- These aren’t your typical amusement park rides. Check out Popular Mechanics’ “World’s 18 Strangest Rides,” a photo gallery of rides around the world that provide “more interactive experiences for passengers and [bring] thrills to densely populated urban centers.” Our favorite? Watch New Zealand company Agroventure’s eco-friendly “Shweeb”–a human-powered monorail–in the video above, and check out the other unusual rides in PM’s photo gallery here. [Popular Mechanics]
- Ever wish your pet could travel like you? Now they can. Luxury pet hotel Catnip ‘n’ Biscuits is opening in Savannah, Georgia, this week, and features individual rooms for dogs with heating and air conditioning, recycled rubber floors, and theme rooms with toddler beds, TVs and DVDs. Your favorite felines will stay in kitty condos, away from the dogs. [Gadling]
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