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One Family's Private Museum of Retro-Future Artifacts
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A Close-Up Look at Rare 17th-Century Anatomical Manikins
The true purpose of these objects remains something of a mystery.
Punta Arenas, Chile
Nao Victoria Museum
A display of hand-built replicas of the legendary vessels used by Patagonian and Antarctic explorers.
Orlando, Florida
Randall Knife Museum
Home to a giant switchblade and one of the world's largest collections of pocket knives, this museum is a cut above the rest.
Langrick, England
The Bubblecar Museum
A working farm turned into a museum dedicated to the world's most unbelievably tiny cars.
Bergdala, Sweden
Bergdala Glastekniska Museum
The machines behind the famous handblown glass from Sweden's "Kingdom of Crystal."
SĂ£o Paulo, Brazil
Museum of Japanese Immigration in Brazil
Its collection details the experiences of the largest Japanese community outside Japan.
Lichfield, England
Erasmus Darwin House
The house where Charles Darwin's grandfather formed many of his influential ideas and inventions.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Museum of Dumb Guy Stuff
This small museum is an eccentric shrine to boyhood in the 1960s.
Naubinway, Michigan
Top of the Lake Antique Snowmobile Museum
More than 150 snowmobiles fill this Michigan museum.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Original Puppets from 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'
The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.
Cave City, Kentucky
Mammoth Cave Wildlife Museum
Amazing taxidermy dioramas from the 1960s in a cement building meant to look like an ice cave.
London, England
Anaesthesia Heritage Centre
This knockout museum lies in a sleepy corner of London.
Catoosa, Oklahoma
D.W. Correll Museum
It reportedly took three years to sort through all the objects in this eclectic lifelong collection.
Adelaide, Australia
Santos Museum of Economic Botany
A wealth of plants and horticultural curiosities fill this charmingly antique museum.
Weston, West Virginia
Blenko Man
This colorful West Virginia cowboy greets passersby with a glassy stare.
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Reflecting on the Cost of Conflict at France’s Interactive WWI Museum
At Romagne 14-18, visitors are encouraged to touch and even rearrange the objects on display.
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The Secret London Exhibition for Spies' Eyes Only
During World War II, the Natural History Museum showcased tools for sabotage.
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