Don’t Judge this Potato Hotel by its er, Skin

Beauty’s in the eye of the beholder, as they say. Especially if that beholder happens to own Idaho’s chicest new B&B, The Big Idaho Potato Hotel. At a glance, the spud seems like another loveable wonky, abandoned roadside gem from the golden days of Route 66. But this six-ton ‘tater has Pinterest-perfect interiors that feel…

Stop Everything, it’s a Historic Bookshop For Sale with Everything Inside it

Every once in a while, the Internet gods deliver us a property listing that hits every MessyNessy sweet spot. Quaint antique architecture? Check. Unexpected links to remarkable figures and inventions throughout history? Double check. Make it a library, and you’ve dreamt up our perfect spot, aka Clough’s Bookshop in Cherry Valley, New York. The 178-year-old…

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Rainbow Boat Houses of Puerto Rico

They call it Isla del Encanto, Island of Charm. On the coast of southern Puerto Rico, in a little-known town called Parguera where 90 floating houses perch over the Caribbean Sea on the world’s most bioluminescent bay. This dreamy little town is still inhabited by the ancestors of the first 10 families that build their homes…

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Climb inside the Hotel Rooms Hanging off a Cliff

Just in case you never get around to doing this– that is, climb 1,000 feet up a Peruvian mountain on a zipline to reach your bedroom for the night– here’s what it looks like to check into the world’s most daredevil hotel… Ever wondered what it would be like to sleep in an eagles nest? When you reserve a room at the…

Camping in a 1920s Tram Lost in the Forest

I stumbled on a photo of this weathered and whimsical train car on Pinterest and went digging frantically for the location, to see if it really existed. And my efforts were not in vain, for soon enough, I found that not only does this place exist, but you can actually stay here and make yourself at home. Welcome…

The Tik Tok Generation Needs a Movie about The Abernathy Kids

In 1910, two boys, Louis and Temple Abernathy decided to cross America by horseback without adult supervision, from Oklahoma to Manhattan. They were just 10 and 6 years old. To get back home, they bought a car and drove it while their horses returned by train. This true but forgotten little adventure story struck me…

Don’t be a Tourist in Mexico!

An escape plan to Mexico is always a good idea, no matter who you voted for! With our American readers in mind during these surreal times, we’ve compiled a beginner’s off-beat eBook guide to high-tailing it across the border, ya know, just in case. While Mexico of course deserves its own book, we’ve picked out…

The Last Little Music Shop in East Village

If my computer was a real place, it would probably look like Rainbow Music. Ya won’t know what ‘messy’ truly is until you’ve stepped inside the world of Rainbow music of East Village, New York. A chaos of CDs, tapes and videos stacked up on almost every inch of floor space, the shop doesn’t even…

Who wants to Live in this Old Café in Paris?

At the foot of Montmartre, a Parisian café, or at least the ghost of one, has recently found its way onto the property market. Dating back to 1902, locals haven’t been able to get their caffeine fix here for a few decades, but the cheerful facade is still marked by old-world lettering on the windows,…