17 Strangest Tourist Attrions In The World
From Witley Underwater Ballroom to The Stone House here are 17 Strangest Tourist Attrions In The World. Check out Fremont Troll!\r
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# 9 Worlds Largest Rice Scoop\r
The Omotesando shopping street in Miyajima is home to the worlds largest rice scoop that is 7.7 meters long, 2.7 meters thick, and weighs an incredible 2.5 tons. It was made from the wood of a 270-year-old Zelkova tree over the course of three years. The small island of Miyajima is known for its handmade wooden rice scoops in a market that is saturated with plain white plastic rice scoops, so the locals are very proud of the huge monument putting their village on the map. \r
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# 8 Beijing Underground City\r
Underneath the city of Beijing was a previously secret system of expansive underground tunnels. Beijings Underground City is a product of a time where people were paranoid of nuclear threats, so tunnels were dug by locals throughout the 70s to serve as a shelter during any sort of air raid or nuclear attack. There were once over 90 entrances to the tunnels from peoples home and businesses, but they were never ually utilized. In the year 2000, the tunnels were converted into a tourist attrion, although now only a frion of the original complex is accessible. \r
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# 7 Banphasawan (ban fas a wan)\r
In Ban Tai, Thailand you can find a quirky 80-acre upscale resort with private dwellings that you will not only want to live in but to eat. There are nearly 100 separate buildings at Banphasawan that have been built in the shape of large fruits. These bungalows include Dragonfruit, pineapple, plums and countless other sweet treats. The resort itself is also surrounded by orchards where you can ually find edible versions of the fruit youre living in. \r
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# 6 The Dome of Light\r
You dont expect a beautiful piece of art and tourist attrion to be hidden away in the busiest stop of metro lines, but that is exly where you can find the Dome of Light. In the Xinxing District of Taiwan is what is sometimes referred to as the worlds largest work of glass art. It hangs over a busy metro station, but it makes a commute feel more contemplative and beautiful than a normal ride on the subway would.\r
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# 5 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple\r
A 62 million dollar, multiple stories, high ceiling temple was built in Singapores Chinatown to house a religious relic that is less than the size of a fingertip. The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple was completed in 2007 and is a huge complex that serves as a popular tourist attrion, but the entire building was created just to keep a fragment of the Buddhas tooth. \r
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# 4 Rainbow Family Village\r
In a completely out of the way village in Taiwan is a rainbow colored wonderland in the middle of nowhere. An 87-year-old man named Huang Yung-Fu is better known as Grandpa Rainbow began painting the village he lived in when it was under threat of being demolished by the government. Now, it has been saved from impending destruction and serves as a cultural site and tourist spot that reportedly draws a million or so visitors every year. \r
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# 3 Chefchaouen (chef cho en)\r
Chefchaouen is a touristy city in Morocco with many facades of buildings painted a vibrant shade of blue. Its a popular spot for people to visit and is bustling with life now but it has a strange history. In the 15th century, Chefchaouen was founded as a refugee camp to house the Muslims and Jews who were forced out of Europe by the Spanish Inquisition. The citys main attrion is the blue paint everywhere, which was present as a part of Jewish tradition from the founding of the city. It is now a big selling point for tourists, and the locals keep the paint fresh as part of the centuries old tradition. \r
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# 2 Falkirk Wheel\r
The Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift in Scotland that is a surprising tourist attrion that people go out of their way to see. It is essentially an elevator for boats that takes vessels from the Forth and Clyde canal to the Union Canal. City planners had the option of connecting the canals with a lock flight but instead chose to create a modern looking landmark that would generate interest and tourism in the area. The rotating elevator is mesmerizing to stare at and switches the direction it spins in every five or so spins. \r
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# 1 Wedding Palace\r
In Ashgabat, Turkmenistan you can find several pieces of strange architecture, but one of the weirdest and most confusing looking building might just be the Wedding Palace. It looks like a huge night club especially with the huge golden disco ball sitting on top of it and even more so at night when it is bathed in red lights. However, it is ually a city government building that allows newlyweds to register their marriage and has a venue to hold the u
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# 9 Worlds Largest Rice Scoop\r
The Omotesando shopping street in Miyajima is home to the worlds largest rice scoop that is 7.7 meters long, 2.7 meters thick, and weighs an incredible 2.5 tons. It was made from the wood of a 270-year-old Zelkova tree over the course of three years. The small island of Miyajima is known for its handmade wooden rice scoops in a market that is saturated with plain white plastic rice scoops, so the locals are very proud of the huge monument putting their village on the map. \r
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# 8 Beijing Underground City\r
Underneath the city of Beijing was a previously secret system of expansive underground tunnels. Beijings Underground City is a product of a time where people were paranoid of nuclear threats, so tunnels were dug by locals throughout the 70s to serve as a shelter during any sort of air raid or nuclear attack. There were once over 90 entrances to the tunnels from peoples home and businesses, but they were never ually utilized. In the year 2000, the tunnels were converted into a tourist attrion, although now only a frion of the original complex is accessible. \r
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# 7 Banphasawan (ban fas a wan)\r
In Ban Tai, Thailand you can find a quirky 80-acre upscale resort with private dwellings that you will not only want to live in but to eat. There are nearly 100 separate buildings at Banphasawan that have been built in the shape of large fruits. These bungalows include Dragonfruit, pineapple, plums and countless other sweet treats. The resort itself is also surrounded by orchards where you can ually find edible versions of the fruit youre living in. \r
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# 6 The Dome of Light\r
You dont expect a beautiful piece of art and tourist attrion to be hidden away in the busiest stop of metro lines, but that is exly where you can find the Dome of Light. In the Xinxing District of Taiwan is what is sometimes referred to as the worlds largest work of glass art. It hangs over a busy metro station, but it makes a commute feel more contemplative and beautiful than a normal ride on the subway would.\r
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# 5 Buddha Tooth Relic Temple\r
A 62 million dollar, multiple stories, high ceiling temple was built in Singapores Chinatown to house a religious relic that is less than the size of a fingertip. The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple was completed in 2007 and is a huge complex that serves as a popular tourist attrion, but the entire building was created just to keep a fragment of the Buddhas tooth. \r
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# 4 Rainbow Family Village\r
In a completely out of the way village in Taiwan is a rainbow colored wonderland in the middle of nowhere. An 87-year-old man named Huang Yung-Fu is better known as Grandpa Rainbow began painting the village he lived in when it was under threat of being demolished by the government. Now, it has been saved from impending destruction and serves as a cultural site and tourist spot that reportedly draws a million or so visitors every year. \r
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# 3 Chefchaouen (chef cho en)\r
Chefchaouen is a touristy city in Morocco with many facades of buildings painted a vibrant shade of blue. Its a popular spot for people to visit and is bustling with life now but it has a strange history. In the 15th century, Chefchaouen was founded as a refugee camp to house the Muslims and Jews who were forced out of Europe by the Spanish Inquisition. The citys main attrion is the blue paint everywhere, which was present as a part of Jewish tradition from the founding of the city. It is now a big selling point for tourists, and the locals keep the paint fresh as part of the centuries old tradition. \r
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# 2 Falkirk Wheel\r
The Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift in Scotland that is a surprising tourist attrion that people go out of their way to see. It is essentially an elevator for boats that takes vessels from the Forth and Clyde canal to the Union Canal. City planners had the option of connecting the canals with a lock flight but instead chose to create a modern looking landmark that would generate interest and tourism in the area. The rotating elevator is mesmerizing to stare at and switches the direction it spins in every five or so spins. \r
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# 1 Wedding Palace\r
In Ashgabat, Turkmenistan you can find several pieces of strange architecture, but one of the weirdest and most confusing looking building might just be the Wedding Palace. It looks like a huge night club especially with the huge golden disco ball sitting on top of it and even more so at night when it is bathed in red lights. However, it is ually a city government building that allows newlyweds to register their marriage and has a venue to hold the u
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