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Hokuto, Japan

Nakamura Keith Haring Collection

The only museum dedicated to the American street artist is in rural Japan.
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Dearborn, Michigan

The Hallmark Collection at the Henry Ford Museum

A comprehensive archive of Hallmark Holiday ornaments.
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Boston, Massachusetts

Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum

Interactive museum complete with costumed re-enactors and the only known surviving chest from the Boston Tea Party.
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Tokyo, Japan

Hibiya Godzilla Square

Japan’s tallest Godzilla statue contains a piece of the original 1954 film within its base.
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Aguanga, California

Ricardo Breceda’s Art Gallery

Large metal sculptures spread throughout an open landscape.
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Taichung City, Taiwan

Wufeng Mushroom Museum

An unassuming museum offers a deep dive into everything about mushrooms, from cultivation innovations to fungi that "talk."
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Taichung City, Taiwan

921 Earthquake Museum

A once-shattered school now preserves a visible fault line, showcasing Taiwan's traumatic 1999 earthquake.
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Dallas, Texas

Half Price Books Flagship Store

A Texas-sized secondhand bookstore features 54,000 square feet of books, music, and media.
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Parkersburg, West Virginia

The (Haunted) Blennerhassett Hotel

The oldest hotel in West Virginia is reportedly frequented by ghosts.
Sponsored by West Virginia Department of Tourism
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West Virginia

Greenbrier Ghost of Sam Black Church

Here lies Zona, whose ghostly testimony led to her husband’s murder conviction.
Sponsored by West Virginia Department of Tourism
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Zagreb, Croatia

The Museum of Lost Tales

A fantastical display of Croatian folklore, mythology, and myths.
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Ketchikan, Alaska

Creek Street District

A historic area for shopping and dining in Ketchikan's former red-light district.
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York, Pennsylvania

Weightlifting Hall of Fame

Take a walk through the history of strength sports—from the early Olympic Games to modern day.
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Tokyo, Japan

Ōmori Nori Vending Machine

A vending machine dedicated to a beloved seaweed.
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Stockholm, Sweden

The Obama Sweden Toilet

A Swedish university commemorates the former U.S. President’s bathroom visit with a gold plaque.
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New Orleans, Louisiana

Budsi’s Authentic Thai

Dine on Isan-style specialties lovingly rendered in all their fiery, umami-loaded glory.
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Woodville, Alabama

Cathedral Caverns

This massive cave is a sight to behold.
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Ironton, Ohio

Edward Gorey’s Grave

The final resting place of the renowned, eccentric artist doesn’t even include his name.
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Las Vegas, Nevada

‘The Big Piece’

The largest recovered section of Titanic sits in a hotel in Las Vegas.
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London, England

Grand Staircase at St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel

As seen in the Spice Girls ‘Wannabe’ music video.
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Providence, Rhode Island

Lovecraft Arts & Sciences

This bookstore for weird fiction doubles as Providence’s de facto center for information about H.P. Lovecraft.
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Chicago, Illinois

Rosehill Cemetery

Chicago's largest cemetery is full of beautiful Victorian monuments and more than a few ghost stories.
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Platteville, Wisconsin

The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums

Explore a real 19th-century lead and zinc mine at this immersive series of exhibits.
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Madison, Wisconsin

Royal Thai Pavilion

Prayers and messages of hope decorate the ceramic tiles of this pavilion.
Added by mikecgibson