Seattle, Washington
Harry Partch's Musical Instruments
A collection of odd-shaped and quirky sounding instruments handmade by a midcentury inventor-composer.
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Seattle, Washington
A collection of odd-shaped and quirky sounding instruments handmade by a midcentury inventor-composer.
Stykkishólmur, Iceland
This collection of unique liquids allows visitors to wander the waters of Iceland's glaciers.
Mamaroneck, New York
The "Skinny House" is made from scrap, salvage, and a neighbor’s kindness.
New York, New York
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
Bronx, New York
The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.
Staten Island, New York
A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.
Queens, New York
The best B-movies filmed on a shoestring budget were born here.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles
New York, New York
A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.
Midland, South Dakota
Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.
Isahaya, Japan
This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.
Huautla de Jiménez, Mexico
Southern Mexico under the influence of mushrooms, ceremony and celebrity.
San Pablo Villa de Mitla, Mexico
This beautifully deceptive waterfall is something far different from what it appears to be.
Tambon Phai Cham Sin, Thailand
The golden Buddha statue at the Wat Muang Monastery is the tallest in Thailand, and the ninth-tallest in the world.
Houston, Texas
Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.
Montreal, Québec
The skyline of Montreal includes the silhouette of an unexpected fruit-shaped Canadian staple.
Montreal, Québec
The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.
Vienna, Austria
In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, standing at this site just outside Vienna, Austria, the sky would have been found beneath your feet.
Krems an der Donau, Austria
A three-shelf library serves as a memorial in the Jewish cemetery of Krems.
Mexico City, Mexico
The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses connected by a bridge.
Oaxaca, Mexico
A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.
Oslo, Norway
One thousand trees were planted in Norway to be used to print books a century from now.
Budapest, Hungary
The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.
Cedar Creek, Texas
A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.