I’d like a magic potion from the American Museum of Magic, possibly to be used to buy a magical lottery ticket for a billion gazillion dollars. That would make 2011 a pretty good year. Located in Marshall, Michigan, the museum is one of 10 museums devoted to magical subjects. Some...
Right outside Tokyo, in the town of Saitama, is a museum called the Hall of Curious Rocks. The museum’s founder was a rock collector for over fifty years. He was drawn to unusual and rare rocks. Ultimately his collection numbered over 1,700 stones, but what makes this museum so interesting...
Why would you want to visit Paris when you can just go to the South of France and see the trash version (not to be confused with Paris Hilton or the hotel in Las Vegas) for free? For almost two decades Gerard Brion has been recreating landmarks, like the Eiffel...
Even though he was known for killing lots and lots of animals, the cute lil’ teddy bear was named after President Teddy Roosevelt due to an incident on a bear hunting trip in Mississippi in November 1902. An American Black Bear was cornered, clubbed, and tied to a willow tree...
Coffee Mug Tree, Catawba Valley Drive, west of Roanoke, Virginia. I don’t know about you, but I have too many coffee mugs. I mean, I like coffee, but how many cups of coffee can one person drink? My mom used to travel quite a bit back in the day, and...
We’ve covered miniature versions of cities here before; like Miniatürk, one of the world’s largest miniature parks, and Mini-Paris. Well, you can add one more “mini” to the list with Mini Israel. First conceived by Israeli entrepreneur Eiran Gazit after he visited the famous miniature town of Madurodam in the...
Since I started this blog over four years ago I always try to highlight some Christmas-worthy museums and attractions during the month of December. Maybe one day you’ll be able to visit the Museum of Vintage Cartoon Memorabilia and Commercial Archaeology, which usually has a special exhibit of lit holiday...
I’ve only visited Las Vegas once, which was enough…trust me!!! I could go on and on about the “$20 sandwich trick” that got us a room upgrade (a corner 2 bedroom suite on the 32nd floor) on top of the discount we already had due to knowing a professional poker...
The term “bigwig” dates from the the 18th century when powerful people tended to wear large, impressive wigs. The bigger, the better. To create these towering hair monstrosities, people used padding or hair pieces (sometimes made of horse hair) with sticky paste that was usually concealed with scented coloured-powder. Then...
If it’s your dream to sleep inside a giant Beagle, then you’re in luck. Located on Highway 95 near the Idaho town of Cottonwood, Dog Bark Park Inn is a two-bedroom Bed & Breakfast with a dog theme interior. Locally it is known as “Sweet Willy”. Designed and built by...
