Mecca, California
International Banana Museum
World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.
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Mecca, California
World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.
Blackfoot, Idaho
This museum glorifies the humble potato.
Dublin, Texas
This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
A museum in Mississippi celebrates the history of Coca-Cola and the man who brought it to the masses.
West Palm Beach, Florida
This shop also boasts some sweet memorabilia from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."
Austin, Minnesota
Ever wanted to can Spam?
Orlando, Florida
A museum preserving one company’s history of preserving food.
Atlanta, Georgia
One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.
Jonesport, Maine
The whole of Maine's history with the salty little fish is packed into this tiny coastal museum.
Union, Maine
They call buildings like this "mimetic architecture," but nothing has ever mimicked the taste of Moxie.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Over 20,000 sets of spice shakers reveal the surprisingly telling history of our most basic spices.
Le Roy, New York
The birthplace of America's favorite fruit-flavored mystery dessert.
Ithaca, New York
This art center is way beyond your average pumpkin-carving operation.
Irwin, Pennsylvania
This shrine to McDonalds' most iconic sandwich holds a 14-foot tall burger.
Brooklyn, New York
Here, exhibits come with a side of edible history.
Washington, D.C.
The institution is sitting on a goldmine of 21,000 paints, varnishes, pigments, and primers preserved for posterity.
District of Columbia
Giftshop catering to cryptozoologists and anyone with a sense of humor.
Washington, D.C.
One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.
Walkersville, Maryland
Take a trip to the past aboard a 1920s railcar or open flatcar for a scenic ride through Maryland farm country.
Silver Spring, Maryland
An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
This recreation of a 19th-century dime museum is full of oddities.
Silver Spring, Maryland
A suburban museum tells the story of a historic transportation network and even provides rides in antique trolley cars.
Beltsville, Maryland
The Forest Service's surprisingly sophisticated collection of wildfire prevention art features America's most beloved bear.
Glenn Dale, Maryland
A historic Maryland home that once belonged to a man who has been called "the most insignificant" U.S. Supreme Court justice.