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There are many oddities in this world, some of them are technoilogical marvels. This week gets a little interesting with some of the less well known tech attractions from around the world. Consumer and enjoy.

1) Jules Vern giant marriott in France [Source], from the same team that brought us the Sultans Elephant. [Source]

2) The Russian Space Museum in Moscow. [Source]

3) The Atlas Obscura, a collection of some of the most obscure stores, attractions and monuments on earth. From the downright odd to the intriguing its all here. [Source]

4) A massive touchscreen RFID friendly screen makes its first appearance at a Cannes Advertising festival. [Source]

5) Spaceport America’s construction begins this Friday. [Source]

By now everyone knows there are tons of tech attractions in Japan, but unless you are a local how do you get there? Today our first tech attraction will reveal the best way to visit Japan and some new attractions to check out while your there.

1) A Russian company has turned a massive Soviet chopper into the worlds very first flying hotel, unless of course you count the new Airbus… [Source]

2) Japan is famous for its games and its mobile phones, so a game for mobile phones is nothing new, unless its being played on a massive video screen billboard via cell phone! [Source]

3) Sharpen your skills on the new video game, you will need them to battle this giant Japanese robot. [Source]

4) While in Japan, visit Hakodate, but don’t get in the way of the battling squid and robot. [Source]

5) Hungry after all that action? Head over to the UK for some hot fresh pizza, from a vending machine of course. [Source]

Star City is Russia’s own Cape Canaveral, all of Russia’s cosmonauts where trained in this once secretive facility. These days the center is more open and can even be visited as a tourist (for aprox $500), or if you have deeper pockets you can follow in the foot steps of the worlds first space tourists who trained for their flights to the ISS at Star City.

Richard Garriott a video game designer is the next space tourist to fork over the $30 million dollar ticket price to take a ride on a Russian rocket and spend a week and a half on the ISS. Before he can leave Garriott must spend eight months training at Star City. Wired has written a great article about him along with some fantastic photos of the facility.