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This collection honors the iconic, and proudly American lighter that just won't quit.

This Chinese museum proves that it's a watermelon world, we're all just living in it.

This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.

A hobby born from insomnia has turned into a hangar full of objects that have been be-buttoned by the Button King.

The whole of Maine's history with the salty little fish is packed into this tiny coastal museum.

This Cheshire museum has cuckoo clocks, a rare pipe organ and vintage motorbikes. But mostly cuckoo clocks.

Thousands of lawn gnomes have infested this Australian roundabout.

A museum dedicated to the silliest fruit.

More than 8,000 drinking jugs say “Cheers!” to a guy named Toby.

An homage to the humble watering can.

A small museum dedicated to the whimsical tool that turns sugar cookies into works of art.

The world’s only museum dedicated to baked beans.

This sprawling collection hides many charms.

Outside this souvenir shop is a statue of Bigfoot composed of volcanic ash, and plenty more to see inside.

This Seattle curio shop collects and sells haunted items in order to spread wonder one grim artifact at a time.

A vinyl-lover's Shangri-La.

A Seattle oddities shop brimming with Victorian-era gems and antique curio.

A glimpse into the "Logging Capital of the World" at a time when there was far more forest and far less machinery.

Over 75 historically themed murals grace the walls of a small Washington city.

A colorful statue honoring the local salmon in glass and bronze.

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.

A giant roadside black bird marks the location of this eclectic local mall.

Sweet or salty, super hot or mixed into beer, this is the holy land for all things licorice.

An electrifying collection of gadgets and literature from the 16th through 20th centuries.