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Pune, India

Peshwa Museum

A former palace that showcases weapons, jewelry, clothing, furniture, musical instruments, and more from the Peshwa Era.
outsider art

Podcast: Larry Spring Museum of Common Sense Physics

Exploring the intersection between science and folk art.
The Podcast Team November 16, 2022
architecture

Podcast: African Heritage House

The story behind one of the greatest collections of African art in the world.
The Podcast Team November 14, 2022
Kröller-Müller Museum
Otterlo, Netherlands

Kröller-Müller Museum

Located inside Hoge Veluwe National Park, this museum began as the private collection of a prominent female art collector.
The Ireichō is a sacred book of names listing the 125,284 Japanese Americans who were incarcerated during World War II.
objects of intrigue

This Is the First List of Japanese Americans Incarcerated in Internment Camps in WWII

The new work of art includes 125,284 names.
Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing November 10, 2022
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Podcast: The Wren’s Nest

Atlanta’s oldest house museum is dedicated to preserving Black American oral traditions.
The Podcast Team November 8, 2022
Travel Town
Los Angeles, California

Travel Town Museum

A miniature train theme park, free to the public, laying at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains.
Destin Fish Museum
Destin, Florida

Destin Fish Museum

Dedicated to the "World's Luckiest Fishing Village."
The President's Daily Brief is protected in a leather tablet cover. Only the president, vice president, and a select group of senior officials with high-level security clearances receive the daily briefing of national security issues.
museums

Get a Peek Inside the New CIA Museum

The clandestine government organization is digitizing its collection.
Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing November 4, 2022
Cesare Lombroso, a prominent 19th-century Italian scientist, based his life's work on the skull of a man he called "brigand Villella"—but little was known about Giuseppe Villella until recently.
skulls

Why is Everyone Fighting Over the Skull of 'Brigand Villella'?

The answer involves pseudoscience, politics, and a burglary at a windmill.
Dania Rodrigues November 4, 2022
WIENXTRA-Spielebox
Vienna, Austria

WIENXTRA-Spielebox

Journey through a mesmerizing array of board games inside this museum.
The Native Strain: Guillermo Tolentino and Aurelio Alvero
Quezon City, Philippines

Vargas Museum

Philippine art and culture are on display at this university museum.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Museum of the Old Bridge

Carefully reconstructed after the Bosnian War, this 16th-century bridge stands as a symbol of the country's enduring multicultural heritage.
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Whitehead, Northern Ireland

The Railway Preservation Society of Ireland Museum

Dedicated to preserving railway history from across Ireland.
Some archaeologically-excavated firepower on the front porch.
Askifou, Greece

War Museum Askifou

This collection of artifacts represents one family's mission to record the horrors of World War II inflicted on their hometown.
Entrance to the yokai tunnel.
List

11 Museums Dedicated to Monsters

A great way to feed your curiosity but not your fear.
Jonathan Carey October 28, 2022
A scene from the 1973 eruption on Heimay
Heimaey, Iceland

Eldheimar Museum

This museum explores how a 1973 volcanic eruption forever changed this small Icelandic island.
forests

Podcast: Spooky Places

Our Places Team shares spooky legends from both Transylvania and Appalachia.
The Podcast Team October 27, 2022