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Museums

Country House

Viciebsk, Belarus

Zdravnevo

The country estate of renowned Ukrainian-born artist Ilya Repin.

All manner of speed records are represented.

Davis, California

U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame

A blend of sporting history mixed with childhood nostalgia await visitors to this museum.

Eisenbibliothek

Schlatt, Switzerland

Iron Library

Everything from alchemy books to building plans for the Eiffel Tower are housed inside this museum.

Duncan, British Columbia

Hand of Man Museum

A former elementary school houses one man's extensive collection of art, artifacts, and taxidermy.

Börje’s Tie Museum

Ramnaklev, Sweden

Börje’s Tie Museum

Around 9,000 ties call this museum home.

Approximately 45,000 artifacts and some 50,000 skeletal remains and animal bones were uncovered in the massive, decades-long excavation at Borgund. Today, a bed of grass once again hides the medieval town.

Uncovering the Secrets of a Forgotten Viking Town

The remnants of Borgund were buried in the dirt for centuries and then sat in museum storage for decades.

Sarah Durn May 12, 2022

Micro Masterpieces Art Gallery

St. Augustine, Florida

Micro Masterpieces Art Gallery

Only through the lens of a microscope can visitors see the true treasures inside this museum.

Motts Military Museum

Groveport, Ohio

Motts Military Museum

A unique collection of military history dating back to the American Revolution.

Podcast: Benin Bronzes

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team May 3, 2022

Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art

Salisbury, Maryland

Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art

A tribute to two brothers' artistic endeavors.

Elizabeth Siddall posed for hours in freezing water for Pre-Raphaelite painter John Everett Millais's "Ophelia."

The Real Women Behind Art’s Masterpieces

History’s best-known muses were artists in their own right.

Sarah Durn April 29, 2022

The Wonders of Florida in 24 Museums

The Sunshine State quietly boasts a world of unexpected museums.

Sponsored By VISIT FLORIDA

Keystone Gallery

Scott City, Kansas

Keystone Gallery

Home to fossils and other specimens from the Western Interior Seaway.

Crusher.

Park Hills, Missouri

Missouri Mines State Historic Site

Rusted and decayed, this former mining site is a portal to the past.

Stearns History Museum War Exhibit.

St. Cloud, Minnesota

Stearns History Museum

The history of central Minnesota under one roof.

One of the senior students at Rongorongo Training College in Beru, pre-1925, photographed by Reverend George Hubert Eastman.

The Mystery of the Puffer Fish Helmets of Kiribati

This ceremonial headwear was a cultural touchstone before it became a colonial curiosity.

Mark Hay April 26, 2022

Hacienda Buena Vista seen from above.

Ponce, Puerto Rico

Hacienda Buena Vista

This museum preserves the heyday of Puerto Rican coffee.

Podcast: The Louis Armstrong House Museum

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team April 20, 2022