Tumblr has Kim Jong-il looking at things and Kim Jong-un looking at things but what it really needs is a random North Korea museum. Yeah, they do have those things over there, maybe sometime in the future Kim Jong-un will look at one. If you want to get a different...
I have relatives who live in the St. Francis/Cudahy area of Milwaukee, so on a trip up there this past Saturday I thought I’d find if there is anything weird and/or interesting to check out. And what a surprise…there is. Known as the “Keep Cudahy Fun” House, the home of...
When I visited Berlin, I was shocked to see so much street art. I mean it’s literally everywhere. So I’m sorry to have missed this next museum because not only is it about street art, but it looks like a cool one. If anyone lives in a city, then you’re...
Ever been locked out of your house? Or maybe your car? As you waited for someone to come and rescue you, I bet you wondered if there was a museum dedicated to locks? Well, there is…because a museum exists for just about anything that crosses one’s mind (bananas, kazoos, even...
With all the wax museum tourist traps out there, the next one wins the prize for weirdest, especially if mom and dad end up taking the kids here after the “Maid of the Mist” boat ride. I mean, what kind of tourist town would Niagara Falls be if it didn’t...
Okay, I lied. Before my temporary hiatus last week I promised a Halloween post. Well, that shit didn’t happen. Like it really matters. This isn’t a job where I work on a commission with a boss telling me what to do, so I will post whenever I please. That means...
Do I really need an excuse to cross the state border into Wisconsin? Besides eating a lot of cheese and doing a little dance because everything’s so cheap, there is always another weird attraction worth visiting. One of those unique museums happens to be the Logic Puzzle Museum in Burlington....
Yes, there is a Hammer Museum. And it’s in Haines, Alaska. So if you find yourself in Sarah Palin country and you have a thing for hammers, well, you know what to do.
Due to the small number of cadavers available for anatomical study in British medical schools during the early 19th century, many criminals committed grave-robbing, and even murder, to make some money. One such infamous case was the serial killer duo of Burke and Hare. Irish immigrants who lived in Edinburgh,...
The number 200 makes me think of numbers in general, which then leads to math (my least favorite school subject) and the Math Museum in New York City. But the Math Museum seems quite boring and a bit too kid friendly for my tastes. Instead why don’t we focus on...
So here are some more photographs from my archive, this time from the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin. Anyone following this blog for a long time probably already knows of my interest in observing museum visitors (aka perfect strangers) as they look at art. It’s probably one of my favourite things...
There’s not much to say about the Spear Hunting Museum, except that I’m surprised to learn Alabama has African big game. Oh, and carrying a spear gives you bad posture. And you’ll always be on time for the big hunt if you wear a wristwatch. Also, did you know Gene...
