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,...
With everyone and their Catholic grandmother talking about Pope Francis’ visit to the United States, I bet you were wondering where the world’s tallest Pope statue is located? Even though you’d probably guess Vatican City, the correct answer is actually Czestochowa (pronounced, like, Chestakova) in Poland. Don’t forget Pope John...
If you don’t know who Otis Redding is, who was born Sep 9 in 1941, then stop whatever you’re doing and go listen to his music on Spotify or YouTube. Last year when I was in Madison, Wisconsin I paid a visit to the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Monona Terrace Community...
Are you wondering what to do with all your adapters? Problem solved. Send them to Frank Grießhammer, who has a growing collection of adapters. Check out his Adapter Museum, online of course.
Something tells me this next museum wouldn’t interest the Jersey Shore types. I can imagine Snooki saying something like “Ew, gross!” followed by “I miss Jionni!” Even though I just admitted to my 9,000 followers that I watch Jersey Shore, that’s okay, because I read three books and visited two...
Let me tell you about the Avanos Hair Museum in Cappadocia, Turkey. It was started by a local potter. His friend was leaving town, she cut a lock of her hair for him to keep and now women show up at his pottery studio to leave locks of hair. The...
Jul 30, is #MuseumCats Day…no joke. I don’t know about you but I am a cat lady myself so I’m excited museums are celebrating all things kitty cat. I have written quite a few posts about cat-related museums, like the Moscow Cat Museum, Amsterdam’s Katten Kabinet, the “guard cats” at...
I will most likely be watching the Oscars. But I think I’d rather be in the middle of a state park visiting a former actor’s crazy castle. Actor and Connecticut native William Gillette, known for his portrayals of Sherlock Holmes on stage, spent more than $1 million (quite a lot...
A couple months ago I told you about the Musée Français de la Carte à Jouer, a museum in suburban Paris dedicated to playing cards. In our digital world it is sometimes hard to remember that humans have been shuffling card decks for a long ass time. Gambling is even...
If you’re into signs (and I mean who isn’t?) then make sure you go to Lynchville, Maine where a very popular destination has been located for over 50 years. Numerous road-trippers and tourists like to pose for an old school photo-op next to the ‘World Traveler’ sign. Though the big...
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,...
“PEARL’S HOUSE OF DOLLS—Located at Plain & Fancy Farm—6½ miles east of Lancaster on route 340 in the heart of the Penna. Dutch Country. A fine collection of dolls from the 1800’s to present day attractively displayed. Closed Sundays.”
