Collections

This sprawling collection hides many charms.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

This collection of bronze hands comes from astronauts, presidents, baseball greats, and more.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

A museum of carnival attractions where you are invited to ride the rides.

This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.

An idle pastime becomes a record holder in Boys Town, Nebraska.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

A house turned museum is the real-life "home" of the fictional main character of The Wizard of Oz.

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

Oldest and rarest examples of telecommunication in the world.

This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

An unusual stroll through gentlemen's erotica demonstrates that pornography is timeless.

Long-secret natural history museum, featuring the skull of a "Terror Bird."

A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.