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Buried in Old Seattle Paperworks in the Pike Place Market, Seattle (where Starbucks started dontcha know) is the strange but must be seen - if you're in Seattle any time - Giant Shoe Museum.

It takes up the space of a shop, and opens for you personally if you put in a coin. One gallery displays the 'world's largest giant shoe collection' of around 20 giant shoes from as early as the 1980s- can't think it has many contenders for that title.

A second gallery displays The Colossus, a 5ft long black leather wingtip shoe from the 1920s. But it also has shoes worn by actual real people, as the third gallery features mens shoes worn by Robert Wadlow, who was once the world's tallest man.

So if you're in Seattle any time, get down and see this wacky mini museum of giant shoes, you'll be sorry if you don't! (We think...)

Photo: d0ug&r0byn (Flickr)