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Singapore

Mint Museum of Toys

30 years worth of pressed-tin, bakalite, and characters both loved and forgotten.
Queens, New York

Phil-Am Foods

Snack on a partially gestated duck egg.
Bangkok, Thailand

Nightingale-Olympic

Time-frozen department store of dangerous and dusty relics.
Permanently Closed
London, England

Pollock's Toy Museum

A toy store with a century-long history preserves the craftsmanship of playthings of the past.
Permanently Closed
South Pasadena, California

The Curio Emporium

Delve into a wealth of oddities, antiques, and taxidermy treasures.
Saint-Ouen, France

Tombées du Camion

Stroll through retro Paris while shopping for old postcards and discarded doll heads.
Winter Haven, Florida

Jack Browns Seaplane Base

The world's 2nd or 3rd or 4th busiest seaplane base.
Kesennuma, Japan

Kori no Suizokukan

450 dead and frozen fish, proudly on display in Japan.
Huautla de Jiménez, Mexico

Huautla de Jiménez

Southern Mexico under the influence of mushrooms, ceremony and celebrity.
Permanently Closed
Los Alamos, New Mexico

Black Hole of Los Alamos

Seller of surplus nuclear research materials.
Boston, Massachusetts

Site of St. Anthony's Feast

Each August, one of the largest religious (and food) celebrations in the country is held in Boston.
Boston, Massachusetts

Stanza dei Sigari - Cigar Bar and Memorabilia

This popular Boston haunt is reminiscent of a time gone by, when slow cafes and sweet-smelling smoke wafting from patios was the norm.
Munich, Germany

Kunstkammer Georg Laue

One man's personal kunstkammer, museum and shop.
Little Rock, Arkansas

Billy Bass Adoption Center

Where animatronic singing fish go to retire.
Cave City, Kentucky

Dinosaur World

Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.
Mount Horeb, Wisconsin

Mount Horeb Trollway

A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.
Las Vegas, Nevada

Dig This

A new kind of theme park for adults off the Las Vegas Strip.
Berkeley, California

Tail of the Yak

Handmade treasures from around the world.