Hollingbourne, England
Dog Collar Museum
A showcase of canine neckwear spanning five centuries of doggie fashion and function.
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Hollingbourne, England
A showcase of canine neckwear spanning five centuries of doggie fashion and function.
Creglingen, Germany
A collection of 4,000 thimbles that's more versatile than one might imagine.
Logan, Ohio
It took more than 20 years and a sharp eye for one man to assemble this quirky collection.
Middleton, Wisconsin
More than 5,000 contemporary and "historic" mustards from around the world.
Jonesport, Maine
The whole of Maine's history with the salty little fish is packed into this tiny coastal museum.
The Colony, Texas
A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.
Brooklyn, New York
This collection of grinning ephemera has grown from basement to Brooklyn.
Hamburg, Germany
A fascinating little museum dedicated to the thousands of chemical substances concealed in our food.
Tabley, England
This Cheshire museum has cuckoo clocks, a rare pipe organ and vintage motorbikes. But mostly cuckoo clocks.
Austin, Minnesota
Ever wanted to can Spam?
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The largest collection of handbags in the world, the oldest of which were used to carry Bibles, primarily by men.
Durham, North Carolina
The humble horn finally finds a place in the sun.
Wellington Mill, Australia
Thousands of lawn gnomes have infested this Australian roundabout.
Healdsburg, California
This collection of hand fans doubles as a history of femininity.
Statesboro, Georgia
The world's largest collection of ticks.
Burlingame, California
A comprehensive collection of Pez dispensers.
Sierksdorf, Germany
A museum dedicated to the silliest fruit.
Evanston, Illinois
More than 8,000 drinking jugs say “Cheers!” to a guy named Toby.
Giessen, Germany
An homage to the humble watering can.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Paris, France
The largest medical and anatomical collection in France lies hidden from the public.
Risskov, Denmark
Over 9,000 brains collected between 1945 and 1982 demonstrate the results of untreated mental illness.
Austin, Texas
A collection of 100 brains preserved in jars on the UT campus.
Ithaca, New York
This collection started by a Cornell professor once held more than 600 human brain specimens, including the one that belonged to its founder.