A tourist attraction that'll give you the willies: Inside South Korea's Penis Park, which features dozens of huge wooden phalluses
- Dozens of sculpted wooden phalluses can be found at this park, near Samcheok
- There's a fence made from penis-shaped posts and phallus-shaped canons
- Some of the sculptures are huge, with some measuring three metres in length
It’s a theme park guaranteed to give you the willies.
That’s because at Haeshindang Park in South Korea, the theme is penises.
Dozens of sculpted wooden phalluses, some measuring three metres (10ft) in length, can be found at this penis park, 40 minutes south of Samcheok.
Dozens of sculpted wooden phalluses, some measuring three metres (10ft) in length, can be found at this penis park, 40 minutes south of Samcheok
The pieces include a fence made using penis-shaped posts, a yawning man with a penis emerging from his mouth and phallus-shaped canons.
A small folk museum containing penis-related art can also be found at the park.
The park was built to keep a curse at bay, to appease the spirit of a woman who is said to have died in the nearby lake.
Legend has it that the woman drowned during a storm.
The park was built to keep a curse at bay, to appease the spirit of a woman who is said to have died in the nearby lake
The man she was due to marry had gone to work, leaving her sitting on a rock. But the terrible weather prevented him from rescuing her.
After this the fish stocks in the sea dried up and the locals were convinced they’d been cursed.
However, the fish returned after a man ejaculated into the sea, so the locals began erecting the penises in the belief that they would keep the dead woman happy and their fish stocks buoyant.
The pieces include a fence made using penis-shaped posts, a yawning man with a penis emerging from his mouth and phallus-shaped canons
Another notable collection of penises can be found at the Icelandic Phallological Museum.
It’s home to the world's largest collection of penises - an eye-watering array of specimens carefully collected from hundreds of different animals.
Inside the museum's large illuminated rooms, there are penises and penile parts of all shapes and sizes from a huge array of mammals, from whales to bears, seals to cats, and even mice.
Opened in 1997, the museum's collection has grown to 286 items and by breaking taboos it has become one of Reykjavik's top tourist attractions.
Over the years interest in the museum has grown and in 2011 it had 12,000 visitors in an island nation better known for its breathtaking landscapes.
It also has a shop which sells everything from penile-shaped pasta to designer condoms and hand-knitted willy warmers.
Most of the visitors are foreign nationals and more than 60 per cent are women.
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