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Fort Worth, Texas
Billy Bob’s Texas
The "world’s largest honky-tonk" also has its own indoor rodeo arena.
Gdańsk, Poland
Tower Clock Museum
This museum in the tower of the oldest church in Gdańsk, is home to centuries-old time-keeping devices and the world's first pulsar clock.
Porto, Portugal
Museum of the Central Hospital of Porto
When this former hospital pharmacy closed in 2013 it already looked like a museum, so they turned it into one.
Toronto, Ontario
Gordo the Barosaurus
Canada's largest dinosaur skeleton was hidden away in storage for more than 40 years.
Dalat, Vietnam
Tay Nguyen Biological Museum
This former monastery in Vietnam now houses a chocolate shop and museum filled with centuries-old taxidermy specimens.
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The Ultimate Guide to the World's Food Museums
From pizza to potatoes, these 81 museums pay homage to food history.
Tsu, Japan
Japon Louvre Sculpture Museum
A lesser-known sister to Paris's world-famous museum, located within a Buddhist sculpture paradise.
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Why an English Manor Is Deploying Parasitic Wasps and Moth Pheromones
Conservators are trying to protect historic treasures—but it's all more subdued than it sounds.
Oakley, Kansas
Fick Fossil and History Museum
This small museum contains fossils from an era when Kansas was underwater.
Dade City, Florida
Pioneer Florida Museum & Village
Step into the past and experience what life was once like in the Sunshine State.
Naples, Italy
Stazione Neapolis
A special area of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples is located inside a metro station.
Ein Hod, Israel
Nisco Museum
It took a lifetime to collect these mechanical musical wonders.
Santiago, Chile
Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino (Chilean Museum of Pre-Columbian Art)
This museum covers 10,000 years of Pre-Columbian Latin American history.
Yokohama, Japan
Bashamichi Station Concourse
Remnants of an old bank adorn this station's brick wall.
Milton, Wisconsin
Milton House Museum
The tunnel that runs beneath this former inn was once a hiding place for enslaved people seeking freedom.
Bernal, Mexico
Rosalío Solano Museum of National Cinema
Dedicated to one of the most iconic cinematographers of the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema.
Townsville, Australia
Museum of Underwater Art
A series of sculptures beneath the waves promote ocean conservation and support coral reefs.
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The Delightful Doodles and Hidden Scribbles on the Backs of Artworks
George Eksts has digitized 200,000 works on paper. Several hundred had writings or drawings on the back.
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