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Museums

Podcast: The Sponge Capital of the World

Discover how Tarpon Springs, Florida, earned its claim to fame.

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Guildford, England

Guildford Spike

This Edwardian workhouse tells a harrowing story of those who were forced to trade hard labor for lodging.

Skeleton fair.

19 Toy Museums That Take Playthings Seriously

The holidays aren't the only time to enjoy the world of toys.

Jonathan Carey December 9, 2022

Morrison Natural History Museum

Morrison, Colorado

Morrison Natural History Museum

A tiny town’s tiny museum with some gigantic residents.

Podcast: Library of Congress Hair Collection

Locks from everyone, from Ludwig van Beethoven to Ulysses S. Grant.

The Podcast Team December 6, 2022

Kyotomangekyo Museum

Kyotomangekyo Museum

Visitors to this museum will discover that kaleidoscopes are much more than toys.

Iowa’s Ancient Apex Predator Was the ‘T. rex’ of Its Day

The monstrous menace known as Whatcheeria hints that our distant ancestors may have been more like us than we thought.

Gemma Tarlach December 2, 2022

Kraków Pinball Museum

A collection of modern and vintage pinball machines housed in the cellar of a 15th-century building.

Podcast: Tina Turner Museum

The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll once attended this one-room schoolhouse.

The Podcast Team December 1, 2022

The Explorer's Guide to Hudson Valley, New York

A drive upstate includes eclectic charms, luxurious food, and stunning views.

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John Cadel Art Gallery.

Stone Park, Illinois

Italian Cultural Center

Inside the center are Italian works of art and a replica model of St. Peter's Basilica.

Podcast: Fluorescent Rocks of Sterling Hill

A light show, courtesy of a historic New Jersey mine.

The Podcast Team November 30, 2022

Podcast: Bread and Puppet Museum and Theater

What is it like to have a radical puppet collective as a neighbor?

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Le Tréport, France

Kahl-Bürg

Deep in the limestone cliffs of the Alabaster Coast, a German fortress built during World War II.

Orto Say, Kyrgyzstan

Great Emptiness Museum

Where you'll find anything but nothing.

The sign and part of the first wall

Amesbury, Massachusetts

Plum Island Museum of Lost Toys & Curiosities

Explore the odd assortment of items that have washed up on the beaches of Plum Island.

Foxfire Museum

Mountain City, Georgia

Foxfire Museum

Where you can experience the story of Appalachia, as told by Appalachians.

objects of intrigue

Was This King Charles I’s Death Vest?

It is said the English monarch wore the sleeved waistcoat at his public execution in 1649.

April White November 17, 2022