Museums and Collections

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

A remote horde of architectural treasures fit for Indiana Jones.

A unique exhibit lets blind people experience famous works of art and architecture with their hands.

An old church full of restored Catholic statues is a makeup artist's labor of love.

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

A small, emotionally charged room inside the Mario Testino Museum dedicated to Princess Diana and one famous photo shoot.

The large collection of pre-Columbian pottery might make you blush.

A private selection of curiosities, carefully curated by a young Brighton local.

Peru’s only toy museum houses everything from pre-Inca whistles to lead soldiers and terrifying dolls.

A 2,500-pound wooden nickel makes this woodworking museum easy to spot from the road.

This massive collection of taxidermy is full of specimens collected by missionaries during their international travels.

This eclectic collection documents the wild legacies of "America's Wickedest Street."

A sobering museum dedicated to landmines and the personnel working to remove them from Afghanistan.

The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets.

A magical museum of fairy tale treasures near Cyprus' buffer zone.

The U.S. Army's giant warehouse of war art includes Hitler’s watercolors and Norman Rockwell oil paintings.

The attic and basement house two museums stuffed with oddities like swallowed spoon handles and a shrunken head.