zoos The Swetsville Zoo is an iconic roadside attraction in Fort Collins, Colorado Popkin

texas Watch the Attwater's prairie chicken do his mating dance (he's really going for it) Jennifer Sandlin

art Giant sock monkey sculpture becomes world's largest soft toy artwork Popkin

travel World's smallest park in Japan is the size of four sheets of paper Popkin

Funny Australia's famous 'Big Owl' statue draws tourists for wrong reasons Popkin

Funny Admiring Jakob Grosse-Ophoff's 'The Driller': a humorous, crafty take on nose picking Popkin

art This mouth-shaped bulding burps when you enter it Popkin

art David Fambrough's spider bugs turn old VW beetles into looming horrors Popkin

nostalgia Visit the Home for Retired Playground Animals in New York City Popkin

art Palm Springs AIDS memorial sculpture to be changed because residents say it looks like a giant anus David Pescovitz

cryonics Have you made your plans for the celebration of the cryopreservation of Grandpa Bredo yet? Popkin

mushrooms Worldwide art-n-seek event Game of Shrooms draws closer Rusty Blazenhoff

new york city Sculptures of wolves mauling tourist appear in New York City parks Rusty Blazenhoff

History Oakland's iconic "Mid-century Monster" rescued Rusty Blazenhoff

censorship Angry Christians riot and throw firebomb at a museum that exhibits 'McJesus' sculpture Carla Sinclair

travel What it's like to take a 36-hour sleeper train from LA to Seattle Nicole Dieker