Here are our top five unusual tourist destinations for those who are looking for something a little different:

Manchester, England

This is a rather gritty factory town that supposedly inspired such recent bands like the Smiths. It has now become a booming cultural center. There are a lot of new music venues that are taking advantage of the hipness of Manchester. The Trof cafe is very popular and its owners have a new culture center called the Deaf Institute that you should look into. There are a great number of interesting and hip places in Manchester, for sure.

Tallinn, Estonia

Tallinn was known in the early 2000s as the Vegas of the Baltic region. Lots of partying tourists came here because of all the cheap liquor and the crazy night life. However, Tallinn was selected as a 2011 European Capital of Culture, so now money is coming in here and the city is growing up.

There are now many nice museums, a promenade on the waterfront and a big arts venue called the Culture Cauldron. These places are transforming the cultural identity of the city. A large number of Europe’s art community will come to Tallinn this year, because the city is holding a long annual schedule of EU-sponsored art events.

Fogo Island, Newfoundland

This is a remote island that is off of Newfoundland. There are only 3000 residents, so it may not make you think that this is a big place to visit. However, there are a number of artists’ studios being built here inside of old saltbox houses and old churches. They are perched over the Atlantic Ocean on rugged cliffs. The city and the government is spending about $15 million to show the island to the world as a destination for a hip art crowd.

Fogo Island will open a 30 room hotel in 2012.

Singapore

This island nation has been thought to be oppressive and without humor for years. These days the city is building new, huge resorts, hotels and hip restaurants.

There is definitely a big change in Singapore in the last three years. The city now allows gambling and there are two casinos here. Singapore now hosts the annual F1 race, and it attracts travelers and race fans from around the world.

Port Ghalib, Egypt

Nearby Sharm el-Sheikh on the Red Sea was once very calm and beautiful, but now it is being overrun with tourists. If you want to avoid that scene, you should investigate Port Ghalib. This is across the sea from Sharm, on the east coast of Egypt. Ghalib offers travelers snowy sand and clear waters that are a big hit with divers.

The wonderful marine life of this area has not been ruined yet by tourists. The coral reefs are damage free and ready for your explorations. There also are several very affordable hotels you can choose from. Also, there are four more upscale resort hotels that you can select as well.

These regions are very interesting and unusual and are worth your checking out on your next trip!

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