Quirky Attractions

Quirky Attraction: Keeper of the Plains Sculpture in Wichita, Kansas

The Keeper of the Plains is a 44-foot Native American steel sculpture that has stood in Wichita, Kansas since 1974.

Behold the smallest park in the world! Portland’s Mill Ends Park is 452 square inches of fun.

See Mardi Gras floats and props being created in real time at Mardi Gras World in New Orleans!

Las Vegas is home to the Pinball Hall of Fame, which houses hundreds of vintage pinball machines going back to the 1940s.

Chicago’s International Surgical Science Museum is the place to find vintage wheelchairs, surgery-themed artwork, and medical artifacts.

At more than 50 tons, the Hoba Meteorite in Namibia is the world’s largest intact meteorite.

Just east of Winnipeg sits the longitudinal center of Canada, with a big tourist sign and maple leaf flag made of flowers.

The exact location of Freddie Mercury’s birth house is still in question, but the Mercury House in Zanzibar is where fans go to honor him.

The Dole Plantation in Hawaii is the place to find amazing foods you never knew you needed, like pineapple popcorn and pineapple salad dressing.

A surviving 17th-century bell tower in Laoag, Philippines continues to sink into its sandy base at the rate of one inch per year.