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Sometimes we need to go to weird and wonderful places, visit unique and fun places and enjoy unusual travel experiences, just to be doing something different. Just to enjoy life again…
Visit some upside-down houses – Step inside houses where the floors float above your head and the furniture clings to the ceiling. Around the world, upside-down houses turn everyday rooms into playful photo spots, designed to mess with perspective and spark a bit of fun. Each one offers a chance to walk on the “ceiling,” pose in impossible positions, and leave with photos that make people look twice.
Positano on the Amalfi Coast of Italy, feels especially moving on All Souls’ Day. This is the time of year when locals give extra care to the cemetery, turning it into one of the most beautiful spots in town. Small lights are placed on tombstones, flowers fill every corner, and as evening falls the hillside begins to glow. From below, you see a quiet ribbon of light above the sea, calm, respectful, and surprisingly beautiful to experience as a visitor.
And about graveyards in Europe — they are nothing like the gloomy places many people imagine. In countries such as Austria and Switzerland, cemeteries are peaceful gardens filled with flowers, mountain views, and carefully kept family plots. They feel calm and respectful, often offering some of the most beautiful viewpoints in town, and they give a quiet glimpse into local life that most visitors never expect. That’s why we often recommend you visit a cemetery in places like Austria, Switzerland, etc…
Visit the Hill of Crosses. A site of pilgrimage about 12 km north of the city of Šiauliai, in northern Lithuania.
The hill is covered with over 100,000 crosses, each one placed there by visitors as a symbol of faith or remembrance. This sacred hill is one of a kind and as a unique place to explore, it is definitely worth a visit if you’re into this kind of thing…
The bone chapel in Hallstatt is a unique and eerie attraction featuring over 1,200 painted skulls, offering a fascinating glimpse into the region’s historical burial customs.
Hallstatt is a renowned UNESCO World Heritage village in Austria’s Salzkammergut region
Stay in a hotel where the rooms are individually themed cold rooms that include hand-carved ice furnishings by international artists. The Ice hotel in Jukkasjärvi in northern Sweden, features rooms entirely made out of sculptured ice, but you will be sleeping snug and warm in thermal sleeping bags on beds covered in reindeer hides.
7. The Catacombs of Paris, France – An underground maze of tunnels and rooms that contains the bones of over 6 million people.
8. The Karni Mata Temple (Rat Temple), India
Thousands of rats roam freely inside the temple, treated with respect and care. The thousands of revered rats (kabas), are believed to be reincarnations of devotees or Karni Mata’s family.
9. Xochimilco – Experience the Floating Gardens of Mexico – How about a day filled with flowers…everywhere…
10. The Winchester Mystery House, USA – A mansion with bizarre architectural features, built by the widow of the man who invented the Winchester rifle. Doors that open to walls, stairways that lead to the ceiling, and many more oddities in the massive mansion…
11. The Crooked Forest, Poland – A forest filled with over 400 pine trees that grow with a 90-degree bend at the base of their trunks.
12. The Bone Church, Czech Republic – A small chapel decorated with the bones of over 40,000 people, arranged in various patterns.
This may not fit the classic idea of weird and wonderful places to visit, but it is great fun and well worth experiencing:
La Tomatina is a world-famous tomato-throwing festival held annually in Buñol, a small town near Valencia, Spain. During the festival, participants gather in the streets to throw tomatoes at each other in a massive food fight. It’s a fun and festive event that attracts visitors from all over the world.
The origins of La Tomatina are not entirely clear, but it is believed to have started in the mid-1940s as a spontaneous food fight among locals. Today, the event has become a major tourist attraction, with thousands of visitors coming to Buñol each year to take part in the festivities.
La Tomatina is held on the last Wednesday of August each year. The event typically starts at around 11 am and lasts for about an hour, during which time participants throw tons of ripe tomatoes at each other.
14. The Ice Cream Museum, USA – An interactive museum dedicated to ice cream, featuring colorful exhibits, tasty treats, and Instagram-worthy photo opportunities. (Unlimited ice cream supplies – that sounds pretty cool to me.)
15. The Museum of Illusions, Zagreb, Croatia – A museum featuring interactive exhibits and optical illusions that will challenge your perception of reality.
16. The Bounce Below, Wales – A series of trampoline nets and slides built in an underground slate cavern, providing a unique and adventurous experience. Fun or the kids, but adults can also jump and be kids again.
17. The Glow Worm Caves, New Zealand – A cave filled with thousands of glowing worms, creating a surreal and magical atmosphere.
At first glance it sounds simple, but the experience is anything but. Floating quietly in a hot air balloon is something few travelers ever get to do, and it stays with you long after you land.
In Cappadocia, Turkey, fairy-chimney valleys glow at sunrise. Over Tanzania’s Serengeti, the plains stretch endlessly below, dotted with wildlife and winding rivers…
I consider this a “weird and wonderful place to visit”, because if you’re to scared to do the “weird” bungee jump (like me), you can enjoy the “wonderful” nature. It’s a beautiful spot.
Go Bungee Jump off the Bloukrans Bridge in South Africa, which is the highest commercial bungee jump in the world at 709 feet.
The Bloukrans Bridge is an arch bridge located near Nature’s Valley, Western Cape, in South Africa. Find out more…
Instagram Fun: Visit the Museum of Illusions in Cape Town, South Africa. It’s fun for the whole family.
“Museum of Illusions Cape Town is a unique and exciting museum dedicated to providing visitors with a fun, interactive and educational experience that challenges perception and inspires creativity. Our museum features a variety of exhibits that use optical illusions, visual tricks, and hands-on interactive displays to create a playful environment that engages visitors of all ages.”
Located 6 km from Quepos and surrounded by vegetation, Hotel Costa Verde offers a unique experience.
The Hotel Costa Verde is located in a 1965 Boeing 727 airplane that has been converted into a luxury hotel suite. The airplane is perched on a 50-foot pedestal overlooking the jungle and the Pacific Ocean, providing stunning views from every angle.
Inside the airplane, guests can find two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchenette, a dining room, and a terrace. The interior has been beautifully restored, with hand-carved teak paneling and comfortable furnishings, making it a truly unique and unforgettable accommodation option.
Why should you go? These unique experiences will create lasting memories. It will satisfy your desire to learn and explore new things and for those thrill-seeking adventurers… You can challenge yourself with exciting and unconventional experiences. Connect to history and learn about past cultures and traditions in unconventional ways. And then… our favorite: Escape, get away from the mundane, and immerse yourself in the unexpected.
Author: Jo-Anne Naude – Traveling the world, sharing the stories.
