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46.2875, -60.5399
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44.3884, -65.2148
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The Tallest Freemason of All Time Owned The World's Largest Secret Ring
Formerum, Netherlands
Wrakkenmuseum
Pull up and have a drink at a museum filled with hundreds of years' worth of shipwreck artifacts.
New Orleans, Louisiana
House of Dance & Feathers
A private museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of Mardi Gras' most beloved underdog parades, open by appointment.
Permanently Closed
Marfa, Texas
Food Shark Museum of Electronic Wonders & Late Night Grilled Cheese Parlour
Museum mostly in name, and only a restaurant depending on the day, this place could only exist in Marfa.
museums and collections
The Parting Gifts Convicts Gave Loved Ones Before Being Shipped to Australia
Riga, Latvia
The Corner House
A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.
Cartagena, Colombia
San Pedro Claver Museum and Cloisters
An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.
Kohtla-Nõmme, Estonia
Kohtla Mining Park
This old Estonian mine has been kept like a sprawling time capsule of the local shale industry.
Vienna, Austria
Museum of Art Fakes
This Austrian museum celebrates the work of famous forgers and their inimitable imitations.
Beijing, China
China Watermelon Museum
This Chinese museum proves that it's a watermelon world, we're all just living in it.
Skulte, Latvia
Riga Aviation Museum
A vast and unlikely aviation museum kept alive for over 50 years due to one man's tenacity.
temples
The 7 Strangest Retellings of India's Greatest Epic Tales
witchcraft
Revenge Zombies and Necropants: A Brief History of Icelandic Sorcery
Turin, Italy
Pietro Micca Museum
This Torino museum honors a soldier who kept the city safe using barrels of exploding gunpowder, losing his life in the process.
Seattle, Washington
Connections Museum
This Seattle museum displays the history of the telephone through an impressive collection of telecom equipment.
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Saying Goodbye To Your Favorite Mummy
Calistoga, California
Sharpsteen Museum
A veteran Disney animator turned his gift for storytelling to a museum devoted to his love of a California city.
Permanently Closed
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Totalitarian Art Gallery
This basement museum explores the art and artistry of fascism.
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