Stockholm Museum of Wines and Spirits, Sweden

Still recovering from drinking too much over the weekend. Yeah, I know it’s WEDNESDAY but how many of you have consumed rum, champagne, whiskey, various beers and wine in less than 24 hours and lived to tell the tale? Okay, maybe a lot of you have done the same but...

Sanrio Theme Park in Tama New Town, Tokyo, Japan

Sanrio Theme Park in Tama New Town, Tokyo, Japan

Thinking of a friend who is in Japan right now. A very long time ago this girl’s email address was hellokittywaffles. Don’t ask me why…we are weird people. As a matter of fact, when the earthquake hit Japan she was not shopping for Hello Kitty items but visiting a shrine....

Maurice Sendak At New York City’s Jewish Museum

At New York City’s Jewish Museum the author Maurice Sendak has rummaged through their collection and personally chosen 33 menorahs from the 18th to the 20th centuries for the exhibit, “An Artist Remembers: Hanukkah Lamps Selected by Maurice Sendak”. Also included in the display are original drawings from Sendak’s books,...

Shangri-La Stone Village, Prospect Hill, North Carolina

Shangri-La Stone Village, Prospect Hill, North Carolina

Shangri-La Stone Village, Prospect Hill, North Carolina. Henry L. Warren was a retired tobacco farmer in 1968 when he began building leprechaun-size buildings in his side yard. He called it Shangri-La, and by the time he died nine years later (at age 84) the miniature town had 27 structures. Henry...

Al Roker at a famous wax museum – Madam Tussaud’s in NYC

Al Roker at a famous wax museum – Madam Tussaud’s in NYC

Who wants to look at one of those ‘wax statue making another wax statue’ pictures? This time it’s a famous person (Al Roker) at a famous wax museum (Madam Tussaud’s in NYC). Please look at this while I gather together my museology notes. It might be awhile. Thank you for...

Bítov Castle in Southern Moravia in the Czech Republic

American Stuffers, a reality show about “pet preservation” set at Xtreme Taxidermy (they put the X in taxidermy) in Arkansas, would have loved Baron George Haas. The guy loved dead animals, specifically the stuffed dog kind. If you ever find yourself in Southern Moravia in the Czech Republic, stop at...

August von Spiess Museum of Hunting, Romania

It’s time for some more exploration into new countries with the August von Spiess Museum of Hunting. The museum is named after the well-known figure Colonel August von Spiess, who was the Keeper of Royal Hunting under King Ferdinand I of Romania. The museum has a whole room dedicated to...

The Banana Museum in Auburn, Washington

The Banana Museum in Auburn, Washington teaches you about the history behind the banana. People used to eat them whole, as they weren’t aware that they had to be peeled. The average American eats about 26 pounds of bananas every year – that’s about 150 bananas! Also, bananas were introduced...

The Super Museum, Illinois

Is it a bird, is it a plane? No, it’s Dean Cain under a Tour Bus Parking Sign between Mountain Dew and Pepsi machines! I can’t go further than the South Side of Chicago without getting a weird feeling that I’ve entered some foreign land. It still frightens me to...

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