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New Orleans, Louisiana

Museum of the American Cocktail

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

Oliver Hong

Added by Oliver Hong

Beverley, England

Beverley Sanctuary Stones

Marking the ancient boundaries of asylum around Beverley Minster.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Nono, Argentina

Rocsen Museum

One man's quest to collect artifacts from every aspect of human life has resulted in this eclectic Argentinian museum.

Catherina Picolini

Added by Catherina Picolini

The Hull Mermaid

This mummified mermaid corpse is an aquatic curio that was eventually revealed to be a fake.

kelvin1084

Added by kelvin1084

Hamburg, Germany

Harry’s Harbor Bazaar

A wunderkammer of exoticism immortalized by Tom Waits.

Meg

New Orleans, Louisiana

Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

Under the Black Eagle Pharmacy Museum

Ukraine's oldest operating pharmacy now offers guests a fascinating walk through apothecary history.

Added by thestevemc

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Canton Avenue

One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.

Added by Mark Slavonia

Calhan, Colorado

Paint Mines Interpretive Park

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

larkspurtile

Added by larkspurtile

Metolius Balancing Rocks

Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.

Added by dema43

Swan Hill, Australia

Pioneer Settlement

Australia's first open air museum and antique 3D theater.

Sam E

Matamata, New Zealand

Hobbiton

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

Chullora, Australia

Big Bicycle

Roadside attraction outside of a recycling center.

nbj914

Added by nbj914

Three Rivers, California

Glowing Millipedes of Sequoia National Park

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

Jeff Wagg

Added by Jeff Wagg

Sequoia National Park, California

General Sherman

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Durham, North Carolina

V & E Simonetti Historic Tuba Collection

The humble horn finally finds a place in the sun.

Added by heypeggy

Bowen, Australia

The Big Mango

One of Australia's famed "Big Things," this giant fruit was once stolen as part of a publicity stunt.

SamM

Columbia, South Carolina

Busted Plug Plaza

The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.

whitney8251

Added by whitney8251

Walterboro, South Carolina

Walterboro Water Tower

This South Carolina water tower is an icon of the city of Walterboro, but it also once served as the county jail.

Mom0ja

Added by Mom0ja

Ancient Roman Theaters of Lyon

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

Dr Alan P Newman

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

Saint-Bonnet-le-Château, France

Collégiale de Saint-Bonnet-Le-Château

Natural mummies hidden in the crypt of a medieval French church.

Trenton, New Jersey

Old Barracks Museum

One of New Jersey's oldest surviving buildings still bears the mark of our former British overlords.

thomasharper

Added by thomasharper

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Mercer Museum and Fonthill Castle

Eccentric concrete mansion and museum designed and built by hand from the inside out.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Wagner Free Institute

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

michelle

Added by michelle