Competitors race wooden replicas of pungent blue cheese.

The sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement.

An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.

Honoring the annual National Cherry Festival.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

A fortress-like granary that has been continually in use for more than nine centuries.

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

An old slaughterhouse now holds the largest collection of pig artifacts.

Akureyri is home to an oversized can of one of Iceland's favourite beers.

An eatery in a shallow river where diners can enjoy their meal mere feet from the base of an artificial waterfall.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

The chefs at El Diablo use heat generated by an active volcano to cook the food.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

Half-eaten food on display at an English café.

More than 5,000 contemporary and "historic" mustards from around the world.

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

A fake block of cheese remembers a feat of dairy engineering from the Chicago World's Fair.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

This oversize piece of novelty cookware once cooked the largest pancake in the world.

A typical crusty old museum this isn't.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.