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Scientific Magic Lanterns and Accessories

San Antonio, Texas

Magic Lantern Castle Museum

The only museum dedicated to the history of the "Magic Lantern," a medieval slide projector.

Glasgow, Scotland

Maryhill Burgh Halls

A community's effort restores the historical Maryhill Burgh Hall.

Sonnenbühl, Germany

The Easter Egg Museum

A collection of decorative eggs to admire in the off-season.

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RMS Titanic Memorial. Photo by Tommy Rudnick.

Queens, New York

RMS Titanic Memorial

Townhouse facade doubles as an RMS Titanic Memorial.

Bellaire Toy and Plastic Brick Museum

There are more than 4 million bricks inside this unofficial Lego museum in a former middle school.

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Norwegian Museum of Magic

Norwegian Museum of Magic

A small collection of magic tricks and memorabilia is now an apartment-sized museum.

Atami Adult Museum

Museum showcases Japanese sexuality and some amazing ocean views.

Glendale, California

Forest Lawn Cemetery

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

St. Louis, Missouri

World Chess Hall of Fame

A chessmaster's dream destination.

Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei

The Royal Regalia Museum

A well kept and well documented look at the Bruneian Sultan's life and successes.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis Moon Tree

A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.

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Kingsand, England

The Museum of Celebrity Leftovers

Half-eaten food on display at an English café.

Munich, Germany

Valentin Karlstadt Museum

A serious museum dedicated to two German comedians.

Lake Merritt Bonsai Garden Entry

Oakland, California

Lake Merritt's Bonsai Garden

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

Berkeley, California

Takara Sake Museum

The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.

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Pacific Heights

San Francisco, California

Museum of Exotica

An invitation-only museum of items natural and bizarre, arcane and exotic.

Lausanne, Switzerland

Palais de Rumine

Florentine Renaissance style building in Switzerland, home to the world's largest taxidermy Great White Shark.

Bourn's clubhouse and one of the fountains

Grass Valley, California

Empire Mine State Park

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."