Pasadena, California
The Gamble House
A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.
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Pasadena, California
A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.
Matsumoto, Japan
This small Japanese street is lined with figures, sculptures and a shrine dedicated to frogs.
Palm Springs, California
Experience the glam side of air travel without leaving the ground at this speakeasy.
Santiago, Chile
Pablo Neruda's custom-built lover's nest was made to remind him of the sea and named after his mistress' hair.
Titusville, Florida
A building so large that it has its own weather.
Gainesville, Florida
The world's largest occupied bat houses hold hundreds of thousands of flying mammals.
Miami Beach, Florida
12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.
Homestead, Florida
A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.
Seattle, Washington
A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.
Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Seattle, Washington
This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.
Seattle, Washington
An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.
Tokyo, Japan
This museum is dedicated to the cultural history of tobacco and salt, once monopolized in Japan.
Tokyo, Japan
This tiny museum hidden above a restaurant houses thousands of modern and traditional kites.
Tokyo, Japan
Meet the world's longest tapeworm in a collection that really gets under your skin.
Tokyo, Japan
Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.
Tokyo, Japan
After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.
Mitaka, Japan
A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.
Wilmette, Illinois
The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.
Indianapolis, Indiana
This library and museum is dedicated to the life and literature of the Indianapolis native author.
Florence, Italy
Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.
Landers, California
A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the foremost Sherlock Holmes collections is hidden away at a Toronto library.
Toronto, Ontario
A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.