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Saugues, France
Museum of the Beast of Gevaudan
An unsettling shrine dedicated to the ravenous beast that prowled 18th-century France.
Permanently Closed
Cave City, Kentucky
Floyd Collins Museum
A museum to a cave explorer whose tragic death was a media sensation, and whose corpse became a tourist attraction.
Beijing, China
Tian Yi's Tomb
The burial grounds of a Chinese eunuch who served his way into the highest levels of Imperial government.
Beijing, China
Paleozoological Museum of China
A bisected journey through evolution's history in the heart of Beijing.
London, England
The Clink Prison Museum
An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.
Beijing, China
Beijing Ancient Observatory
This ancient Chinese observatory still contains early astronomy technology.
Queens, New York
Louis Armstrong House
The preserved house of a jazz legend still echoes with his music.
Singapore
The Live Turtle and Tortoise Museum
Terrapins of all colors and shapes are quick to bring fascination (and possibly long life) at this museum.
London, England
Natural History Museum of London
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
Permanently Closed
Washington, D.C.
National Museum of Crime and Punishment
America's Most Wanted's set resides in this tribute to the history of crime and punishment.
Bangkok, Thailand
Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute
A collection of venomous snakes and reptiles for the whole family to enjoy.
Wamego, Kansas
Oz Museum
A wonderful collection of all things Oz is nestled in the heart of Kansas.
Brooklyn, New York
The Lehigh Barge and the Waterfront Museum Showboat Barge
Lehigh Valley barge No. 79 still gets tugged along - but now it houses a museum and unusual performances.
Brighton, England
The Booth Museum of Natural History
The natural history museum displaying the British bird collections and dioramas of Edward Booth, free of charge.
New Castle, Indiana
Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame Museum
Indiana's shrine to the sport that has become a hallmark of their culture.
Waltham, Massachusetts
Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation
A steampunk wonderland that preserves America's history of industrial innovation.
Karuizawa, Japan
Karuizawa Picture Book Forest Museum
Children's literature inside, forest all around.
Lincoln, New Hampshire
Clark's Trading Post
Come for the gun-toting hillbilly madman, stay for the ice-cream loving basketball bears.
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