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ickaimp

Traveller with a sense of humour.

https://www.instagram.com/ickaimp/

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Wellington, New Zealand

Colossal Squid

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

Dylan

Castle Hill, New Zealand

Castle Hill

The Dalai Lama named this New Zealand landscape the "Spiritual Center of the Universe."

Bananaface

Added by Bananaface

Wanaka, New Zealand

That Wanaka Tree

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

Blindcolour

Added by Blindcolour

Bulls, New Zealand

The Town of Bulls

The "punniest place on Earth” has nearly as many bull-themed puns as it does people.

lewblank

Added by lewblank

Tirau, New Zealand

Big Dog and Sheep

These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.

Allison

Added by Allison

Hamilton, New Zealand

Riff Raff Statue

The "Rocky Horror Picture Show" character has a hidden camera that broadcasts people doing the "Time Warp."

Added by sophiesimms1992

Holbrook, Arizona

The Wigwam Village #6

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

Added by AnnaFiddler

Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Isle of Shoals Humpbacks

One of 100 “Whaling Wall" murals painted in 13 different countries by a renowned marine life artist.

R Stemple

Added by R Stemple

Portland, Maine

International Cryptozoology Museum

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

littlebrumble

Added by littlebrumble

Paul Bunyan Statue

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

unknowndetails

Added by unknowndetails

Stephen King's Former House

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

JWOcker

Added by JWOcker

Eastport, Maine

Old Sow Whirlpool

The largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere.

Added by MountainMermaid

Eastport, Maine

Small Town X Fisherman Statue

Built for television, this statue now serves as an unlikely memorial to a fireman who died on 9/11.

IJVin

Lordsburg, New Mexico

Fraggle Rock

The outcropping is graffitied with the name of the beloved musical Muppet television series.

Welby

St. Louis, Missouri

City Museum

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

Added by kosack

Oracle, Arizona

Biosphere 2

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

Tre

Phoenix, Arizona

Yayoi Kusama Firefly Infinity Mirror Room

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

theamarant

Added by theamarant

Tucson, Arizona

Cherrybell Stravenue

A rare wayfinding portmanteau of “Street” and “Avenue.”

Elliot Carter

Added by Elliot Carter

Phoenix, Arizona

Curious Nature

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

K Cady

Added by K Cady

Yavapai County, Arizona

Montezuma Castle

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

Added by REWALLS

Liverpool, England

Church of St. Luke, Liverpool

Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.

tomak

Liverpool, England

St Johns Beacon

The tower was originally used as a chimney for the waste incinerator of St Johns Precinct and Market.

Newgrange

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

Corofin, Ireland

The Burren

A hugely vast Irish landscape of barren rock that stretches for miles.

daviddoochin

Added by daviddoochin