In the small town of Wykoff, Minnesota there is place called Ed’s Museum. No, not that Ed, the other Ed. You know, Edwin “Ed” Julius Krueger, the owner of the Jack Sprat Food Store, who for more than half of his life on this planet never bothered to throw anything...
If anyone can remember as far back as July, I went on a short trip to New York City. A few of you recommended a visit to Obscura Antiques & Oddities, which is also a television show on the Discovery Channel (I’ve seen, like, one episode at a friend’s house...
Rosh Hashanah began last night, September 28th, at sunset and will not officially end until tomorrow night. Let’s party like it’s 5772! And speaking of Jews, probably one of the most random museums ever is the National Museum of American Jewish Military. No disrespect here. After all, I have a...
Fourth of July is one my least favorite holidays, not that I hate America or anything (okay, maybe sometimes). I just hate what the holiday has become…loud, obnoxious people blowing up fireworks and drinking lots of beer. Exactly what the founding fathers had in mind, I’m sure. If I wasn’t...
Mummified Cherchen Man - Xinjiang Regional Museum, Urumqi, China “Solid as a warrior of the Caledonii tribe, the man’s hair is reddish brown flecked with grey, framing high cheekbones, a long nose, full lips and a ginger beard. When he lived three thousand years ago, he stood six feet tall,...
In 1959 Movieland Wax Museum opened just a few miles away from Disneyland. But this is America and one is just never enough. I mean, come on, how dare we go some place and not be reminded of some other place? So in 1975 the Movieland Wax Museum cloned itself...
As we celebrate Labor Day (Labour to those crazy Canucks) in the U.S. with BBQs and parades let’s stop and remember the 345th anniversary of the Great London Fire. You know, because we were all there. The fire began on 2 September 1666 and ended three days later. One-third of...
Sorry for today’s late post. I’m sure it’s already tomorrow for most of you out there in the world. If anyone knows a good deal on a body transplant, please let me know. No, seriously. I can’t even begin to describe how awful my insides feel right now, so I...
As post offices across America possibly close their doors forever, I thought this would be a good time to tell you about one of the largest U.S. Postal Service museums in the country. Believe it or not, a rather small town in the middle of Michigan (also home to the...
“King of the Road” singer/songerwriter Roger Miller has been dead for twenty years, but his music lives on at the Roger Miller Museum. Located in his hometown of Erick in Oklahoma, not far from the Texas state border, at Roger Miller Boulevard and Old Route 66, the museum is basically...
