Portland, Oregon
The Hat Museum
Their motto is, "We've been bonkers for hats even longer than you have!"
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Portland, Oregon
Their motto is, "We've been bonkers for hats even longer than you have!"
Superior, Wisconsin
A collection of 1,300 accordions of all shapes and sizes displayed in chronological order.
Floydada, Texas
An old abandoned pharmacy building in Texas is brimming with collectibles and images of the little tuxedoed pooch.
Toronto, Ontario
A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.
Diamond, Missouri
Thousands of small machines line the shelves of this personal collection which definitely delivers on its name.
Altadena, California
"The Hoppiest Place in the World" holds the world’s largest collection of bunny memorabilia and is a singular testament of a couple's devotion to all things Leporidae.
Columbus, Georgia
A stockpile of childhood lunch pails turned collectibles.
Beaufort, South Carolina
This museum gives tribute to the underappreciated "Down-South Submarine."
Abilene, Kansas
A museum where visitors can learn about greyhounds and (more importantly) pet them.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.
Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
The world's only museum devoted solely to the art and collection of action figures.
Bishopville, South Carolina
A hobby born from insomnia has turned into a hangar full of objects that have been be-buttoned by the Button King.
Tabley, England
This Cheshire museum has cuckoo clocks, a rare pipe organ and vintage motorbikes. But mostly cuckoo clocks.
Le Roy, New York
The birthplace of America's favorite fruit-flavored mystery dessert.
Fujinomiya-shi, Japan
A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.
Alliance, Ohio
A record-size collection of wild-haired troll dolls tells the story of the mythical creature's roots in Scandinavian folklore.
Cleveland, Ohio
A collection of witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.
North Fort Myers, Florida
The largest retailer of seashells in the world.
Tokyo, Japan
Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.
Split, Croatia
A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.
Sarasota, Florida
A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.
Salem, Massachusetts
A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.
Saint-Jean-de-Boiseau, France
Do these monsters look familiar? The gargoyles on this church are all from pop culture.
Kyoto, Japan
This neighborhood thoroughfare is haunted by dozens of homemade monsters.