Lake County Discovery Museum
Is that a Picasso or are you just happy to steal me? 1950s Curt Teich Company Postcard from the Lake County Discovery Museum
Is that a Picasso or are you just happy to steal me? 1950s Curt Teich Company Postcard from the Lake County Discovery Museum
I couldn’t possibly let this weekend end without mentioning the Lucy-Desi Museum. Located in Luci’s hometown of Jamestown, New York, the museum had “Lucy Week” in honor of Lucille Ball’s 100th birthday. There were tour buses full of fanny pack-wearing tourists ready for fun fun fun! Ai-yai-yai-yai-yai! That fun included...
Lately I’ve been thinking how people don’t use their brains. Next time I deal with an idiot, I’ll suggest they visit the web page of the Comparative Mammalian Brain Museum. University of Wisconsin, Michigan State University and the National Museum of Health and Medicine put their brains together to create...
As the U.S. Supreme Court decides the contraceptive mandate of the Affordable Care of Act (aka Obamacare) and the religious freedom of for-profit corporations like Hobby Lobby, let’s talk about a museum that celebrates America’s two favorite things…carbonated soft drinks and the Bible. At the Biedenharn Museum & Gardens in...
What’s more shocking? That the International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum exists or that they have the word “International” in the name? Also, do those cars get free towing? So many questions…
I never had a doll house when I was growing up. Because my mom was (and still is) a frustrated artist, she attempted to make one for me. But it remained unfinished, never to be used by a lonely only child like myself. Oh well. I never had many toys...
This blog is dedicated to the smaller, random museums out there in the world. Most people tend to enjoy these museums as they are usually full of unexpected wonder. There appears to be a museum for absolutely anything these days…ones that cover a wider range of unusual objects like the...
In Goreme, Turkey you’ll find the UFO Museum. Apparently UFOs are quite popular in this part of the world as there are several museums dedicated to the topic. People in Goreme live in homes located in rock formations and caves. One cave is dedicated to UFOs. You’ll find a gigantic...
Gottlieb, William P., 1917-, photographer. By The Library of Congress
The Museum of Energy in Istanbul, Turkey is located in the Ottoman Empire’s first operating Power Plant with a collection of steam turbines, electrical generators and other equipment in their original conditions. The Silahtarağa Power Station was in use from 1913 to 1983. On a self-guided tour, one goes down...
The Winterthur Museum in Wilmington, Delaware may be housed in a 175-room mansion once owned by a member of the du Pont family and filled with over 90,000 decorative and fine arts antiques, but who gives a crap about that shit when you can see the world-renowned Campbell Collection of...
Admission Token for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, circa 1960.