Every week, we collect our favorite Curiosities – from the wacky to the wonderful to the downright strange – and share them with you. These fun facts hail from around the globe...and sometimes far beyond! 

Check out the most popular Curiosities from 2025 below – including underground motels, brand new colors, and much, much more! 

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10. Magic IRL

Secret doors...hidden staircases...visiting this centuries-old alchemy lab would make you feel like a real-life wizard. 

9. Falling out of fashion

Why call it “fall” and not “autumn”? It seems like Americans simply decided to turn over a new leaf.

8. Good enough to eat

You might get hungry looking at these embroidered cakes – but taking a bite would probably taste kind of stringy. 

7. Up, up, and away

This stunning online gallery celebrates the high art of drone photography. 

6. The sound of salmon

This musician joined the ranks of Prince and The Grateful Dead when he got assigned his own official hue. 

5. Airing it out

This unusual archive is a breath of fresh air for climate scientists. 

4. Fragile identity

These ceramic cowboy get-ups are gorgeous…but don’t yee-haw too hard, or they might shatter!

3. How low can you go?

This cave under the Grand Canyon could be the motel room of your dreams…as long as you’re not claustrophobic.  

Runner up: Brain-bending ceramic artwork! 

2. Wings and things

These intricate butterfly sculptures are greater than the sum of their parts – and they have a LOT of parts!

And in first place: a gorgeous artists' haven worth ghosting it all for! 

1. Creative calling

Post-earthquake, this city was a ghost town…now it’s haunted by artists living their best lives.