A restaurant without lights and cutlery, a beer pool, a museum of alchemists and magicians and other interesting sights in the world that you may not have known about.
Temppeliaukio Lutheran Parish Church is located in Töölö, one of the districts of Helsinki. The church was designed by brothers Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen right in the rock. Interestingly, despite the fact that the interior of the church is carved into the rock, there is a lot of natural light in the building, which penetrates through the glass dome. Temppeliaukio has excellent acoustics, so various concerts, including organ concerts, are very often held there. Rocky surfaces were practically not processed specially to enhance the acoustic properties. There are no bells in the church, but only an imitation of bell ringing coming from the loudspeakers. In 2006, they even held a "metal mass" here - a type of liturgy accompaniment in the Evangelical Lutheran church in Finland, in which chants and divine services are performed to the accompaniment of heavy music.
Beer pool in Austria
Bath with champagne, it seems, no one will be surprised. But you can surprise with a beer pool! It is located in Austria, in the Tyrolean castle Starkenberger. The pool was designed by artist Wernfried Poshusta. It holds 12,000 liters of water and 300 liters of brewer's yeast. The latter, as tourists are convinced, help in the treatment of skin diseases. There are seven such pools for vacationers, as well as bars with beer and snacks. True, swimming in the beer pool is not cheap, you have to pay 250 euros.
Cat Island in Japan
In Japan, on the island of Tashiro, there is a real island of cats. Since ancient times, cats have been very revered on the island (they even built a temple for them), because they exterminated rats that interfered with the production of silk. Sounds almost like the plot of a Wes Anderson movie. Now only about 100 people live on the island, but otherwise it is almost completely left to stray cats. According to local legend, when the fishermen were collecting stones to fix the fishing net, they accidentally hit a cat with one of them and she died. The fishermen buried the animal in the middle of the island with honors, and then a sanctuary was built on this site. In addition, there are over 50 cat sculptures on Tashiro.
Hundertwasser House in Austria
The residential building in Vienna was designed by the Austrian artist and architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser in 1983-1986. Its peculiarity lies in the fact that there are practically no straight lines, the house is hilly, and each floor is like something completely separate from the general structure. Grass and shrubs grow on the roof, trees are planted even inside some niche rooms. The facade is complemented by windows of different sizes and shapes, mosaics and ornaments. Hundertwasser himself, after the construction was completed, refused the fee. He said he was happy that something ugly had not been built on the site.
Museum of Alchemists and Magicians in Prague
In the 16th century, there lived a medium named Edward Kelly, who claimed that with the help of his crystal ball he could not only communicate with spirits, but also turn metal into gold. This gift greatly interested Rudolph II, who gave Kelly the title of “Baron of the Kingdom” and a laboratory called “Donkey House in the Cradle” on Jansky Hill. Now there is a museum of alchemists and magicians. Among the exhibits are the same ball, cauldrons for brewing potions, as well as a philosopher's egg (with its help, as stated, you can create a philosopher's stone). Near the museum there is a restaurant "Keliksir", where they pour the elixir of youth.
Medieval restaurant in Tallinn
In old Tallinn, a few steps from the Town Hall Square, there is the Olde Hansa restaurant, where everything is made like in the Middle Ages. Namely, there is no electricity, cutlery, as well as products that appeared in Europe after the 15th century (for example, you can’t eat potatoes here). But you can taste bear meat, dried elk or pheasant meat, as well as catch pickles directly from the barrel. All dishes are prepared according to old recipes, and ceramic and glassware are made by hand. Medieval instruments are played inside, and on the third floor there is a fireplace room. Prices at Olde Hansa are quite democratic, for example, elk soup will cost you just a few euros.
At the entrance to the main office of Ernst & Young in Los Angeles, there is a monument to a man with a diplomat. Everything would be fine, but his head is walled up in an office building. This is a message to all careerists who neglect the surrounding life because of work, and, well, the actual illustration of the phrase "go into work with your head." It should be noted that at the same time, the company, at the entrance to which there is a monument, is known as the world's largest professional consultant in the field of real estate, taxes, development and management of business projects.
Bottle Museum in Pattaya
The Bottle Museum in Pattaya was founded in 1995 by the Dutchman Peter Bedelas. Each of the bottles is the result of long and painstaking work; Peter spent 15 hours a day creating the exhibit. The museum consists of three rooms, where about 300 bottles are exhibited. Inside the tanks, you can see the Malaysian "twin towers" Petronas, and the Vietnamese monument to Ho Chi Minh, and the Thai Wat Prasing from Chiang Mai, and even (surprisingly) the St. Petersburg Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood. And a nice bonus: when buying a ticket, they give a souvenir - a bottle with birds inside.
Snowflake Museum in Japan
There is a real Snowflake Museum on the Japanese island of Hokkaido! It was created right in the cave. The museum has a "crystal room" - from the ceiling to eye level strewn with photographs of snowflakes (about 200). In addition to the exhibition, the museum also has a concert hall, an interactive room with information about snow and snowflakes, and an "ice corridor".
Museum of Lies in Germany
In the German city of Kuritz there is a very unusual Museum of Lies. All exhibits stored there are exclusively fake. The motto of the museum, created by the artist Reinhard Zabka, is "Do not believe your eyes." The deception begins already from the building itself - it looks old, but in fact it is absolutely not so. The museum has 10 rooms where you can find a mop that belonged to Stalin's father, Van Gogh's severed ear, a radio from the Titanic, a flying carpet, and even Hitler's mustache. Before entering, visitors are offered to try a healing potion that makes any person forever young. All the exhibits of the museum of lies, according to Tsabka, he got from the great-granddaughter of Baron Münghausen, and nothing else.
Our world is a strange place. As soon as we begin to get the feeling that we know everything about him, he suddenly shows us strange places or creepy rock formations. If you know exactly where to look, you can find places as unusual and mysterious as those that we will discuss below:
10 Erotic Rock Valley
Türkiye
Far away in the arid and dusty plains of Anatolia lies one of Turkey's top attractions: Cappadocia. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that includes ancient stone dwellings, underground churches and Byzantine art. This place is quite possibly one of the main historical areas of the Middle East. Therefore, it is rather strange that this place is also the location of a forest of huge stone dildos.
That's right. Thanks to a long history of geological upheaval, the rocks around the small town of Goreme have taken on various strange shapes. And the strangest of these forms can be found in (Love Valley). Rising skyward and crowned with slightly conical ridges at the top, the stones look like Ron Jeremy's dignity on steroids. The whole valley is full of them - huge stone phalluses, stretching to the horizon as far as the eye can see. It's no surprise that this area is now the go-to destination for European boys from student organizations who come here to take funny and provocative photos.
9 Devil's Bath
New Zealand
If you ask a child to draw a radioactive pool, then he will definitely draw something like the Devil's Bath in New Zealand. This pool is a small lake in the Taupo Volcanic Zone near the city of Rotorua. The lake is filled with water that glows with a bright and unnatural green light.
Based on the fact that this is a volcanic zone, you can probably guess what exactly makes Vanna glow with such an unnatural light. The lake sits on extensive sulfur deposits that flake off the bottom and float to the surface, giving the water its distinctive hue. Because of this, the water in the lake always looks like radioactive slime. This process also causes the fact that the lake stinks very strongly. It emits a strong smell of rotten eggs, which even in guidebooks is compared with the consequences of a giant infernal gas emission.
Devil's Bath is not the only lake on Earth that has such a rich green color. Lake Tiwu Nuwa Muri Koo Fai in Indonesia also looks like a secret radioactive waste dump.
8 Desert Glass
Libya and Egypt
The last place on Earth where one would expect to find anything is the Libyan Desert. This is the most severe place in the already inhospitable Sahara. Here you can expect to see only sand, stones and nothing else. However, if you go to a special point in this desert and start digging in the sand, you can find the most mysterious artifact of this region: Libyan glass.
This glass, which is actually huge chunks of yellow silicon, has puzzled locals for centuries. The Aterians used it to make tools and weapons. The ancient Egyptians made intricate jewelry from it. In the 1930s, this glass was stumbled upon by Western researchers who set out to find out the history of the origin of this glass.
To date, it is believed that glass appeared as a result of the fall of a meteorite or comet to Earth. During the collision, the sand was overheated to a temperature of 2,000 degrees Celsius and, accordingly, melted. We can only imagine what this glass looked like a few minutes after the collision.
7. Franz Gsellmann's Weltmaschine "World Machine"
Austria
Photograph: Roman Klementschitz
The World Machine nestled in a small barn in Austria may be one of the strangest projects in human history. Franz Gselmann has been building this collection of moving, brightly colored, intersecting wheels and engines for 20 years and no one knows why.
In 1958, Gselmann, the son of a poor farmer with no training in engineering or mechanics, saw a large model of the atom at the Brussels World Exposition. Completely enamored with it, he purchased it instantly, returned to Austria, threw everything out of his shed, and placed the model in the center. And then he started building.
Over the next twenty years, Gselmann secretly built his strange contraption around a model of the atom, adding bells, clocks, fans, conveyor belts, whistles, chains, and even a xylophone. Plastic models of Joseph and Mary, an iron rooster, a spaceship, a small windmill, Christmas garlands, a toy gondola, and a whole bunch of other things too ridiculous to mention, also found their place in Gselmann's structure. He hid his creation from his family until it was nearly complete. Then he suddenly died without saying a word to anyone about why he was building it.
Currently, there are many theories about why Gselmann devoted the best years of his life to building his crazy machine. Perhaps the most poetic of them is that he thought it would reveal the most intimate details of the human soul.
Source 6The Deadly Bubbles of Lake Abraham
Canada
Created by human intervention in the 1970s and named in one of the dreaded public naming contests, Canada's Abraham Lake doesn't sound like a must-see. However, if you go there in the winter, you will come face to face with one of the most simultaneously cool and deadly natural phenomena in America. Flammable bubbles of methane gas below the frozen surface of the lake bump into the ice, as if waiting for someone to ignite a spark and blow them up.
The methane bubbles are given off by bacteria that feed on decaying animals and plants. As a rule, these bubbles rise to the surface without anyone noticing them. But in winter, they turn into white bubbles of gas suspended at different angles in the frozen water. The result is simply stunning bubble towers (as pictured above) trapped below the surface of the lake where any passer-by can clearly see them. This annual show has led to Abraham Lake becoming one of the most popular photography destinations in Canada.
5. Lake Of Blood
Bolivia
Photograph: Valdiney Pimenta
If the Bible was written in Bolivia, we would assume that the guy who wrote the section on seas of blood visited Laguna Colorada. This high-altitude lake, which looks like the aftermath of a bloody Django Unchained shootout, at first glance, consists of only one ingredient: blood.
The lake is actually the habitat of a special type of red algae. In addition to the red deposits that rise from the bottom to the surface when the water moves, it is these algae that give the waters of the lake its color, reminiscent of horror films. The principle is very similar to that which causes the bright and beautiful color of the Cano Cristales River in Colombia. However, unlike the algae that grows in the river, which blooms once a year, the Colorado Lagoon remains bright red all year round.
Most interestingly, Bolivia is not the only country that has such brightly colored lakes. Lake Retba in Senegal has a bright pink color similar to chewing gum, which is caused by an excessively high concentration of salts in its waters.
4. Disco Mosque
Iran
What's the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word "mosque"? Most likely, you imagine something like the famous Blue Mosque (Blue Mosque) located in Istanbul: a majestic place intended for pious contemplation. That is why the Shah Cheragh Mausoleum, located in the Iranian city of Shiraz, is so unique. Shah Cherakh Mausoleum looks like the inside of a disco ball.
The reason for creating such a colorful interior is a rather interesting story in itself. At the beginning of the ninth century, two brothers were killed at this site during anti-Shia persecution that spread throughout the region. Their deaths were more or less forgotten for the next 500 years, until Queen Tashi Khatun decided to build a mosque at their graves, turning them into a place of pilgrimage. Then she ordered that the mosque be covered with glass to increase its brilliance a thousand times.
3Great misty rainbows
All over the world
Needless to say, the rainbow is just a stunningly magnificent phenomenon. However, there are other types of rainbows in nature that look even more beautiful than the legendary double rainbow. Perhaps the most rare and striking of these is the hazy rainbow.
This type of rainbow only appears during fog. Rainbows of this kind are more like the ghost of an ordinary rainbow that was recently killed, and whose spirit came to your soul. Oftentimes, hazy rainbows don't look real - they're pale, white, ethereal, like an illusion made from smoke.
They appear in exactly the same process that is responsible for the appearance of ordinary rainbows. The difference is that while regular rainbows are created by light bouncing off large water droplets, hazy rainbows are created by the refraction of light by incredibly tiny water droplets. This makes them appear pale and hazy, giving them a ghostly appearance.
2. Dead horse on a ride
State of Nevada
Sometimes on our Earth there are so strange things that there are practically not enough words to describe them. A dead driver horse from Nevada is one of those things.
The dead horse driver, which is located next to a remote road leading out of the semi-abandoned town of Baker, Nevada, is exactly what it seems. The skeleton of a horse is comfortably seated behind the wheel of a rusty old car, and its hoof rests at ease on the dashboard. It is clear that this was done by people from a small and semi-abandoned town who have too much free time. However, when you see it for the first time, it's simply impossible not to imagine a horse going for a ride and just stopping to take in the view.
1. The bottom of the iceberg
Antarctica
You probably know that we only see the tip of the icebergs. Approximately 90 percent of their mass floats underwater and never sees people. Unless, of course, they are lucky enough to be. “Lucky” is probably not a very good word, since the process of flipping an iceberg is very dangerous.
This usually happens only after it has broken off and fallen into the water, and gravity has not yet determined which end should be on the bottom. When a large iceberg capsizes, it generates as much energy as an atomic bomb when it explodes, and can easily sink even the largest ocean-going ship. However, if you manage to survive it all, you will be in for a pleasant surprise, because the bottom of the iceberg can be very beautiful.
Without a layer of snow to cover it, the underside of an iceberg can appear bright blue. This is because it absorbs light at the red end of the spectrum, which means that ice itself has a brilliant blue color. The end result is something that looks like something out of a sci-fi movie and, like many of the hidden wonders in our world, it will be amazingly beautiful.
Moreover, there are a lot of original, funny, and sometimes a little frightening sights all over the world!
Traffic Light Tree (London, UK)
The original traffic facility stands at the intersection of Westferry Road and Marsh Wall. 75 traffic lights, hung on it by the artist Pierre Vivant, were first lit in 1999, and since then, for a decade and a half, they have been delighting tourists from all over the world. But they, on the contrary, scare motorists a little: they say that every driver, seeing a traffic light tree for the first time, involuntarily slows down.
Clothespin Monument (Philadelphia, USA)
Who said that only great people and significant events are worthy of monuments? This 15-meter monument was erected in honor of the "fighter of the invisible front" - an ordinary clothespin. In 1976, when the monument was opened, there were rumors that it was paid for by an unknown millionaire who made his fortune in the production and sale of clothespins. In fact, the author of this monument, Klaus Oldenburg, spent his whole life looking for inspiration in simple things and capturing them in his works.
Snowflake Museum (Hokkaido, Japan)
Remember how in childhood you caught a snowflake on a mitten and looked at it until it melted? But the Japanese scientist Nakaya Ukichiro devoted his whole life to this occupation: he not only examined the snow under a microscope, but also photographed the most interesting specimens. Now the results of his labors can be admired in a huge gallery. By the way, the museum itself is located inside a snow cave, so don't catch a cold going to this snow kingdom!
Monument to dumplings (Izhevsk, Russia)
Imagine a giant dumpling about a meter in diameter, planted on a three-meter fork - this is the kind of monument that has been pleasing residents and guests of the city of Izhevsk since 2004. They say that it was here that the first dumplings in Russia were made, so the place for the sculptural composition was not chosen by chance. By the way, the Izhevsk dumpling also has “relatives”: a monument to dumplings in Canada and a monument to dumplings in Poltava.
Dragons in Love (Varna, Bulgaria)
A small (only 1 m high) sculpture depicting two charming dragons holding an “egg of knowledge” in their paws caused outrage among many residents of the city. They believed that dragons are the personification of the serpent-tempter, and the golden egg is a symbol of human vices. However, these dragons evoke much warmer feelings among tourists: lovers often come to them to take a picture or make one wish for two.
Monument to the Apple Core (Jerusalem, Israel)
In fairness, it should be said that there are several monuments to an apple in the world (for example, in the American Wilmington or in our Kursk), but the stub is unique. As conceived by the author of this installation, an apple is a symbol of fall and discord, and a stub, respectively, is a consequence of this. Quite symbolic, isn't it?
Winchester House (San Jose, USA)
You don't believe in ghosts? Then go to this old mansion, walk along the long noisy corridors, climb the ancient creaky stairs... No one guarantees you a meeting with a ghost, but this excursion will definitely leave you with an unforgettable experience! In this house, doors open and close on their own, drafts and rustles arise. They say that all this is not "special effects" for tourists, but a real evil spirit that many years ago chose this mansion.
Mother-in-law monument (Tula, Russia)
In fact, this sculpture depicts a tyrannosaurus rex (by the way, it is quite realistic) and stands next to the room where the exhibition of rare reptiles takes place. However, the witty inhabitants of Tula first called this dinosaur Mother-in-law, and then they also started a tradition: every year on March 8, dress up the sculpture in a bright skirt and paint her lips. They say that recently they began to decorate "Mother-in-law" also by the First of September - with a white apron, huge bows and a briefcase.
Eye Monument (Chicago, USA)
A huge eyeball the size of a three-story house is so realistic that next to it it becomes a little uncomfortable. However, the locals are already accustomed to and are even proud of the creation of the artist Tony Tasset. They say that the "prototype" for the unusual installation was the eye of the author himself, since no one else agreed to pose for such a long time while creating this masterpiece of street art.
Wallet Monument (Melbourne, Australia)
What will you do if you see a wallet lying on the pavement? Will you take it? Trying to find the owner? And if the case takes place in Melbourne, and the wallet itself is made of granite? Then rather take pictures against the background of this attraction: you will not see such a monument anywhere else! A giant wallet lies on the sidewalk near the mall with expensive boutiques and serves as a mute reproach to all shopaholics. However, it still does not save you from unplanned purchases!
Our world is not ordinary. As soon as it seems to us that we have already seen everything and know everything, he gives us something amazing. We bring to your attention a selection of the most unusual and mysterious sights of the cities of the planet.
The sexiest grave in Paris
At the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris, tourists seek not only to visit the graves of Oscar Wilde, Edith Piaf and Jim Morrison.
There is an equally visited grave of a certain Victor Noiret. The young man died a week before the wedding, and the inconsolable bride wished to see a headstone in the form of a lying statue of her beloved with a characteristic bulge in the trousers. Since then, the grave of Victor Noiret has become a place of pilgrimage for women: they say that if you rub the genital area of the monument and kiss the statue on the lips, an intimate life will improve in a year, a husband and, possibly, a child will appear.
Photo: stubb.livejournal.com
Monument to the workaholic in Los Angeles
At the entrance to the head office of Ernst & Young in Los Angeles, there is a monument to a man with a diplomat, whose head is immured in an office building. The author of the statue warns workaholics about the danger of going to work and not seeing the beauty of the world around them. True, now tourists are photographed near the bronze sculpture, and office workers, contrary to the warning, work in the offices of the building without sticking their heads out.
Photo: liveinternet.ru Sign "Forbidden to talk to strangers" in Moscow
An initiative group of citizens installed a sign stylized as a road sign in Moscow on the Patriarch's Ponds. It does not carry any information for drivers, but only warns against talking to a stranger, following Mikhail Bulgakov's admonitions in The Master and Margarita: "Never talk to strangers." Bulgakov's Woland, Behemoth and Koroviev are clearly discernible in the silhouettes on the tablet. We advise you to take the warning seriously and enter into dialogues with foreign professors at the Patriarch's Ponds with caution!
Photo: subscribe.ru Monument to rain in St. Petersburg
One has only to remember the city on the Neva, as you begin to shrivel from dampness. The rain of St. Petersburg - the unspoken symbol of the city - was dedicated to poems and songs. And now the St. Petersburg rain has its own monument! This is an umbrella behind a glass wall, on which the downpour drums. There is no person under the umbrella - apparently, the thing was carried away by the no less famous St. Petersburg wind.
Photo: Monument to the Liverpool Four in Almaty
It is unlikely that the legendary Beatles visited Almaty at the height of their fame. But the inhabitants of the city were not upset, but got themselves personal Beatles, perpetuating them in bronze. On the bench where John Lennon settled down, tourists all the time sit down and happily take pictures in an embrace with the bronze artist.
Photo: koktobe.com Monument to the artist in Astana
An informal symbol of the creative youth of Kazakhstan is a monument to a girl in jeans and a baseball cap who paints a picture. If your muse has left you, sit on the artist's lap and ask for inspiration. Tourists write their wishes on the canvas, and this is not an act of vandalism: a magical sculpture closely monitors their fulfillment. The bronze artist is part of the sculptural series "Citizens", commissioned by Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Photo: dixinews.kz Bottle Museum in Pattaya
It is better not to scatter glass bottles on the beach, but to hand it over to the museum. For this, a whole complex has been opened in Pattaya. Here, behind the bottle glass, real magic happens: multi-masted ships float, beautiful dolls bat their eyes, copies of paintings by great artists are visible. It's hard to believe that such fine work can be placed in a bottle - you have to see it with your own eyes!
The Dutch master Peter Bedele worked on each exhibit (and there are more than three hundred of them in the museum) for at least 15 hours. He has been working with bottles for 15 years! A nice bonus will be the exhibition of historical Coca-Cola labels.
Photo: terra-z.ru Monument to the white dog in Phuket
In memory of the victims of the 2004 tsunami, a large exhibition was held in Bangkok that same year. Most of the installations spoke about the grief of losing loved ones, and only one sculpture recalled the pets that died in the disaster.
The monument to the white dog, despite the huge demand from collectors, was donated to Phuket after the event. Here the statue stands to this day on the city beach.
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"Gogol" nose in Kyiv
The nose of the collegiate assessor Kovalev took one night and went for a walk. After a lengthy search, he was captured by the gendarmes, so he gave up trying to escape using a false passport to Riga and went to Kyiv, to Andreevsky Descent. From where, however, he also fled - to Desyatinnaya Street. There, the character of the famous story now adorns the wall, and not alone, but together with a chic curled mustache.
Photo: wikipedia.org
Glass sculpture of runner Louis Spiridon in Athens
Athens is one of the richest cities in sights. Remembering it, you immediately think of the Acropolis, the Parthenon, the temples of Hephaestus and Zeus. But few people know that there are more modern monuments in Athens. For example, a glass sculpture of runner Louis Spyridon, who became the first Greek to win the Olympic marathon.
Since the installation of the statue in Omonia Square, the Athens marathon courses have always passed through this place. And now - an unexpected fact from eyewitnesses: since the huge sculpture is entirely made of glass, in windy weather you can hear its melodic ringing.
Photo: greek.ru "Traffic Tree" in London
The intersection of Westferry Road and Marsh Wall in East London was rightfully considered one of the most boring places in the city: there were only residential buildings and office buildings around. The artist Pierre Vivant decided to rectify the situation and installed an artificial tree 8 meters high at the crossroads, which consists of 75 traffic lights! While tree lamps do not regulate traffic, they cause drivers to unwittingly slow down on a busy stretch of road. And each signal turns on according to its own schedule with the help of a service that services real traffic lights. True, the intersection of Westferry Road and Marsh Wall did not please passers-by for very long: now the traffic light tree has been moved to Trafalgar Way.
Photo: planet-earth.ru Strange and unusual sights in the world are beyond counting! They speak much better than promoted locations about the character of the city and the mentality of its inhabitants. Go on a journey and find your amazing places in every corner of the planet!
For many tourists and those who have never been to Canada, this country is primarily associated with the Parliament building, the Basilica of Notre Dame de Montreal.
When talking about the USA, many people think of the Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, Fifth Avenue or the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
But in addition to the well-known attractions in the US, Canada and other countries of the world, there is something that is also worth adding to the must-see list of inquisitive tourists. To see unusual, but striking sights, sometimes you need to turn off the beaten tourist paths. But it's worth it: giant chests of drawers, a rat temple and a real witch's market - this is only a small part of what can be found by slightly changing the route, slightly deviating from the generally accepted and popular.
CANADIAN SHOES MUSEUM (TORONTO)
The largest Canadian city has an unusual museum called the Bata Shoe Museum, which translates as the Bata Shoe Museum. Everything in it is unusual - from the architecture of the building itself to the exposition.
According to the creative idea of the Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama, the museum was made in the form of a huge shoebox, which, however, fully corresponds to its content. The museum has a huge collection of shoes (about 13,000 pieces!!!) from all over the world. At the same time, the oldest exhibits are more than 4 thousand years old.
Museum exhibitions feature shoes of different peoples and eras - from ancient times to the present. A special place is occupied by couples of world celebrities. So, in the museum you can see the shoes worn by Picasso, John Lennon and even Queen Victoria.
JAPANESE ROBOT RESTAURANT (TOKYO)
A few years ago, a robot restaurant opened in the red light district of Tokyo, Japan. However, you can’t call it a restaurant even with a big stretch. The maximum that will be offered here is light drinks and the same snack. But visitors do not come here for food either.
The first to greet those entering are huge robots in bikinis, controlled by girls using a special system of levers. The design of the institution is appropriate - screens, mirrors and special effects are everywhere.
Tables and chairs are arranged in the restaurant in such a way that from any angle you can see the stage on which real battles are unfolding between those same female robots in swimsuits. The show is so mesmerizing that you can lose the feeling of reality. And it is for this performance that both locals and guests of the city come here.
AMERICAN LOMBARD STREET (SAN FRANCISCO)
The most winding street in the world. And some believe that it is also the most beautiful. Of greatest interest is a half-kilometer section of the street on the Russian Hill. Due to the very steep slope, which was difficult for cars at the beginning of the last century, as many as 8 turns were made here to reduce the angle. At the same time, the entire road was paved with red brick, and the speed limit on it was limited to 8 km/h.
In between the meandering road, local residents have arranged large flower beds, which gives Lombard Street the right to the second honorary "title".
ROLLERCOASTER IN THE GERMAN LAD (DUISBURG)
An unusual attraction appeared in 2011 on the hill of Heinrich Hildebrand in the Anger Park of Duisburg in Germany.
The creators called their brainchild "Crouching Tiger and Turtle, Magic Mountain", and it is something like a roller coaster with their twisting loops and dizzying turns. Only instead of the usual trailers, ordinary stairs are arranged here. The top of the structure is an observation deck, which offers a magnificent view of the surroundings.
INDIAN TEMPLE OF THE RAT (DESHNOK)
India is generally an exotic country with its own special and incomprehensible traditions and customs for many. But even among the most unusual, the Sri Karni Mata Temple in Deshnok stands out.
More than 30 thousand rats live in this holy place for every Indian. And they do not just live in semi-dark cellars, but roam freely around the temple, in which treats for these little animals are placed everywhere.
Moreover, food bitten by rats is considered sacred.
The entrance to the temple is "guarded" by two lion sculptures made of marble, protecting the rat family from cats. The floor in the sanctuary is heated in cold weather so that the rat's feet do not freeze.
Such love of Hindus for rats is explained by the fact that they consider animals to be the descendants of one of the revered goddesses Durga, or rather her earthly incarnation Karni Mata.
AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE ART RESERVE (ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA)
At the end of the 80s. last century in the US state of Nebraska, its own attraction appeared - Carhenge. It was created by analogy with the famous Stonehenge, but instead of megaliths, all kinds of machines were used here. In total, 38 cars were involved in the construction, some of which are firmly dug into the ground.
The author of the unique and large-scale structure was Jim Reinders, who consecrated the creation to his father.
Later, other installations of cars appeared not far from this building, thus forming a real Preserve of automotive art.
DIGGERLAND THEME PARKS (UK)
In four areas of the UK (Kent, West Yorkshire, Durham and Divon) there are four unusual theme parks. In the role of attractions in these parks are mainly excavators. With their help, you can dig holes, dig trenches, build hillocks from sand and clay.
Also on the territory of the parks, everyone can race on tractors, bulldozers, graders and other representatives of heavy equipment.
Here, visitors can also see a performance during which seemingly clumsy excavators perform the most incredible stunts under the guidance of professionals.
Visitors taller than 90 cm are allowed to drive vehicles. But for those who have not yet grown up to heavy vehicles, there are interesting activities in the parks: sandboxes, electric cars, playgrounds and even the railway.
BOLIVIAN WITCH MARKET (LA PAZ)
You can visit the real Mercado de Brujas witch market when you arrive in Bolivia, in the town of La Paz. Of course, the witches themselves are unlikely to be met here, but it’s quite possible to get acquainted with sorcerers and shamans.
You can buy everything on the market - from tinctures and folk remedies for treating colds to amulets, talismans and amulets from damage and the evil eye.
One of the most common products on the market is dried toads, which, according to local traders, can significantly increase your well-being.
Those who do not believe in magic will not leave the market empty-handed either - they have a huge variety of different figurines, figurines, knitwear made of llama and alpaca wool and much more.
AMERICAN GIANT CHEST (HIGH POINT)
High Point, the furniture capital of the USA, is famous not only for the furniture produced here, but also for the giant chests of drawers standing on the street.
The first chest of drawers Big Bureau appeared in the first half of the 20th century. Initially, its height reached 30 feet, and after the reconstruction in 1997, it has grown by a good 10 feet. In addition, socks were thrown over the edge in one of his drawers.
The second chest of drawers is much younger, but even more impressive - 90 feet high. True, it does not stand in the middle of the street, like the first one, but is part of the facade of one of the city's shopping centers.
INTERNATIONAL UFO MUSEUM (ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO, USA)
The location for the museum was not chosen by chance. It was in Roswell in 1947 that a UFO crash occurred, around which controversy has not faded to this day. The museum displays the world's largest collection of unidentified flying objects and aliens from other planets.
Within its walls, a lot of books, magazines and video materials on the topic of UFOs have been collected, models of alien guests of the Earth are placed everywhere and paintings by various authors on this topic are exhibited.
Even the local McDonald's is shaped like an alien ship, and the street lights around the museum are shaped like alien heads.
