Belhaven, North Carolina
Belhaven Memorial Museum
A monument to the sheer amount of oddities one can collect over a lifetime.
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Belhaven, North Carolina
A monument to the sheer amount of oddities one can collect over a lifetime.
Durham, North Carolina
The humble horn finally finds a place in the sun.
Wilmington, North Carolina
A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.
Rougemont, North Carolina
A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.
Schrobenhausen, Germany
Behold, a collection dedicated to Germany's favorite vegetable.
Burlingame, California
A comprehensive collection of Pez dispensers.
Austin, Minnesota
Ever wanted to can Spam?
Eupen, Belgium
Museum covers every step of the chocolate-making process, from cultivation to the finished product.
Waco, Texas
Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.
Stuttgart, Germany
An old slaughterhouse now holds the largest collection of pig artifacts.
Langhirano, Italy
Ham is serious business at the Prosciutto Museum-Serious, delicious business.
Le Roy, New York
The birthplace of America's favorite fruit-flavored mystery dessert.
Kingsand, England
Half-eaten food on display at an English café.
Raeren, Belgium
This small window display is dedicated to the noble carrot.
Middleton, Wisconsin
More than 5,000 contemporary and "historic" mustards from around the world.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.
Montrichard Val de Cher, France
Miles of man-made caves and tunnels are currently used for cultivating mushrooms.
Tarrenz, Austria
Where beer lovers can literally immerse themselves in beer.
Los Angeles, California
World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.
Auvers-sur-Oise, France
One woman's decades-long obsession with the "La Fée Verte."
Des Plaines, Illinois
Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.
San Bernardino, California
This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Over 20,000 sets of spice shakers reveal the surprisingly telling history of our most basic spices.