Remember when Tim Burton used to make good movies? Well, a devoted fan opened a museum last year dedicated to one of Burton’s earliest works, and no, we’re not talking about Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (even though that’s not a bad idea). In the middle of New York City, one can...
Of course there’s a Vodka Museum in Moscow, Russia. But the Amsterdam version appears to be much cooler. Located in the busiest spot in the city, you and a guide learn about the interesting history, production process and different types of vodka over 3 floors. The best part is you...
The John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin (my favorite town name EVER!) is featuring 51 photos collected through the popular website awkwardfamilyphotos.com. It’s the first time any of these pictures will be shown to the public in a museum setting. A particular stand-out, “Stacked Dominoes”, shows a family...
This post is dedicated to my 500th follower artexpo. Let’s travel to another unexplored country with a visit to the Lofoten Torrfiskmuseum (Stockfish Museum) in Norway. What’s stockfish, you ask? Unsalted fish like cod, whitefish, pollock, haddock, long and tusk have been dried on wooden racks or in special drying...
During the history of this blog, I’ve told you about some very big things, like the world’s largest turkey, the world’s largest collection of stuffed dogs, the world’s largest monopoly game, the world’s largest dental collection, and even the world’s largest can of oatmeal. So why not add a few...
I’ve been a pet sitter (or should I say pet walker?) off and on for over ten years. When you are allowed entry into strangers’ homes you are surprised to learn how people really live. Strangers are indeed strange. One day maybe I’ll write a book detailing the lives of...
Heinz cans from the Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising in London
When 16 year old Robert Opie arrived home with a Munchies wrapper back in 1963, he declared that he would never throw away anything ever again. That’s true and then some. The Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising displays the history of consumption with over a hundred years of stuff...
On a somewhat “lighter” note from yesterday’s headache-inducing post (kind of the reason why I stopped talking during grad school seminars), let’s turn our full attention to the Woodchipper Exhibit at the Fargo, ND visitors center. Fargo is one of my favorite films, so I am quite excited to find...
Considering yesterday’s post went over so well (sarcasm) I am more than happy to remove “the toilet” from my list of museums to cover on this blog. On this last day of August let’s forget about sanitation devices for a moment and turn to the oh-so important topic of frogs....
