Museums

A museum showcasing the work of a self-taught painter and sculptor spanning four decades of output in seclusion.

An eccentric museum dedicated to Islam Karimov, the former dictator of Uzbekistan.

This enigmatic Iberian sculpture of uncertain origin may have once guarded a burial site.

A museum dedicated to celebrating the humble wingnut.

Step into the past of this Andalusian town through exhibits with traditional tools, local crafts, and cultural artifacts.

The resolution to a case that had gone cold for 120 years, found on an old piece of wood.

This museum focuses on the history and culture of the German settlers in Pennsylvania.

A mining camp built around an unexpected occurrence of silver.

A 19th-century house filled with secret trap doors and hidden basements has been turned into a museum.

The bones of prehistoric animals and early signs of human habitation have been found inside Malta's "cave of darkness."

An expansive collection donated by an heirless nobleman formed this admission-free civic museum.

An antiquated aquarium housed in a converted government anti-nuclear bunker.

This high-desert oasis spotlights some of Colorado’s most sacred native plants.

Explore a wealth of fossils in one of the most prolific dig sites in North America.

Explore the history of printing in this unique museum owned by a longtime printer.

Discover everything there is to know about Catalan giants and "Big-Heads."

This small museum is dedicated to the study of coprolites, or fossilized poop.

A private collector gathered these sound machines and musical instruments across five continents.