Creglingen, Germany
The Thimble Museum
A collection of 4,000 thimbles that's more versatile than one might imagine.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Creglingen, Germany
A collection of 4,000 thimbles that's more versatile than one might imagine.
Logan, Ohio
It took more than 20 years and a sharp eye for one man to assemble this quirky collection.
Brooklyn, New York
This collection of grinning ephemera has grown from basement to Brooklyn.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The largest collection of handbags in the world, the oldest of which were used to carry Bibles, primarily by men.
Wellington Mill, Australia
Thousands of lawn gnomes have infested this Australian roundabout.
Healdsburg, California
This collection of hand fans doubles as a history of femininity.
Evanston, Illinois
More than 8,000 drinking jugs say “Cheers!” to a guy named Toby.
Waxahachie, Texas
A Victorian mansion, painstakingly reproduced to appear just as the the Munster's family home did on TV.
Katy, Texas
Scale replica of China's ancient terracotta tomb warriors and Forbidden City are the side project of an eccentric millionaire.
Waco, Texas
Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.
Hearne, Texas
This one-woman cemetery was a small civil rights victory.
Ingram, Texas
A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.
Saint Hedwig, Texas
A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.
San Antonio, Texas
The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.
Burnet, Texas
This underwater old Texas hill town only resurfaces during harsh drought.
Marble Falls Township, Texas
Civil War dumping ground for the bodies of terrorized Union sympathizers.
Wimberley, Texas
A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.
Dripping Springs, Texas
An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.
Cedar Creek, Texas
The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.
Austin, Texas
This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.
Austin, Texas
A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.
Austin, Texas
DIY collection of eclectic holdings.
Austin, Texas
A collection of 100 brains preserved in jars on the UT campus.
Austin, Texas
One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.