Since I started this blog over four years ago I always try to highlight some Christmas-worthy museums and attractions during the month of December. Maybe one day you’ll be able to visit the Museum of Vintage Cartoon Memorabilia and Commercial Archaeology, which usually has a special exhibit of lit holiday...
I’ve decided to bring back an old post because 1.) I’m lazy. 2.) You’re lazy and I know many new readers are not going to read shit from 2 years ago. 3.) It’s Halloween so it’s time to focus on the scary, creepy stuff. 4.) Why the hell not? With...
Although John Adams wanted Independence Day to be celebrated on July 2 because that’s when Congress approved independence from Britain and the majority of delegates signed the Declaration of Independence on August 2, today is America’s birthday…or something. The dates are all screwed up, but everything’s fine as long as...
On this date in 1882 the Knights of Columbus came into being. I bet sometimes you stay up late at night wondering what the heck is a Knight of Columbus. Well, it is the world’s largest Roman Catholic fraternal service organization with 1.8 million members in 15,000 councils. And of...
I’ve only visited Las Vegas once, which was enough…trust me!!! I could go on and on about the “$20 sandwich trick” that got us a room upgrade (a corner 2 bedroom suite on the 32nd floor) on top of the discount we already had due to knowing a professional poker...
The term “bigwig” dates from the the 18th century when powerful people tended to wear large, impressive wigs. The bigger, the better. To create these towering hair monstrosities, people used padding or hair pieces (sometimes made of horse hair) with sticky paste that was usually concealed with scented coloured-powder. Then...
This girl’s got a thing for old Victorian architecture, especially out-of-use, industrial buildings. Beautiful brickwork, oddly shaped rooms and the occasional skylight with ivy growing through it; what’s not to love? The Ekotechnické Museum (Old Sewage Cleaning Station) displays the old sewage works that formed Prague’s former sewer system. It...
After telling you about the Smallest Museum in St. Paul and the Teeny Statue of Liberty Museum “Tiny Museum Week” continues with another micro-museum, this one’s in San Francisco (and may no longer be active…correct me if I’m wrong). I’m not sure if this is still an active project, but...
“Welcome to Karosta Prison! Enjoy your stay!” Even though this blog covers museums dedicated to brains and wax and other spooky stuff on a regular basis, October brings you more scary posts like stuff about skeletons, witches, medical oddities and a religious attraction or two (I don’t know about you,...
A couple of weeks ago I told you about the Chopsticks Museum in Shanghai, China. Like I said before, the city has 120 recognized private collections; the 5000 propaganda posters located in some dude’s basement is probably one of the most random. Well, actually that’s not true as we’re talking...
