As a fan of both weirdness and travel, I wanted to, nay had to, shine the spotlight on this website: One part wikipedia, one part Ripley’s Believe it Or Not, and one part Lonely Planet Thorn Tree Travel forum, Atlas Obscura details the strangest and oddest places in the world.
Billing itself as “A Compendium of this Age’s Wonders, Curiosities and Esoterica,” thus far, the Atlas only has one entry for our great state of Nebraska (which happens to be Charlie Johnson’s Museum of the Odd in Lincoln). But that’s okay—additional entries can be added and edited by readers, much like wikipedia.
Even if you aren't planning a future trip to the last handwoven, Inca-made grass bridge in Peru or The Devil's Swimming Pool (and why wouldn't you be?), this site can provide hours of fascinating reading...and it has cool pictures.
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