The ‘stop-bys’ of Florida – weird places worth a few minutes apiece

by Chris | Jan 16, 2017 | Bizarre, Unique, United States |

As we’ve traveled Florida, we’re coming across more and more places that are worth stopping by on your way to somewhere else. These are some of those stories. Nalcrest (en route to Orlando) We start with Nalcrest, a tiny retirement community in the middle...

Destination: the Center for Extreme Art (Eduardo Moscoso Prohibito Centro Cultural Arte Extremo) – Cuenca, Ecuador (NSFW)

by Chris | Oct 10, 2016 | Bizarre, Ecuador |

Combine a Trick Art Museum and H.R. Giger’s horrifically awesome world, and you might have something like the weirdest place in Ecuador. Might go without saying, but this one is NSFW and not for the squeamish.  Hidden on the outskirts of Cuenca’s touristy...

Destination: the bizarre catacombs of Enrique Torres Belon (Lampa, Peru)

by Chris | Oct 3, 2016 | Bizarre, Peru |

This daytrip from Lake Titicaca is about as offbeat as you can get. Despite being relatively close to the world-famous Lake Titicaca, Lampa, Peru is not where you’d expect to find a grand old colonial church or a freaky collection of skeletons. And yet, here...

Destination: the Larco museum, the museum with the ancient Peruvian erotic pots (NSFW)

by Chris | Sep 12, 2016 | Bizarre, Peru, Quirky |

Home to the country’s finest collection of Pre-Colombian pots – and some naughty / NSFW works that make it worth the trip. Named after Rafael Larco Hoyle (1901-1966), the collection houses 45,000 pieces in all in a former mansion. It’s easily one of the...

Destination: The Museum of Historical Chamber Pots and Toilets (Prague, Czech Republic)

by Chris | Aug 17, 2016 | Bizarre, Czech Republic |

Yep, you’re reading that right – hidden in Prague is the world’s largest collection of chamber pots. 2,000 pieces, 1,700 chamber pots, 120 toilets, and “other curiosities”. There are chamber pots made for Napoleon Bonaparte, Abraham Lincoln,...

Destination: the Sex Machines Museum (Prague, Czechia) – a wonderful, raunchy, NSFW look at some kinky tools

by Chris | Aug 1, 2016 | Bizarre, Czech Republic |

Ready to get kinky while keeping your clothes on? At the Sex Machines Museum in Prague, you’ll enjoy how people got it on in decades and centuries past. As you might guess, this post is NSFW – while you may know the country as the Czech Republic, it officially...

16 of the best mummies and skulls we saw in Peru

by Chris | Jul 20, 2016 | Bizarre, Peru, Random pictures | 2 comments

Let’s call this one not safe for kids and squeamish types. Peru has a metric TON of dead people on open display. Churches and museums are great, but there’s also some open-air cemeteries to enjoy while in Peru as well. The above skull comes from the Museo...

Destination: The Otavalo Animal and Craft Markets (Otavalo, Ecuador)

by Chris | Feb 16, 2016 | Bizarre, Ecuador, Offbeat, Places, South America |

It’s not every day you follow a cow to the market. Held only once a week on early Saturday mornings, Otavalo’s Animal Market is not what you would describe as the easiest thing to see for yourself. If you are sensitive to the treatment of animals, this...

The 10 creepiest places in Europe

by Chris | Oct 30, 2015 | Bizarre, Czech Republic, Europe, France, Italy, Places |

Here at One Weird Globe, I’m not a fan of fake scary stuff. Not when there’s so much real scary stuff to make you need new pants. During our epic trip to Europe earlier this year, we made it a point to find the unusual, the bizarre, and maybe even a little...

What Happens When An Entire Village Gets Destroyed by Nazis? Destination: Oradour-sur-Glane

by Chris | May 8, 2015 | Bizarre, France, Guest posts, Places, Unique |

While I’ve been busy networking and going to the TBEX conference, my awesome wife Laura has gone ahead to southern France, where she’s explored an intriguing, dark destination. All words and photos are hers. Oradour-sur-Glane was a small French village of...