Heads Up for Off-Kilter Attractions

We believe that the best art should leave you confused and anxious. How about "Fallen Star," a cute cottage dangling over the side of a six-story building? Yeah, art, but also an offbeat tourist destination.

Kiss the Casino Blarney Stone

Desperate for a sudden turn of fortune on a Vegas trip? Then add your saliva to a chunk of the Blarney Stone. It's the last remaining vestige of a casino's former Irish-themed decor.

Metal Men: Obey

Robots: they're in our lives to stay -- but as servants or masters? A visit to Roboworld, world's "largest permanent robotics exhibit" was high on our Spring self-enlightenment list.

Places to Pass the Popcorn

In the US of A, freedom of choice means that anyone can watch a movie in the world's oldest movie theater, or in an atomic fallout shelter theater. Sit in the dark and quiet down.

Lost Dutchman Mine... Still Lost

A prospector wandered the desert for 20 years before striking the mother lode, then died before he could tell anyone where it was. His monument makes a good starting point for your own get-rich-never odyssey.

Gallows of Hanging Judge Parker

With a whack of his gavel, Isaac Parker doomed dozens of outlaws to spend their last moments on a gallows specially built to accommodate his mass-production method of justice.

Jack Sisemore's RV Museum

Jack owns the biggest RV dealership in Texas, and has set aside part of it to preserve the vehicles that gave our ancestors the quasi-comforts of home on wheels.

Spotted by Tipsters

Tipster Brian sent us the most scientific-sounding report yet from a mysterious Gravity Hill. Spoiler Alert: he does not believe its effects are caused by pushy ghosts.

You can't always get what you want. Bailey A. filled us in on the story of "Mr. Jimmy," a man whose beverage malfunction inspired a classic rock 'n' roll record. And a bench.

Tipster Gloria Z. related that last-second visitors -- though receiving a few pointed glares -- were still treated kindly and gained entry at the Pencil Sharpener Museum.

Rina R. accidentally came upon the World's Largest Wheelbarrow; its creator seems to have spent as much effort on its promotional sign as on the 'barrow itself.

Check out more discoveries in the very Latest Tips.

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Tourism News

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