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The Wingnut Museum

A museum dedicated to celebrating the humble wingnut.

Berkeley, California

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Nestled away in North Berkeley lies a museum that claims to be the world's first and only totally dedicated to wingnuts. What is a wingnut, exactly? It's a type of nut, a common fastening tool with a threaded hole that allows it to screw onto something, often a bolt. Wingnuts have small projecting pieces (the namesake "wings") that make them easier to tighten by hand.

In the museum, you'll find a majestic display of wingnuts in all shapes, sizes, and materials from various hardware applications. Some highlights include the large decorative wingnuts from the front wheels of 1940s bicycles.

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The Wingnut Museum is open every Saturday and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

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