Japan’s Unique Museum of Stones Shaped Like Human Faces
Chinsekikan, or The Hall of Curious Rocks is a unique museum in the Japanese town Saitama, just outside Tokyo, where visitors can admire close to 1,000 rocks that resemble human faces. This outlandish tourist attraction is the work of the late Shozo Hayama, a rock enthusiast who spent 50 years of his life collecting strange-looking […]
Hong Kong’s Unique Sanctuary of Discarded Deities
In Hong Kong, when people damage their statues of deities or simply replace them with newer ones, they don’t throw them away. Instead they leave them on the side of the road for people to worship or take them home. One man has been picking them up for over 17 years, and today his colorful collection is one […]
Stunning Celtic Cross Discovered in the Middle of Irish Forest
There is an impressive landmark growing in the middle of Donegal Forest, Ireland, but you could walk right through it and not even though it’s there. This newly-discovered ‘hidden treasure’ only reveals it beauty when seen from above. The giant Celtic Cross of Donegal recently made international headlines after footage shot using a drone went […]
French Florist Spends 15 Years Decorating His Shop with 800 Water Cans
Bruno Geyer, a passionate florist from the quaint village of Rougemont Le Chateau , in the Franche-Comté region of France, has been decorating his flower shop with water cans for the last 15 years. He currently has around 800 of them hanging from the walls and roof of his shop, and even covering a nearby hillside. It’s […]
The Iguana Whisperer – Mexican Man Spends 40 Years Setting Up Unique Sanctuary for Iguanas
For the past 40 years, Ramon Archundia, has dedicated his life to the preservation of Mexico’s endangered iguanas. His magical ‘iguanario’, a reptile sanctuary in the center of Manzanillo city, is now home to 642 iguanas, as well as other wild animal species. The story of Iguanario Archundia began over four decades ago. Sickened by the plight of iguanas at […]
The Unlikely Story of How a Small Barbershop Became One of the Coolest Live Music Venues in Dublin
Abner Browns barbershop, on Rathgar Road, Dublin, is considered one of the most interesting places to visit in all of Ireland. The old-school barbershop charm plays a role in its insane popularity, but what really sets it apart from any other barbershop in the world is the fact that it doubles as a live music bar. […]
Japanese Bar Replaces Seats and Tables with a Giant Ball Pit
If you ever feel like connecting with your inner child while sipping on your favorite alcoholic drink, the Ball Pool Bar Dive in Osaka, Japan, is probably the best place to do it. Kids love ball pits, and the masterminds behind Ball Pool Bar Dive seem to think adults do too, so they got rid […]
This Swedish Eco-Lodge Offers Tourists the Opportunity to Escape Modern Life
Modern life has its perks, but if you feel like taking a break from it all and going back in time for a few days, there’s a unique tourist facility in Sweden that offers you the opportunity to live in a wooden charcoal-burner hut located in the middle of a forest, cook your own food over […]
Pyongyang Cafe – A Small Piece of North Korea on the Spanish Coast
Entering North Korea is not the easiest or safest thing to do for foreigners, but curious tourists can now experience a small piece of North Korean culture in the Mediterranean city of Tarragona, where a small bar founded to promote Kim Jong-Un’s totalitarian regime recently opened. Alejandro Cao de Benos, the founder of Pyongyang Cafe, is the only Westerner […]
Shoyna – The Russian Village Fighting a Losing Battle against Sand
Shoyna, a small Russian village located on the edge of the arctic circle is often referred to as the world’s northernmost desert. The sand covers everything as far as the eye can see and the few people living here never dare shut their front doors at night, for fear of being buried alive by the ever-shifting […]
The Spanish Village of Witches Cursed by the Catholic Church
Nestled in the foothills of the Macayo Mountains, in Aragon, Spain, lies a quaint village plagued by a curse so strong that only the Pope can lift it. Trasmoz was once a bustling settlement with a population of around 10,000 people, but today it numbers only 62 inhabitants, of which only 30 live there permanently. For […]
Fishing with Fire – A Mesmerizing Tradition of Taiwan
For hundreds of years, fishermen in Taiwan have been catching sardines with the help of fiery stick held over the edge of a boat. The fish are so attracted to the light that they jump out of the water and into the nets of the fishermen. Fire fishing is as simple as it is mesmerizing. […]
Chinese Artist Spends 20 Years Turning Ancient Valley into an Artistic Wonderland
Artist Song Peilun is being hailed as “The Father of Yelang Valley” after spending the last two decades turning a forested patch of land into an artistic village as a tribute to the ancient civilization that once thrived in the area. Yelang was an ancient political entity first described in the 3rd century BC centered in what […]
Pablo EskoBear – The Legendary Cocaine Bear of Kentucky
When it comes to weird tourist attractions, it’s hard to beat a stuffed black bear that died of what many people consider the worst cocaine overdose in history. Nicknamed Pablo EscoBear, the unique tourist attraction is currently on display at the Kentucky for Kentucky Fun Mall, in Lexington. On December 23, 1985, the New York Times […]
Vineyard Keeps Vines Pest-Free with the Help of This Adorable 900-Duck Army
Vergenoegd Wine Estate, a small vineyard in South Africa, keeps the use of chemicals to a minimum with the help of a 900-strong army of ducks that make sure all the vines are always free of pests and snails. One of the last things you would expect to see on a vineyard is a large […]