A collection of the weird and wonderful from around the world.
A flying pig whimsically decorates a roof in Giverny, the artist Monet’s home in France.
A chair made of a whalebone in at the ‘End of the Earth’ aka Fisterra, Spain. 
Argentina has a love affair with meat and parrilladas, but I’m not sure how this pig with a cig fits in with the general ‘carne, carne, carne’ theme. At any rate this pig is weird but parrilladas are wonderful! 
Mexico’s fascination with skeletons has always fascinated me.
Who can not love Ganesha, the chubby elephant-headed boy god, who resides in Hindu temples where he will be adorned with flowers and sometimes tin foil (India).
The fantastical ferry boats that used to ply the island-studded waters between Sendai and Matsushima in Japan.
‘Keep Portland Weird’ is the the slogan for Oregon’s largest city. But actually it was really quite wonderful and I couldn’t really find anything weird about it. (Image is door and wall of Portland’s Rebuilding Centre).
This drain with a face in Laos changes the meaning of spew…
Slogging through mud in the Cameron Highlands of Malaysia in search of the giant Rafflesia. 
In Ms Vy’s cooking class in Vietnam we were introduced to some ‘Weird and Wacky’ street foods such as jellyfish, silk worms, pork belly and snails. I tried the Pork Belly (which was like Chinese BBQ Pork and yummy) and the Jellyfish Salad (below). I left the Silk Worm Stir-fry for braver souls than me but apparently it tasted quite good. 
A chocolate Manneken Pis snacking on a waffle, this wonderful little creation manages to combine three of Brussels favourite things – now all he needs is to have a Brussels sprout for a head and it would have been perfect Belgian treat.
The Design Museum in Copenhagen includes all types of design including some avant-garde fashion design of non-typical material such as soda straws (Denmark).
Sculpture of styrofoam balls tied up in black and white pantyhose in Islita, an artist’s town in Costa Rica.
The exterior of the Cube House in Rotterdam, Holland.
White Hag Coffee-Infused Oatmeal Chocolate Milk Stout, a curious but delicious beer from Ireland. 
My favourite weird little lake, Spotted Lake near Osoyoos in the BC’s Okanogan, Canada. 
Castell Henllys in Wales, a recreated Iron Age village, features such wonderful things as this appealing tree monster – he is constructed of something that looks like felt but must be more weatherproof – goat hair perhaps?
More of the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Weird and Wonderful.
Albatz Travel Adventures 
So, so many great examples of weirdness that’s so wonderful! I love the first shot of the pig and then the Laotian drain and the Mexican skeletons. We do live in a weird but wonderful world, and you’ve captured some great examples!
Thanks so much – it was a fun challenge!
Great photos. I like boats in Japan.
The Japanese ferries really added to the magical qualities of journey through the unusual islets on the way to Matsushima…
Great
Your gallery must be the most versatile i have seen so far! Amazing! But the world is, and you have captured the essence of it. The whalebone chair, the little lake and the cube house are my favourites. I really should have made it to Canada…
Hopefully you still can make it to Canada when the world opens up again. The landscapes of Central Canada are a lot like the landscapes found in Sweden’s west coast, but the far west from the Rockies to the Pacific Coast is quite different, not that I’m prejudiced or anything!
Well, maybe some day…
elizabeth, all of your examples are wonderful but my favorite of all is the pig w a cig LOL. The dress of straws was a close second
I was thinking that the dress of straws would be quite fun to wear except maybe those pockets that stick out would be quite scratchy unless one happened to have skin as tough as a mannequin!
LOL excellent point (get it?!)
Ow! (Get it?!)
Brilliant selection!
It’s always fun to go through old photos – looking for weirdness was even more fun!
Yay!
your selections are varied and brilliant – the panty hose with the styro balls are my fav of this post – they look cool
It’s interesting that so far everyone’s favourites have all been so different…
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That chair is amazing. Did you get to test out how comfortable it is?
I never even thought to sit in it – it doesn’t look overly comfortable though…
Love all of these images but that Pig with his Cig makes me smile..
pigs seem made for ‘weird and wonderful’ challenges – I had to stop myself at only two!
LOL!!!