art The Little Village: a cluster of adorable miniature buildings in the Pennsylvania mountains Popkin

art Herkimer is a giant beetle statue who lives in Colorado Springs Popkin

art Cathedral of Junk is a "the best three-story junk tower you will ever see" Popkin

vanlife This Scottish traveler turned a van named Ernie into a storytelling machine Jason Weisberger

bizarre competitions Wolfing down scalding hot biscuits and other weird contests from 1897 Mark Frauenfelder

politics Four years of MAGA surrealism and horror in one book: "It's the Great Storm, Tom the Dancing Bug!" comics by Ruben Bolling Boing Boing

travel Fudge, freaks, and formaldehyde: Unexpected thrills off Missouri highway Popkin

Another Roadside Attraction Visit the World's Largest Potato Masher in Plover, Wisconsin Jennifer Sandlin

tourism The weirdest free tourism spots in the U.S. B.R. O'Deal

destinations The Big Rocking Horse is an adorable roadside attraction in Gumeracha, Australia Popkin

Entertainment 150 greatest science fiction films of all time David Pescovitz

animal rescues Eleven years later, "Ikea Monkey" is thriving at the Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary Jennifer Sandlin

witch Community saves the beloved Winnie the Witch roadside attraction Popkin

Business Dying for a pee? Amazon sells bottled driver urine as energy drink Mark Frauenfelder

free speech Man arrested twice for criticizing police sues Iowa town for violating his constitutional rights Mark Frauenfelder

podcast Fire Draw Near is a fascinating monthly podcast dedicated to the history of Irish folk songs Natalie Dressed

Happy Mutants This Paul Bunyan-style Muffler Man did not disappoint Jennifer Sandlin

fun Ms. Pearl is a 14-foot-tall squirrel who lives in Cedar Creek, Texas Jennifer Sandlin

Weird Wonders of Street View archives strange things seen on Google's mapping service Popkin

law 'Tiger King' star 'Doc' Antle convicted of felony lion trafficking Rusty Blazenhoff