I know. Why not go to a completely new continent? Yes, I am speaking of Antarctica. I once worked with a guy who went there on “vacation”, so I guess people do go there. I wouldn’t know, because it’s not like I’ll ever get to leave my home continent again....
As much as I can say I’ve been to nearly every museum in the Chicagoland area, one that was always on my to-do list looks to be permanently closed (as you can see from the sign in this photo). We’ve covered museological shut downs here before (the Madison Museum of...
History’s first push-up bra, dating back to 1880, was on display for the first time last year at London’s Science Museum. In the 19th century only wealthy women could afford such luxuries as brassieres were considered quite rare. Most women wore corsets. Not until an appearance in Vogue in the...
I don’t know if there is a continuous loop of elevator music playing at the Elevator Historical Society’s museum, but there should be. With a view of Manhattan, an island full of skyscrapers that could not exist without the invention of up-and-down travel, the museum in Long Island City (supposedly...
I work at a historic house museum that was originally built with electricity way back in the 1890s. Electricity was so new at the time that the family had to use their own generator. Although I talk about “light” a lot, I probably can’t compete with the guys who work...
Typically this blog shares unusual museums and attractions (and sometimes exhibits) with its readers but what about a weird item? An extraordinary sculpture, known as ‘Palace of Pills’, located in the History of Medicine gallery at London's Science Museum was made for a campaign run by the East London Health...
A VALENTINE HEART (VEINS AND ARTERIES INCLUDED) CHOCOLATE HEARTS, RED ROSES AND TEDDY BEAR EXTRA At the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago visitors could walk through a giant replica of the human heart to watch its principal parts work as they do in one’s own body and actually...
I remember taking an Earth Science class in high school (or was it middle school?) but I don’t think the Museum of Earth History has anything to do with science…or truth for that matter. This little Creationist museum, first located in Arkansas before moving to its present day location in...
Have a thing for ornamental hair products? If you happen to visit Sarah Palin Land in the near future, you might want to check out the Miller Comb Museum. Ralph and Betty Miller of Homer, Alaska have collected over 3,000 ornamental hair combs since the 1960s. According to theAntique Comb...
Considering it’s National Cat Day and I’m supposed to tell you about all things creepy, well, I think this is the perfect time for the cat and the rat who live for eternity behind glass in the crypt of Dublin’s Christ Church Cathedral. A cat and rat (presumably one chasing...
