Sweet Willy, at 30 feet tall, is not just the biggest beagle in the world - he's also a bed and breakfast. Inside of Sweet Willy, chainsaw artists Dennis J. Sullivan and his wife, Frances Conklin,... »

Commercial Curiosities, Odd Accommodations, Architectural Oddities, Eccentric Homes | Edited by canuck, Nicholas Jackson and others

Nestled at the foot of the Mourne Mountains in Newcastle is a quaint chapel that is home to the first purpose built indoor skate park in Northern Ireland. After a number of sectarian attacks on... »

Commercial Curiosities | Edited by Kalia_K and Nicholas Jackson

Skeletons in the Closet is the name of the improbably placed gift shop squeezed into an office on the second floor of the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office. "Part of you thinks it's in poor... »

Memento Mori, Commercial Curiosities, Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by Nicholas Jackson

Caioti Pizza Café is one pizza joint that isn't known for that dish at all. In fact, chef Ed LaDou's claim to fame is an accidental "miracle" food. In 1993, a pregnant woman well overdue came in... »

Commercial Curiosities, Bizarre Restaurants and Bars | Edited by Genki and Nicholas Jackson

Behind a chain-link fence on an industrial road in Turners Falls, the sounds and smells of a rain forest greet visitors to the Black Jungle Terrarium Supply, a small shop filled with amazing flora... »

Extraordinary Flora, Fascinating Fauna, Commercial Curiosities, Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by Outrider, Nicholas Jackson and others

Ancient looking columns guarded by carved lions guard the entryway into a "lost city" 40 feet below the surface of the sea, complete with stone roads, soaring gates, and crumbling ruins.... »

Watery Wonders, Strange Statues, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries, Commercial Curiosities | Edited by Annetta and canuck

This building in southwest Grand Rapids, Michigan, was once the source of a large percentage of the world's flypaper, where it was manufactured in 1885. Tanglefoot, an insect controlling adhesive... »

Commercial Curiosities | Edited by A Facebook user

Located on the back roads of western Massachusetts, amidst historic buildings, and a serene river landscape, the Montague Book Mill has 25,000 books jammed into a 175 year old building perched... »

Commercial Curiosities | Edited by Outrider and Dylan

The Virgin Mary is said to have first appeared to six Catholic Croat children on June 24, 1981. In the days that followed, apparitions continued to appear to those who flocked to see the site. The... »

Rites and Rituals, Commercial Curiosities | Edited by stanestane, Dylan and others

Said to contain three billion tons of salt, the Salina Praid salt mine, also called the Dealul Sarii, is located in Europe's "Salt Zone" and is one of Europe's largest salt mines. Salt mining... »

Natural Wonders, Wonders of Salt, Curious Caves, Commercial Curiosities, Odd Accommodations | Edited by Dylan and wythe