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Ikeda, Japan

Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.
Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Schmidt Museum of Coca-Cola Memorabilia

World's largest collection of Coke-related items not held by the Coca-Cola company.
Yeres, Spain

Las Médulas

Devastated landscape used for hundreds of years by the Romans as their primary mining site.
Howrah, India

Great Banyan Tree

A single tree's 2,800 aerial roots give the appearance of a complete forest.
Copenhagen, Denmark

Freetown Christiania

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.
Orick, California

Fern Canyon

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.
Naples, Italy

Gabinetto Segreto

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Vulcan, Alberta

Vulcan

Live long and prosper in Vulcan, Alberta.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Harry's Occult Shop

Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.
Beaufort, South Carolina

Kazoobie Kazoo Museum

This museum gives tribute to the underappreciated "Down-South Submarine."
Port Austin, Michigan

Turnip Rock

Turnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron.
Bled, Slovenia

Bled Island and Castle

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.
Rabat, Malta

Maltese Catacomb Complexes

Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.
Mount Angel, Oregon

Mount Angel Abbey Museum

World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.
Perm, Russia

Gulag Museum

Former prison camp dedicated to the victims of political repression.
Oakland, California

Ratto's Market & Deli

International delicatessen has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 110 years.
Buenos Aires, Argentina

El Ateneo Grand Splendid

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.
Madison, Wisconsin

Dead Pals of Sam Sanfillippo

Amateur taxidermy museum known for its large collection of white squirrels.
Woodside, California

Djerassi Ranch

Successful artist residence program has filled this ranch with dozens of sculptures over the years.
Pohang, South Korea

Dokdo/Takeshima (Liancourt Rocks)

Japan and South Korea both lay claim to islands inhabited by one woman.
London, England

Crystal Palace Dinosaurs

Abstract dinosaur models in London.
Forks, Washington

Hall of Mosses

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.
La Gloria, Mexico

Little Boy Zero

Statue of Edgar Hernandez, the first victim of swine flu.
Gundisar, India

Marwari Horses

Old and brave breed of warhorses known for their elegant, curved ears.