by snakes

Tambon Phai Cham Sin, Thailand

Thailand's Biggest Buddha

The golden Buddha statue at the Wat Muang Monastery is the tallest in Thailand, and the ninth-tallest in the world.

National Museum of Funeral History

Houston, Texas

National Museum of Funeral History

Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.

Gibeau Orange Julep

Montreal, Québec

Gibeau Orange Julep

The skyline of Montreal includes the silhouette of an unexpected fruit-shaped Canadian staple.

Insect Tastings, yum!

Montreal, Québec

Insectarium of Montreal

The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.

Seen des Himmels (Lakes of the Sky)

Vienna, Austria

'Seen des Himmels' ('Lakes of the Sky')

In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, standing at this site just outside Vienna, Austria, the sky would have been found beneath your feet.

The Cemetery Library

Krems an der Donau, Austria

The Cemetery Library

A three-shelf library serves as a memorial in the Jewish cemetery of Krems.

Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo House-Studio Museum

Mexico City, Mexico

Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo House-Studio Museum

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses connected by a bridge.

Santo Domingo Monastery.

Oaxaca, Mexico

Jardín Etnobotánico de Oaxaca (Ethnobotanical Garden of Oaxaca)

A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.

A tree that will become an anthology in 100 years

Oslo, Norway

Forest of the Future Library

One thousand trees were planted in Norway to be used to print books a century from now.

The Holy Right Hand of St. Stephen

Budapest, Hungary

The Holy Right

The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.

Pecan Pie Vending Machine

Cedar Creek, Texas

Pecan Pie Vending Machine

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

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