Collections

The British monarchy's stamp collection is one of the most impressive in all of Europe revealing generations of royal nerdery.

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

Art and armour fill every inch of this rich kid's Italian villa.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

Monsters and miniatures are held in equal esteem at this wondrous museum.

One woman's decades-long obsession with the "La Fée Verte."

France's national museum of scientific and industrial instruments.

The works of poetry's biggest names grace the walls of the city of Leiden, all carefully painted by hand.

A French library that makes sure its love of books is writ large... giant in fact.

The world's largest private aircraft collection.

A chaotic collection of maritime artifacts, art, and really whatever else happens to be around.

Folky pharmaceuticals abound in this medicinal reliquary.

Early Medieval stones sit on display at the beautiful Govan Old Church in Glasgow.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

Home to over 200,000 artifacts, this museum attempts to guide visitors through the ancient history of Beijing and Imperial China.

A unique collection of Soviet military artifacts lies hidden away in a disused train, in the unrecognized Eastern European republic of Transnistria.

A bisected journey through evolution's history in the heart of Beijing.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.