What does a unicycle, a camera from Nasa’s space shuttle and a shrunken head all have in common? Bizarrely, they are all items lost by airline passengers that, because they remained unclaimed, were sent by carriers to be resold by the Unclaimed Baggage Center – a 40,000-square-foot store in Scottsboro, Alabama, that houses millions of … Read more
Fancy trying your luck at a wacky and wonderful casino? MailOnline Travel has scoured the world for the most bizarre gambling spots. In the mix is a casino hidden inside a mock fairytale castle, a gaming hall shaped like a whale’s tail and another hidden in the basement of an English country house. Scroll down and … Read more
Airbnb is searching for the world’s wildest home ideas – and has launched a $1million fund to make them a reality. Design enthusiasts from around the world are being asked to submit proposals for unconventional and unusual liveable spaces – and 10 of these will receive Unique Airbnb Fund financing. An expert judging panel – … Read more
Bored with standard holiday rentals? Blasé about top-end hotels, or Premier Inns and Travelodges? Never fear — websites are overflowing with madcap options, from sleeping in a former Soviet prison to a suite in a crane in Amsterdam, and a hut in the Arctic. Here are ten of the wackiest… Bed down on an Arctic … Read more