Christchurch, New Zealand
Fred and Myrtle's Paua Shell House
A New Zealand couple's shell-adorned home living room, now on display at the Canterbury Museum.
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Christchurch, New Zealand
A New Zealand couple's shell-adorned home living room, now on display at the Canterbury Museum.
Beijing, China
This Chinese museum proves that it's a watermelon world, we're all just living in it.
Tabley, England
This Cheshire museum has cuckoo clocks, a rare pipe organ and vintage motorbikes. But mostly cuckoo clocks.
Giessen, Germany
An homage to the humble watering can.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cat art as far as the eye can see.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.
Zaandam, Netherlands
Colorful and chaotic stacked hotel in North Holland.
Winkel, Netherlands
This miniature take on the Kremlin is one Dutch man's retirement project.
Kassel, Germany
A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.
Barnard Castle, England
A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.
Dunmore, Scotland
A giant pineapple, a symbol of hospitality, and an amazing vacation rental option.
New York, New York
A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.
Chaudfontaine, Belgium
Sculpture designed by Turkish artist and professor Mehmet Ali Uysal.
Gryfino, Poland
Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.
Gräfenhainichen, Germany
Retirement home for giant obsolete machines.
Templin, Germany
The world's most delightful not-NOT-religion welcomes visitors to the town of Templin, just like its more stoic peers.
Berlin, Germany
This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.
Berlin, Germany
Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.
Berlin, Germany
An abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin's "Devil's Mountain."
Berlin, Germany
A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.
Berlin, Germany
A collection of abandoned typographic signs from Berlin and beyond.
Berlin, Germany
Art and a pun, all in one.
Berlin, Germany
This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.
Berlin, Germany
The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.