- Here's a fun fact you might not know.
The world is really weird.
Honestly, not that much surprises me anymore,
after eight years and 650 videos,
but once in a while little gems drop that make me go "what?"
The world is absolutely full of freak shows,
which means that there's a market for weird stuff.
So a bunch of people decided to create
some attractions to attract those people.
And when you see what these are, if it's even possible,
you're going to think that the world is even weirder.
Here are the 10 most bizarre
tourist attractions in the world.
Number 10 is the largest chest of drawers.
Okay, we're off to a good start.
Whether it's the world's largest apple
or the largest statue of Elvis,
people seem to love visiting the biggest versions of things.
Attempting to capitalize on this fact,
along with trying to prove that they are
the home furnishings capital of the world,
which I have no idea why they would want to do that,
High Point, Carolina, unveiled
the World's Largest Chest of Drawers.
And if that sounds ridiculous to you, it's 'cause it is.
This six-meter-tall structure was completed by the 1920s
by High Point's Chamber of Commerce
and features a pair of larger-than-life socks
that hang out of a drawer.
Then, in 1996, the city renovated the chest,
transforming it into an 11.6-meter-tall
Goddard Townsend bureau, because it's,
you know, a lot cooler, I guess.
Sadly for the city, a local retailer,
Furnitureland South, stole the record
with their own 24-meter-tall chest of drawers down the road.
Yeah, that's the way to get popular,
just outdo each other with weird tall stuff.
It's just
buncha winners down there.
Number nine is a giant ferris wheel.
Okay, okay, ferris wheels.
They're supposed to be tall, I get it,
but this one's just bupadupdup.
Built in an attempt to bring attention
and traffic to the town of Dudley, England,
this giant ferris wheel hit a sour note
with both locals and visitors,
and has been mocked as Britain's worst tourist attraction.
The ride is 35 meters tall
and offers panoramic views of the surrounding area.
Now, that sounds nice, except the only problem is
the area is the town of Dudley,
and it's mostly dirty stone buildings
and miserable-looking rooftops.
Oh, honey, honey, look at this.
It's a bunch of rats eating another rat.
Local government officials believe that the ride,
which was erected in March of 2016,
would put their city back on the map
but wound up being laughed at
by surrounding cities and newspapers.
Though a handful of people do still enjoy
riding the ferris wheel, paying four and a half pounds
basically to see what the roof
of the town's shopping center looks like,
everybody else is just not for it.
Man, dirty rooftops?
Sign me up, I'm flying out tonight!
(laughs)
Number eight is the Gum Wall.
If you crawl under pretty much any desk in high school,
you're almost guaranteed to find
a few discarded wads of chewing gum.
But if you're in downtown Seattle, Washington,
you might just find yourself with a whole wall of it.
The Market Theater Gum Wall was started sometime in 1993,
when people waiting in line to enter the theater
stuck their used gum and sometimes even coins
to the outer brick wall.
That's called vandalism!
Though it's been cleaned a few times,
once to prevent structural issues
with the bricks being broken down,
today the gum stretches for over 15 meters
with little of the original brick showing through.
It's actually considered a local landmark,
and people have traveled great distances
just to put their nasty wad of num-nums on the wall.
Some people even create gum sculptures
and adhere it to that.
Delicious!
Number seven is the Restroom Cultural Park.
Ah, there never seems to be a restroom around
when you need it, am I right?
Unless, of course,
you're at an art exhibit devoted to toilets.
Incredibly, such things do exist,
and one of the most ridiculous
is in the city of Suwon in South Korea.
Officially known as Restroom Cultural Park,
this complex features
toilet-themed paintings and sculptures,
including a long path complete with humanoid structures
in various squatting positions
that leads to a large building shaped like a toilet bowl
that furthermore houses the main exhibition hall.
Opened in November of 2012,
the park is dedicated to the former mayor,
Sim Jaedeok, who locals called Mr. Toilet,
as he'd fashioned his own house to look like one.
I'm not saying this guy had mental health issues.
I'm sure he was a great guy and all.
But he lived in a toilet.
And these people elected him to run their city or town.
So, um, yeah.
South Korea, you just keep on keepin' on with the weirdness.
I'm just, I'm-a stay here.
So okay, good luck with the toilet houses.
Number six is Manneken Pis.
Imagine, just for a moment,
that the symbol of your city or region
is known for a little naked boy urinating into a fountain.
Hm. Yeah, that's regal.
Very nice.
Well, if you live in Brussels, Belgium,
it's probably easy to do, because it's a reality.
That's right, a bronze statue called Manneken Pis,
and I really hope it is pronounced piece,
which is Dutch for "little man pee,"
stands in the center of the city and is considered
the best-known symbol for the people of Brussels.
The artwork was originally created by Jerome Duquesnoy
sometime between 1618 and 1619.
Though it's only 61 centimeters tall,
it's said to embody the people's humor
and independence of mind.
Yep, nothing like some pee to embody free thinking.
If you, like many others, are for some reason
drawn to visit Mannekin Pis,
you may be lucky enough to see it
in one of its many costumes,
which include a judo outfit,
sailor's uniform, and even Dracula.
That's actually a really good question.
Does Dracula pee?
'Cause he does drink a lot of blood.
That's just a really disturbing thought.
Number five is the largest smallest largest.
Erica Nelson has always been obsessed
with the world's largest version of things.
So much so that she created her own,
the world's largest souvenir plate,
in her property in Lucas, Kansas.
But obviously that wasn't enough for her,
as her love for the other things that are the largest
drew her to create her own attraction in her own van.
Specifically, the world's largest collection
of the world's smallest versions
of the world's largest things.
Did you catch all that?
Basically, Nelson visits an attraction
such as the world's largest washboard,
and then recreates a tiny version of that exact replica,
so that she has the smallest version
of that specific installation.
It's a bit confusing, but it does draw people
who want to see the world's largest things,
though smaller, in one convenient place.
I know that was a mouthful and a little confusing,
so let me give you the T-L-D-R shorter version of it.
Uh, crazy lady creates the smallest things
out of the biggest things.
Got it? Cool.
Number four is Loveland.
Officially known as Jeju Loveland,
this attraction is an outdoor sculpture park
located on Jeju Island in South Korea.
To get the full experience,
you'd have to walk around an area
the size of two soccer fields,
the whole time admiring and even interacting
with the various installations.
Of course, the whole time you'd be witnessing a lot of love.
Being made, that is.
Mm-hm, people...
Yep, you heard that right.
Loveland is an artful and educational place
where people go to experience second-hand sex.
Opened on November 16th, 2004,
the park features 140 sculptures
of humans in various sex positions,
as well as film showcases about sex,
and even interactive pieces
where visitors are encouraged to push buttons,
turn cranks, or perform some other actions
to make the sculpture
perform.
Yeah, this one's not for the kiddies.
Just take 'em to Disneyland.
Do not take 'em here.
Number three is the Thing.
Driving along the interstate
between Phoenix, Arizona, and El Paso, Texas,
you're bound to see the signs.
There are dozens of billboards that stand along
a stretch of 692 kilometers,
each one asking, "What is the Thing?"
That, or a variation of that question,
that creates curiosity to all those that see it.
Now, that's a lotta hype that could cause disappointment,
and you guessed it, it is!
The Thing is located at a gas station
in Texas Canyon, Arizona,
apparently among a number of fake museum pieces,
including Hitler's car, which you know is authentic,
because there's a sculpture of the Fuhrer
sitting in the back seat.
Well, the actual Thing is a fake mummified corpse
of a mother and her child
that was created by Homer Jack sometime in the 1940s.
And although it's decent work,
it's hardly worth all those billboards.
I guess it's better to call it the Thing
than "Come See the Fake Dead Body
"with the Fake Mummified Child."
It's stupid.
Number two is the Big Poo.
Oh yeah.
Yeah.
You know, some attractions really stink.
(laughs)
I'm not apologizing for that pun.
Commissioned by Ian Cohen, a member of Parliament, in 2002,
the Big Poo is a five-meter-long foam turd
that's located in New South Wales, Australia.
The log itself is just on the town's edge
and stands as a statement against the proposed project
that saw the sewage from people's homes
being dumped into the ocean
as opposed to being given to local farmers
who actually requested it so that they can make fertilizer.
But it's still around.
Because today the Big Poo is a draw for tourists
looking to take pictures with it.
Hey Ma, come stand next to the big piece of pooploodos.
Poo-poos.
And actually, Australia has an obsession
with big versions of things,
and many people have come overseas
to see everything from the big banana to the big potato.
When asked why he made it out of foam,
Cohen said it was for two good reasons.
One, it could be moved easily, and two, it was a floater.
(gags)
No.
Really, though, what do you people
think he's gonna make it out of, actual poo?
What are you, insane?
And number one is Prada in the Desert.
Officially unveiled on October 1st, 2005,
Prada Marfa is a humorous art installation
created by artists Elmgreen and Dragset.
Situated 2.3 kilometers
outside the city of Valentine, Texas,
at the side of a dusty dirt road along Highway 90,
this structure looks like a Prada store
offering handbags, shoes, and other fancy accessories.
And it was actually selected
by the Prada mogul herself, Miuccia Prada.
Considered by the creators
to be a pop-architectural land project,
the door to this classy-looking store is permanently locked,
meaning no shopping can be done there at all.
Visitors stop by literally just to look
at the out-of-place installation
that the artists one day hope will degrade back
into the natural landscape itself.
You hear that, folks?
When you're done with all your Prada shoes and handbags,
just bury them, 'cause apparently they're biodegradable!
Wonderful!
They're not.
Don't do that.
That was a joke.
They're probably extremely toxic to the earth.
Well, this world just got a little weirder for ya.
Oh boy!
I don't even know what's wrong with these people.
Why, why would you create any of these?
It's just, you gotta be bored outta your mind.
That lady that creates small things outta big things?
Outta small things?
Outta big things?
That's just a headache.
That's a headache and a half.
I'm done, have a great day.