Museums

This tiny museum immortalizes the birthplace of an iconic Chinese-Korean noodle dish.

The world's tallest aluminum statue is also the world's tallest image of a winged Virgin Mary.

Hidden in the courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum is a little-known tribute to two celebrity pooches.

This cheeky restaurant has a serious devotion to lard sculptures.

A curious urban windmill once owned by a renowned British mathematical physicist.

This exceptionally well-preserved ancient marvel also houses a small museum dedicated to Jordanian folk tradition.

The most complete statue of this Aztec god sits a top a throne carved with images of hallucinogenic plants.

The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.

Aliens and monsters lurk inside this museum dedicated to one man's lifelong adoration of all things sci-fi.

The discovery of an old wall led to the creation of this fascinating museum about the city in the Middle Ages.

This baroque palace displays an impressive collection of taxidermy, art, and rare objects from the days of courtly hunting.

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

A novel collection of medical curiosities housed in an 18th-century surgeon training academy.

One of Oxford's greatest treasures likely belonged to England's legendary King Alfred the Great.

A CT scan revealed the identity of this 3,000-year-old mummy that everyone erroneously thought was female.