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ÅŒme, Japan
Showa Retro Packaging Museum
A collection of nostalgic items from the Showa era with an exhibit on the local ghost story of the Snow Woman.
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Electric City Trolley Museum
A museum dedicated to the history of electric interurban transit near the home of the first electric trolley system in the United States.
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Scranton Iron Furnaces
Abandoned blast furnaces are an enduring reminder of Scranton's once booming iron business.
TarumĂ£, Brazil
Museu do Seringal
This museum on the site of a former rubber plantation showcases the harsh conditions to which rubber tappers in the Amazon were subjected.
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The World’s Only Ventriloquism Museum is in Northern Kentucky
Vent Haven is a must-see for lovers of oddity museums, quirky collections, or off-the-beaten-path places.
Glenn Dale, Maryland
Marietta House Museum
A historic Maryland home that once belonged to a man who has been called "the most insignificant" U.S. Supreme Court justice.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma Railway Museum
A crew of die-hard train buffs spent decades turning a defunct stretch of railway in Oklahoma City into a museum now home to over 50 antique and restored trains.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
First Americans Museum
The largest single-building tribal cultural center in the U.S. is an expansive museum in Oklahoma City.
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Podcast: Great Plains Dinosaur Museum
Visit a museum that prides itself on its "sustainably foraged" dinosaur bones.
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Space Murals Museum
The entire history of the U.S. Space Shuttle Program is painted on an enormous roadside water tank.
Chiba, Japan
Kasori Shell Mounds
This prehistoric site is home to the largest shell midden cluster in Japan.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Lower Mississippi River Museum
A free museum that memorializes the deadliest river flood in American history, and the civil engineering efforts to tame the Mississippi River.
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Podcast: Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame
Visiting the Hoosier State's b-ball shrine is a slam-dunk.
Rock Springs, Wyoming
Rock Springs Historical Museum
A local museum remembers one of the worst acts of anti-Chinese violence in American history.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ryerss Museum and Library
The Ryerss mansion in Burholme Park now houses a community library and a museum filled with a trove of oddities from around the world.
Tokyo, Japan
Arima Family Plot
No one knows why this family’s graves stayed on the national museum's premises after all other tombstones were relocated.
Central City, Colorado
The Mountain Submarine
The first mountain submarine had its initial and last voyage in 1898.
Mustahamba, Estonia
Communication and Laptop Museum
A small museum showcasing various communication equipment and laptops in the middle of the southeast Estonia countryside.
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