Artifacts

This replica of Columbus's famous ship houses the history of La Palma's maritime importance during the Age of Exploration.

Albert Einstein would often sit in this chair during visits to the observatory to discuss science with Willem de Sitter.

A former 16th-century monastery houses a museum dedicated to the island and its culture.

This covert museum showcases booties worn by a rescue dog and slippers owned by Queen Elizabeth II.

This unique museum is housed in a rare example of an early 19th century prefabricated cottage.

This museum’s collection includes rescued birds, fine art, and a collection of shrunken heads.

This 21st century cabinet of curiosities includes dinosaur bones, moon rocks, film memorabilia, and more.

Its vast collection details the history of this Santa Barbara beach town.

Inside this library turned museum, the history of Modesto and Stanislaus County is on full display.

The resilient spirit of this remote mining town burns bright in its eclectic memorabilia.

The former home of the famed revolutionary Pancho Villa is now a museum in his honor.

A wonderfully eccentric Victorian-era museum and library.

This extraordinary art museum is like a secret world on the edge of Mexico City.

An 18th-century post box used to alert the church of sick and ailing foreign pilgrims.

This memorial museum chronicles the apocalyptic destruction of the First World War.

This fascinating museum in an old water tower holds the world's largest collection of Vodou artifacts from western and central Africa.

An incredible little museum of interior design full of artifacts collected from around the world.

A charming little museum founded by the designer of the Statue of Liberty.