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The Most Bizarre Houses in the World (World Tourism)

The Kvivik Igloo The Kvivik Igloo
Kvivik is a village from the Faroe Islands on the coast of Denmark. A pair of identical igloos was built there. Each structure has about 91 square meters and a kitchen, a living room with double bed and a loft. Both igloos are very friendly with the nature. It has a lush green roof and they are so near to the mountains and the ocean. Tourists enjoy these two constructions as they can be rented at least for two nights....
The One Log House The One Log House
Would you believe that a tree trunk may become a house for you? So, there is a house carved into a huge, over 2,000 years old, tree of 42 tons. The tree is of the same family as the sequoia trees are. It was “built" by the carpenter Art Schmock in 1946. He exhibited this home at various fairs and festivals log across the country to promote the beautiful old trees in Northern California and his labor source. The house, which is almost 10 feet long and about 1.80 high, ...
The Upside-Down House The Upside-Down House
It represents a memorial to the horrors of communism and crimes against the humanity. The house was built at the initiative of Daniel Czapiewski, a Polish businessman who deals with the construction of wooden houses. The construction lasted 114 days, 5 times more than usual, because the workers felt confused and disoriented in the strange house. The house is a tourist attraction, but people who visit complain of symptoms similar to sea sickness. Czapiewski is also the holder of a Guinnes...

Top wierd animals worth traveling for (Destinations)

Leafy Sea Dragon Leafy Sea Dragon
  Dragons of the species than leaf type is related Phycodurus eques high horse (both are part of the family Syngnathidae) and represents an excellent camouflage than taking advantage of what cover ornamental fireworks body to be confused with the landscape and escape predators. Looks like high horse, having an elongated snout and bony body. Shows a large dragon colors ranging from brown to yellow to green, the differences between individuals are determined by age, diet or location. Pectoral fins are located on the neck and the back...
Tree Pangolin Tree Pangolin
  They have a shell made of bony plates covering the body above the shoulders and hips, like a shield. They feed mainly on ants find them with highly developed olfactory system. Because of strong claws to pierce holes they dig. They can eat up to 200,000 ants in a single night. Their language is very long, about 70 cm, sticky, and its muscles are very strong.     Food is swallowed and dissolved in the stomach because this species has no teeth. In the chapter we mentioned that pa...
Aye-aye Aye-aye
  Aye Aye lemur, native of Madagascar, can seem like a character from horror movies, a small alien creature invented rather than real. Imagine an animal the size of a cat with big ears like funnels, sharp teeth and bulging eyes. Add a spiky gray hair, a bushy tail and some thin fingers, one very long and you get very odd image of a mammal. It is, however, is how real, is a nocturnal primate that is part of the family Daubentoniidae, infraordinul Chiromyiformes.     His bizarre appearance is the ...

The strangest tourist attractions in the world (Destinations)

Ivrea Orange Festival Ivrea Orange Festival
   Centuries ago to say that the people of Piedmont have rebelled against a count who exercised their right to deflower every bride in the village. Eventually he was beheaded and his guards were killed with stones.      Keep this tale in mind and consider that in our century, because of rules negotiated with the EU, Italy is forced to destroy their surplus oranges. So, replace the stones of medieval story with orange and Earl garzille with clowns, actors and tourists and imagine that the su...
The Catacombs of Paris The Catacombs of Paris
   Paris, city of lights, contains a city of darkness, a vast network of underground tunnels, which was once the refuge for bandits and saints, and currently hosts over six million skeletons of dead. Paris catacombs contain about 300 km of tunnels, some of these catacombs are open to the public, but the rest are closed and it is risky to venture into them. Access to these catacombs, even in areas open to the public, is quite risky. Because thinning air may occur in some people nausea or Fainting. Also, there have been cases of peop...
The BubbleGum Alley The BubbleGum Alley
   Bubblegum Alley is a street about 21 meters from San Luis Obispo, dusted with chewing gum. Alley in the '70s and was named and is currently one of the most famous attractions of the city San Luis Obispo, California. Although many city residents complained that the place would be too unhealthy and disgusting, of course, when it was proposed in 1996 to clean chewing gum instead, authorities have not agreed. Some politicians argue that these walls should be cleaned and re-painted for the sake of San Luis Obispo, while other op...

The strangest festivals in the world (Festivals)

Ivrea Orange Festival Ivrea Orange Festival
   Centuries ago to say that the people of Piedmont have rebelled against a count who exercised their right to deflower every bride in the village. Eventually he was beheaded and his guards were killed with stones.      Keep this tale in mind and consider that in our century, because of rules negotiated with the EU, Italy is forced to destroy their surplus oranges. So, replace the stones of medieval story with orange and Earl garzille with clowns, actors and tourists and imagine that the su...
So Joo Festival So Joo Festival
    One of the least known and most special festivals of Europe held in Porto. Town and cook delicious foods suited for the famous port wine. And then enter the scene hammers. Nobody knows exactly why, but the tradition that if you require a person meets the street opposite sex that attracts you do not have than to hit on the head with a plastic hammer.      We recommend you serve the most delicious grilled sardines to you can imagine along with "fresh hit" your new gi...
Holi Festival Holi Festival
   Color Festival is held every year in India, Guyana and Nepal, being a very popular Hindu festival. During the festival, people stick with colored powder and water. Substances are made from medicinal herbs and tradition says that people heal them flu and fever viral disease occurring in spring....

The strangest museums in the world (Exhibitions)

Museum of Toilets in New Delhi, India Museum of Toilets in New Delhi, India
   Have you ever wondered what it looks like toilets in 2500 BC? If so, you will find your answer here. Indian toilet museum was founded by an American supplier of such equipment, Charles Manoog, in 1979. Most lavatories in the museum are from the early nineteenth century. There are even toilet paper since 1800!...
Museum of Dirt in Boston, Massachusetts Museum of Dirt in Boston, Massachusetts
   Museum of Dirt is located in Boston, USA, and has over 300 exhibits. Hobby for things dirty things belongs to Glen Johansen, who decided to turn their passion into art. Peak, the museum has enjoyed success and those who have visited have begun to donate things as odd somehow contaminated as odd....
Mutter Museum in Philadelphia Mutter Museum in Philadelphia
    Mutter Museum is a medical museum in Philadelphia. Contains an impressive collection of medical oddities, anatomical and pathological specimens, wax models and antique medical equipment. Its main purpose is medical research and educational museum. It is known for collection of skulls.     Among the strangest exhibits is a wax model of a woman with a horn in front, the biggest skeleton in North America, the longest human colon and petrified body of a woman. The museum has a collection of human fetuses...

The craziest hotels in the world (Hotels)

Waterworld Hotel in China Waterworld Hotel in China
Atkin Architecture Group won the international contest desing with this impressive hotel. Built a thermal water in Songjiang, China, this hotel with 400 beds is the only hotel built in a natural career. It has public areas, guest rooms single also cafes, restaurants and sporting facilities....
Everland in Paris Everland in Paris
Everland is a hotel with one room, one bathroom one double bed and a kitchen. It's different because it is also an art installed in several places. Everland was "parked" in the strangest places: on the roof of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Leipzig (Germany) or on the roof of the Palace Tokyo (overlooking the Eiffel Tower) in Paris.   Given the unique way of spending the night in this hotel is not so high price: you can get the single room price of 333 euros on weekdays and 444 on weekends....
Jules Undersea Lodge in Key Largo, Florida Jules Undersea Lodge in Key Largo, Florida
To be hosted in Florida underwater hotel, Jules' Undersea Lodge, tourists sank more than 200 meters. Although accommodation unit sizes are reduced, Jules Undersea Lodge no shortage of comfort: visitors can hot showers, kitchen has refrigerator, microwave oven and sit at your disposal a collection of books, movies and music CDs .   The entire structure of the hotel Jules' Undersea Lodge is built under water, being supported by pillars, and compressed air inside prevents water penetration.  ...

The strangest houses in the world (Cottages)

Stone House, Portugal Stone House, Portugal
The Stone House is located in Nas montanhas de Fafe, Portugal. It was built in 1974 between four large stones found on the site, its resistance being secured  mainly by the two immense stone walls. ...
Fairy chimney houses in Cappadocia, Turkey Fairy chimney houses in Cappadocia, Turkey
  Fairy chimney houses are located in Göreme, a town in Cappadocia, Eastern Anatolia, which is the center of Turkey. Its origin dates back from the Roman period, being carved in rock and it represents now an amazing site with rock-hewn churches and chapels, along with some reminiscences of the underground cities. Thanks to its unique geological formations and archaeological sites in the world, was included in UNESCO in 1985....
Cube Houses, Netherlands Cube Houses, Netherlands
    A cube is a dwelling house in the form of a tilted cube on a pole, also called pile dwelling or tree house. In the seventies cube houses built by the Dutch architect Piet Blom in Helmond and Rotterdam . His basic idea, that is built on columns, so the space under the building can remain open, was inspired by Le Corbusier .    The cube house Blom are three floors: the bottom of the so-called street house with kitchen and living room, in between the sky house with space for study and bedroom, and upper lo...