1. Fucking, Austria
* Fucking is a small settlement (population c. 150) in Austria.
* The village is known to have existed as "Fucking" since at least 1070.
* The settlement's most famous feature is a traffic sign with its name on it beside which English-speaking tourists often stop to have their photograph taken.
* The sign is the most commonly stolen street sign in Austria.
* Significant amounts of public funds are spent on replacing the stolen signs.
2. Sealand, a micronation on the waters of the North Sea
* Sealand is a micronation located six miles (10 km) off the coast of Suffolk, England.
* Sealand is occupied by the family and associates of Paddy Roy Bates.
* The population of the facility rarely exceeds five, and its inhabitable area is 550 m2.
* Although Sealand's claims to sovereignty and legitimacy are not recognized by any country, it is probably the world's best-known micronation, and is sometimes cited in debates as an interesting case study of how various principles of international law can be applied to a territorial dispute.
3. A museum devoted to the Penis , Iceland
* The Icelandic Phallological Museum in Husavík, Iceland, is a museum devoted to phallology.
* The museum currently has 154 specimens displayed like hunting trophies, embalmed in formaldehyde, or dried in display cases.
* The museum attempts to collect penis specimens from every mammal extant in Iceland, including several species that are endangered or currently extinct in Icelandic waters
4. Erving's Location. Population: 1 , New Hampshire
* Erving's Location is situated in Coos County, New Hampshire.
* In New Hampshire, locations, grants, townships (which are different from towns), and purchases are unincorporated portions of a county which are not part of any town and have limited self-government (if any, as many are uninhabited).
* According to the 2000 census, one person lived in Erving's Location.
* Some have speculated that the census statistics for Erving's Location could have been a computer glitch.
5. The Mojave Lonely Phone Booth
* The Mojave Phone Booth was a lone telephone booth in the Mojave National Preserve which attracted an online following in 1997, due to its unusual location.
* The booth was 15 miles from the nearest interstate highway, and miles from any buildings.
* Fans called the booth attempting to get a reply, and a few took trips to the booth to answer, often camping out at the site. The story inspired the creation of a motion picture, Mojave Phone Booth, due for release in 2006.
6. The smallest park in the world: 452 in2 , Oregon
* Mill Ends Park in Portland, Oregon is the smallest park in the world, according to the Guinness Book of Records.
* The "park" is a 2 foot (610 mm) wide circle which in 1948 was intended to be the site for a light pole.
* The small circle has featured many unusual items through the decades, including a swimming pool for butterflies (complete with diving board) and a miniature ferris wheel (which was delivered by a regular-sized crane).
7. A Christian Chapel decorated by the bones of 40,000 people
* The Sedlec Ossuary is a small Christian chapel, located beneath the Cemetery Church of All Saints in the Czech Republic.
* The ossuary contains approximately 40,000 human skeletons which have been artistically arranged to form decorations and furnishings for the chapel.
8. Climb the World's steepest street , New Zealand
* The quiet suburban street of Baldwin Street, in New Zealand's southern city of Dunedin, is reputed to be the world's steepest street.
* At its maximum, the slope of Baldwin Street is approximately 1:2.86 (20° or 38%) - that is, for every 2.86 metres travelled horizontally, the altitude rises by 1 metre.
9. Welcome to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch , Wales
* Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is a village on the island of Anglesey in Wales.
* It is best known for having the longest officially recognised place name in the United Kingdom, and one of the longest in the world.
* The village's long name was contrived in the 1860s for the prestige of having the longest name of a railway station in Great Britain, and could not be considered an authentic word in the Welsh language.
10. Climb the Rabbit's Hill , Italy
* Colletto Fava is a 5,000 foot (1,500 m) high hill in the northern Piedmont region of Italy.
* In 2005, a massive pink stuffed bunny was finished being erected on the side of the mountain.
* Fucking is a small settlement (population c. 150) in Austria.
* The village is known to have existed as "Fucking" since at least 1070.
* The settlement's most famous feature is a traffic sign with its name on it beside which English-speaking tourists often stop to have their photograph taken.
* The sign is the most commonly stolen street sign in Austria.
* Significant amounts of public funds are spent on replacing the stolen signs.
2. Sealand, a micronation on the waters of the North Sea
* Sealand is a micronation located six miles (10 km) off the coast of Suffolk, England.
* Sealand is occupied by the family and associates of Paddy Roy Bates.
* The population of the facility rarely exceeds five, and its inhabitable area is 550 m2.
* Although Sealand's claims to sovereignty and legitimacy are not recognized by any country, it is probably the world's best-known micronation, and is sometimes cited in debates as an interesting case study of how various principles of international law can be applied to a territorial dispute.
3. A museum devoted to the Penis , Iceland
* The Icelandic Phallological Museum in Husavík, Iceland, is a museum devoted to phallology.
* The museum currently has 154 specimens displayed like hunting trophies, embalmed in formaldehyde, or dried in display cases.
* The museum attempts to collect penis specimens from every mammal extant in Iceland, including several species that are endangered or currently extinct in Icelandic waters
4. Erving's Location. Population: 1 , New Hampshire
* Erving's Location is situated in Coos County, New Hampshire.
* In New Hampshire, locations, grants, townships (which are different from towns), and purchases are unincorporated portions of a county which are not part of any town and have limited self-government (if any, as many are uninhabited).
* According to the 2000 census, one person lived in Erving's Location.
* Some have speculated that the census statistics for Erving's Location could have been a computer glitch.
5. The Mojave Lonely Phone Booth
* The Mojave Phone Booth was a lone telephone booth in the Mojave National Preserve which attracted an online following in 1997, due to its unusual location.
* The booth was 15 miles from the nearest interstate highway, and miles from any buildings.
* Fans called the booth attempting to get a reply, and a few took trips to the booth to answer, often camping out at the site. The story inspired the creation of a motion picture, Mojave Phone Booth, due for release in 2006.
6. The smallest park in the world: 452 in2 , Oregon
* Mill Ends Park in Portland, Oregon is the smallest park in the world, according to the Guinness Book of Records.
* The "park" is a 2 foot (610 mm) wide circle which in 1948 was intended to be the site for a light pole.
* The small circle has featured many unusual items through the decades, including a swimming pool for butterflies (complete with diving board) and a miniature ferris wheel (which was delivered by a regular-sized crane).
7. A Christian Chapel decorated by the bones of 40,000 people
* The Sedlec Ossuary is a small Christian chapel, located beneath the Cemetery Church of All Saints in the Czech Republic.
* The ossuary contains approximately 40,000 human skeletons which have been artistically arranged to form decorations and furnishings for the chapel.
8. Climb the World's steepest street , New Zealand
* The quiet suburban street of Baldwin Street, in New Zealand's southern city of Dunedin, is reputed to be the world's steepest street.
* At its maximum, the slope of Baldwin Street is approximately 1:2.86 (20° or 38%) - that is, for every 2.86 metres travelled horizontally, the altitude rises by 1 metre.
9. Welcome to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch , Wales
* Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is a village on the island of Anglesey in Wales.
* It is best known for having the longest officially recognised place name in the United Kingdom, and one of the longest in the world.
* The village's long name was contrived in the 1860s for the prestige of having the longest name of a railway station in Great Britain, and could not be considered an authentic word in the Welsh language.
10. Climb the Rabbit's Hill , Italy
* Colletto Fava is a 5,000 foot (1,500 m) high hill in the northern Piedmont region of Italy.
* In 2005, a massive pink stuffed bunny was finished being erected on the side of the mountain.
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