6 – Cockroach Hall of Fame,
- In case you’d almost recovered from the Temple of the Rats, I now present to you Texas’s Cockroach Hall of Fame!
- This super creepy museum is overflowing with dead roaches that have been posed and dressed in costumes. It’s the brainchild of madman/pest control specialist Michael Bodhan, who wants people to smile and laugh when they see a cockroach, not run and scream.
- Some of the dead roach characters include ‘David Letteroach’, ‘Marilyn Monroach’ and the piano-playing ‘Liberoachi’. And if dead ones aren’t your thing, the museum also has Madagascar hissing roaches – and their favourite pastime is crawling all over faces.
5 – The Instant Ramen Museum,
- Finally ramen noodles are getting the recognition they deserve! For years this tasty, inexpensive staple of college life has given poor students the sustenance to stay without cutting into their important beer fund.
- The Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum pays tribute to all things noodles, including the creator of Cup Noodles, Momofuku Ando. Its main feature is a replica of the shack where Momofuku first invented chicken ramen. What a historic moment that was.
- You can also check out an exhibition of instant noodles from around the world or visit a tasting room to try a range of delicious noodle flavours. Who knew learning could be so tasty?
4 – Carhenge,
- Have you ever thought Stonehenge was just a little bit dull? I mean, woo… a pile of rocks… If only someone would do something cool, like replicate it using reconstructed old American cars…
- Well, it looks like your prayers have been answered, car art fans! Nebraskan artist Jim Reinders has created Carhenge, a recreation of Stonehenge built from thirty-eight spray painted classic cars. Just check out those seriously sexy arches and the impressive twenty-nine metre diameter.
- Built in 1987, Carhenge has seen a few recent additions, including a visitor centre and the Car Art Reserve’s ‘Fourd Seasons’.
3 – Market Theatre Gum Wall,
- Want to visit the world’s ‘second germiest attraction’ as voted by TripAdvisor users? Nope, it’s not a medieval sewer or a public bathroom in any major city; it’s a wall plastered with more than two decades worth of used chewing gum.
- Seattle’s Market Theatre Gum Wall has a simple but rather disgusting origin story. As theatregoers waited impatiently in line at the box office, they started sticking their gum on the wall. Some even moulded theirs into tiny sculptures. And I thought theatre fans were supposed to be dignified!
- The wall was constantly cleaned, but people kept at it, discarding their gum in huge numbers like it was new trend sweeping the nation. Eventually officials just threw their hands up and said fine, we’ll turn it into an official attraction.
2 – Battle of the Orange,
- If pelting an orange at someone with all your might is on your bucket list but you don’t feel like getting arrested, check out Italy’s Battle of the Orange!
- At this three-day carnival, locals and tourists alike try to violently force more vitamin c upon each other.
- Legend has it the carnival dates back to the Middle Ages, when frustrated citizens of Ivrea rose up and overthrew a tyrant. So if the idea of honouring a small town’s history while simultaneously participating in a city-wide food fight appeals to you, then grab a mouthguard and let’s go!
1 – Phallus Museum,
- Guess the most bizarre tourist attraction in the world. If you answered ‘a museum full of dicks’, you are correct!
- This Icelandic museum contains specimens of almost every mammal’s phallus. It has every colour in the rainbow, from whale to hamster, and is the place to go for animal enthusiasts, budding scientists, or bachelorette parties.
- The penises are jarred and preserved in formaldehyde, and the museum is even said to have the genitals of mythical creatures, such as trolls and Icelandic elves. Oh, and they have the finest bull scrotum lampshades in the northern hemisphere.
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