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Podcast: The Thompson Ice House
People gather every winter at this Maine museum to take part in the age-old process of harvesting ice from a frozen pond.
Brookline, Massachusetts
Larz Anderson Auto Museum
Inside a grand Victorian-era carriage house is the oldest automobile collection in the United States.
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Cryptid Tourism: The Best Museums, Destinations & Festivals Across America
Museums for Bigfoot, Mothman, and the Skunk Ape. Where to go, what you'll see, hours and admission—plus the legends behind America's favorite cryptids.
Puebla, Mexico
Museo Casa del Mendrugo
Home to an astounding collection of carved skulls and other artifacts from Puebla's history
Hastings, Nebraska
The Hastings Museum Kool-Aid Exhibit
The home for all things Kool-Aid offers everything except a chance to actually enjoy the drink.
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Discover D.C.’s Artistic Side
From legendary music venues to hidden museum collections, these places reveal the creative heart of the nation’s capital.
Huntington, West Virginia
Museum of Radio & Technology
Step into a converted schoolhouse packed with radios, ham gear, and a century of broadcasting history.
Oslo, Norway
Nordisk Bibelmuseum (Nordic Bible Museum)
Over 4500 valuable bibles are safely tucked away in this museum in central Oslo.
Niles, Michigan
The Mourning Museum at Borrowed Time Oddities
A cabinet of funerary art and death culture hidden inside an oddities shop.
Amasya, Turkey
The Amasya Mummies
A rare group of seven-century-old mummies preserved in astonishing detail.
Aschaffenburg, Germany
Johannisburg Palace Cork Model Collection
The world’s largest collection of cork models of ancient Roman buildings, made by a court baker and his son.
Hong Kong
Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb
This ancient Han dynasty-era tomb is Hong Kong's oldest known structure.
Neah Bay, Washington
Makah Cultural & Research Center Museum
A museum displaying an impressive collection of pre-contact Makah artifacts.
Skógar, Iceland
Skógar Museum
A museum celebrating Icelandic history and technology.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Thorvaldsens Museum
Where a neoclassical sculptor rests at the heart of the museum devoted to him.
Kyoto, Japan
Honnō-ji Temple
The infamous 'Incident at Honnō-ji' brought an end to Oda Nobunaga’s attempt to unify a warring Japan.
San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico
Museo Sergio Castro ‘YokChij’
A diverse collection from all over Chiapas, gathered by a philanthropist during his activism in the state.
Bucharest, Romania
Museum of Romanian Records
Unique museum with a dizzying array of collectibles, from corkscrews to typewriters and much more.
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