Cincinnati, Ohio
Lucky Cat Museum
This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.
Copenhagen, Denmark
A collection of noses tucked inside an art museum reveals how times have changed.
Vernal, Utah
An oddly specific collection of handmade dolls remembers the women of the White House.
Boothbay, Maine
A son's promise to his dying father in the form of a covered bridge filled with thousands of seashells.
Lee-on-the-Solent, England
A museum in south England celebrates the amphibious vehicles that cruise on a cushion of air.
Reykjavik, Iceland
An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.
Bradford, Pennsylvania
This collection honors the iconic, and proudly American lighter that just won't quit.
Beijing, China
This Chinese museum proves that it's a watermelon world, we're all just living in it.
Prague, Czechia
Dedicated to the unsung history of human waste.
San Francisco, California
Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.
Cork, Ireland
This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.
Zaandam, Netherlands
A Dutch clog company in the town of Zaandam loves the wooden shoes so much it made a museum for them.
Saint James, Missouri
Over 600 vacuum cleaners stack the shelves of what may be the cleanest museum in America.
Portland, Maine
The world's only and thus largest collection of its kind celebrates everyday wonder through simple umbrella sheaths.
Beloit, Wisconsin
The world’s largest collection of angel figurines includes 600 black angels donated by Oprah Winfrey.
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.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Over 20,000 sets of spice shakers reveal the surprisingly telling history of our most basic spices.
Hollingbourne, England
A showcase of canine neckwear spanning five centuries of doggie fashion and function.
Berlin, Germany
A museum dedicated to a Cold War era sausage.
Middleton, Wisconsin
More than 5,000 contemporary and "historic" mustards from around the world.
Logan, Ohio
It took more than 20 years and a sharp eye for one man to assemble this quirky collection.
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.