Scottsboro, Alabama
Unclaimed Baggage Center
One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.
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Scottsboro, Alabama
One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.
Akureyri, Iceland
Akureyri is home to an oversized can of one of Iceland's favourite beers.
Cobar, Australia
Can of beer on top of a Cobar hotel with a world record.
Houston, Texas
Beer lover's can-covered house.
Paris, France
Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.
Kisoro, Uganda
The home of half the world's population of critically endangered mountain gorillas.
Cantwell, Alaska
Four-story concrete hotel never opened to customers.
Hatteras, North Carolina
The time thousands of bags of chips washed ashore in the Outer Banks is memorialized in a local museum.
Vik, Iceland
A tiny village church in dramatic surroundings.
Naica, Mexico
A gargantuan crystal kingdom.
Ecuador
Since the 1700s, this old barrel has acted as a post box that relies on the kindness of travelers.
Beatty, Nevada
Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.
Nederland, Colorado
Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The last surviving bastion of the Baquet restaurant empire serves up superb soul food.
Dublin, Ireland
This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.
Waco, Texas
Dedicated to the first Black recipient of the Navy Cross.
Hillsborough Township, New Jersey
A billionaire heiress' menagerie of animals were lovingly laid to rest on the grounds of her former estate.
Helsinki, Finland
A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.
Hillsboro, Oregon
A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.
Vacaville, California
A huge collection of rocks, gems, and crystals.
Seattle, Washington
A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.
Austin, Texas
Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.