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.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.
Kolomyya, Ukraine
Welcome to the world's only museum dedicated to the Ukranian Easter egg.
Rome, Italy
This delightful little museum is dedicated to only one thing: pasta.
Budapest, Hungary
Central Europe's largest collection of mini-bottles is on display at this museum devoted to a bitter Hungarian liquor.
Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
The world's only museum devoted solely to the art and collection of action figures.
Cincinnati, Ohio
This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.
Brooklyn, New York
This collection of grinning ephemera has grown from basement to Brooklyn.
Giessen, Germany
An homage to the humble watering can.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The largest collection of handbags in the world, the oldest of which were used to carry Bibles, primarily by men.
Prague, Czechia
Dedicated to the unsung history of human waste.
East Jerusalem, Israel
Descend 2,030 years into the past in an ancient tunnel built to support Jerusalem's most famous wall.
Lisbon, Portugal
This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”
Brooklyn, New York
Take in a rare, face-to-face glimpse of Lady Liberty at this tucked away Red Hook park.
Brooklyn, New York
Three stories above you, your salad is being grown.
Brooklyn, New York
Ride the subways of yesteryear.
New York, New York
A quiet and contemplative oasis in the middle of New York's bustle and riot.
New York, New York
An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.
New York, New York
Make a tough dinner decision: Octopus wasabi roulette or bull penis?
New York, New York
Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.
New York, New York
A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.
New York, New York
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
New York, New York
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
New York, New York
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.