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C. Todd Kennedy examines sloe plums.

The Quiet Rescue of America’s Forgotten Fruit

One man is responsible for roughly half of the country's stone fruit collection.

Anne Ewbank March 27, 2018

The entrance on the 2nd floor.

Intermediatheque

An unexpected curiosity cabinet hidden within a department store in the Japan Post tower.

Part of Harris's interest in the culinary traditions of Maryland involves the rich history that accompanies it.

The Blogger Quietly Preserving Maryland’s Culinary History

Kara Mae Harris hopes to archive every local cookbook.

Kristina Gaddy March 20, 2018

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Apothecary Hall

An old drug store full of mortars and pestles, pill-making machines, and medicines reputed to cure most any illness.

Inside Scarecrow Video.

Seattle, Washington

Scarecrow Video

Browse through roughly 130,000 titles in the world's largest independent video rental store.

The V-2 rocket (left) in the atrium of the Imperial War Museum in London.

The Most Dangerous Things You Can See in Museums

From a V-2 rocket to arsenic wallpaper.

Jessica Leigh Hester March 15, 2018

The library exterior.

Los Angeles, California

William Andrews Clark Memorial Library

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

Flushing Airport in 1965, when Gross first fell in love with blimps.

A Lifelong Blimp-Lover Sets His Collection Free

Alan Gross, aka "Airship Al," is sending 100 boxes of lighter-than-air delights to the University of Akron.

Cara Giaimo March 14, 2018

The door into the secret room is built to look like a bookcase.

New Orleans, Louisiana

M.S. Rau Antiques

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

A lid with a sippy cup-style aperture.

Decoding the Design History of Your Coffee Cup Lid

It's a modern marvel.

Anika Burgess March 13, 2018

Zwaanendael Museum.

Lewes, Delaware

Zwaanendael Museum

A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.

Permanently Closed

Inside the WeirdStuff Warehouse

Sunnyvale, California

WeirdStuff Warehouse

An Aladdin's cave of old Silicon Valley tech.

Carriage Works in Adobe Flats.

Montrose, Colorado

Museum of the Mountain West

An eclectic collection of artifacts from the Wild West is preserved in a remote fictional pioneer town.

A variety of tools on display.

Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum

A collection of the specialized tools used to construct Japan’s beautiful architecture.

An array of wigs on display.

Joshua Tree, California

Beauty Bubble Salon and Museum

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

Exterior of the museum.

Lisbon, Portugal

Calouste Gulbenkian Museum

One man's remarkable private collection of art from around the world.

Havre de Grace, Maryland

Dr. Gloom's Crypt of Curiosities

Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.

Hurdy Gurdy.

New Haven, Connecticut

Yale Collection of Musical Instruments

A quirky assortment of musical marvels from around the world.