By the way, there is a National Presidents Wax Museum next to Mount Rushmore. While you’re there, you can eat lunch at the Executive Order Grill, play mini-golf at the Holy Terror and wonder why the hell you’re in South Dakota.
Off to another new country with a visit to Singapore. The Haw-Par Villa is a Chinese Mythological park (outdoor or open-air museum) created in 1937 by two brothers who developed and got rich from Tiger Balm. It contains 1,000 fiberglass statues and 150 giant dioramas depicting scenes from Chinese folklore,...
The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, Texas is the only museum in the world dedicated to the history of cowgirl. Like there would be another one? Not that surprised to learn that the men have more than one Cowboy Museum. The locations in Oklahoma City,...
Now on to a new country. Cuba is home to the Rum Museum, housed in an 18th century colonial townhouse. Guides show visitors in Spanish, English, French, German and Italian all the steps in the manufacture of the original Cuban Rum. You start with the process of raw sugar cane...
The Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines is located in the basement of a small technical university in Moscow. A green cinder block walled stairway leads down to a military-grade metal door. When the door is unlocked, you enter a room full of old games. The entrance fee is 300 rubles...
The Polish Museum of America is one of the oldest ethnic museums in…you guessed it…AMERICA! In honor of Casimir Pulaski Day, a holiday that only appears to be celebrated in Chicago, (even though Wisconsin supposedly gets some action on this day too) I bring you this Polack museum. I’ve been...
Death Mask of Dolly the cloned sheep (1996-2003)National Museum of Scotland
In honor of Presidents Day, a U.S. federal holiday that is celebrated on the third Monday of February to recognize the country’s first President George Washington, let’s take a look at some related museums and attractions: 1.National Presidential Wax Museum Located near Mt. Rushmore, this museum not only has realistic...
Who doesn’t love a tiny museum, especially in a remote place like the South Coast of Iceland? The Skógar Folk Museum preserves the cultural heritage of Iceland through its collection of fishing tools and equipment; decorative arts and handicrafts; as well as books, manuscripts, and documents. It is the collection...
Midan El-Tahrir and the Egyptian Museum, Cairo, c1975. Egyptian postcard, photo and copyright reserved by Lehnert & Landrock, K. Lambelet & Co., Cairo.
