What) Authentic shrunken heads, the world’s rarest egg and two-headed animals are only the beginning! Housing an impressive collection of the odd, strange and unbelievable from around the world, the museum showcases over 500 mind boggling exhibits, oddities, curiosities and illusions throughout 12 extraordinary themed galleries. In addition, a Jaws-size great white shark appears to have crashed through and lodged itself in an upper floor of the building. (1)

    Where) 401 South Atlantic Avenue   Open daily from 10am to 5pm    Adults $12.99

    Why) There were actually eight Ripley's Museums on the Florida Buckys list.  By this point, Pam and I had turned their frequent occurrence into a bit of a running joke.  Of course, as the photo record shows, Pam was the only one who was really joking.



























By this time, Pam was not even getting out of the car to look at the Ripley's buildings.















    What) The 24-foot tall statue of Chief Little Owl of the Nanticoke at the downtown entrance to Bethany Beach has been a landmark since 1976. The original statue was created by sculptor Peter Wolf Toth, a humanitarian who wanted to give thanks to the United States. The sculpture was donated to the Town as part of his “Trail of the Whispering Giants” project. He created more than 50 wooden sculptures of famous Indians and donated at least one to every state. He also has some located in Canada.

    The first statue stood from 1976 until, weakened by termites, it was destroyed by high winds in 1992. The second, done by sculptor Dennis Beach, lasted until 2000, when rot forced the Town to take it down. Toth created this newest version from a Pacific Northwest red cedar log which should last from 50 to 150 years.

    Where) Garfield Parkway and Delaware Avenue

    Why) Shortly after leaving Ocean City, we pulled up at a stoplight on “Main Street” in Bethany Beach and I had about 30 seconds to pull out my camera and photograph this totem pole as we were pulling away. (2)























For a "Hurry, you only get one chance at this" picture it's not bad.







This is what it really looks like though. (3)







This is Peter Toth's 1988 sculpture of Nee-Gaw-Bow in Wakefield, Michigan. (4)