Knokkers – Combining Pool and Bowling in One New Sport
Played on a table four times the size of a regular pool table, Knokkers is a new sport that combines elements from both billiards and bowling. Back in 1985, Steve Wienecke, from Fredericktown, Missouri, was playing in a local pool league, and one day he got it in his head that it would be great […]
Nonseum – A Museum for Inventions That Nobody Needs
Nonseum is a quirky museum for crazy ideas and inventions that no one could really find a use for in real life. Located in the small village of Herrnbaumgarten, about an hour’s drive from Vienna, and close to the Czech border, Nonseum is one of the wackiest tourist destinations in Europe. It was created in […]
Tottori Sand Dunes – Japan’s Unique Desert Formation
Many people will tell you there are no deserts in Japan, but while the Tottori Sand Dunes may not be the size of the Sahara, they sure look a lot like a desert to me. The reason most people don’t refer to the Tottori Sand Dunes as a desert has to do with the amount […]