I’m still not quite sure what a bolo tie is or why it even exists, but I know lots of white dudes in cowboy hats like to wear them. Associated with western wear, the official necktie of New Mexico (it’s a law, folks!) basically consists of a piece of cord...
When it comes to random popular musical attractions, we’ve covered everything from the ABBA Museum in Stockholm, the Ramones Museum in Berlin, Oklahoma’s Roger Miller Museum and of course Frank Sinatra’s “last towel” display at Atlantic City’s White House Sub Shop. But what about strange and random music memorials? I...
Fourth of July is one my least favorite holidays, not that I hate America or anything (okay, maybe sometimes). I just hate what the holiday has become…loud, obnoxious people blowing up fireworks and drinking lots of beer. Exactly what the founding fathers had in mind, I’m sure. Anyway, let’s put...
After Georges Seurat’s A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte and Grant Wood’s American Gothic, easily one of the best-known paintings on display at the Art Institute of Chicago is Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks. I once wrote about how the constant parodying of American Gothic has resulted in...
There are a lot of Communist-related museums out there from the Terror Háza Múzeum in Budapest to the Soviet Lifestyle Museum in Tatarstan. Well, you can add another one to the list, this time in Amsterdam of all places. It’s called the Totalitarian Art Gallery. One of the most expensive...
Once upon a time, there was a man named Arnold Schwarzenegger who became a famous bodybuilder turned action star turned California governor. In Graz, Austria there once existed a museum dedicated to this man. See, Schwarzenegger has a connection to Austria’s second city in that he went to school here...
For anyone following this blog long enough, well, you’ve probably noticed an obsession with miniature museums. From Zarifa Salahova’s collection of miniature edition books in Azerbaijan to the 105 models of historic buildings at Miniatürk we’ve covered a lot of small stuff. One day I hope to find out why...
This next museum reminds me of the smallest museum in Wales, a red telephone box that was converted into an exhibit space dedicated to photographer Tom Mathias, who documented daily life in rural West Wales. Britain was once dotted with these iconic structures but due to privatisation and the rise...
Britain was once dotted with the iconic red telephone box. Every tourist had to pose for a photograph next to this instantly recognisable British thing. Due to privatisation and the rise of the mobile phone, the boxes are a dying breed, most are abandoned or sold off. A few years...
March 1st is a very important date. In 1781, the U.S. adopted the Articles of Confederation, our first constitution and a total failure. In 1803, Ohio officially became a state and a non-destination for tourists everywhere. And in 1994, Justin Bieber was born and will most likely be forgotten by...
I can begin my annual tradition of telling you about creepy museums and attractions and things. Yesterday got off to a good start with a post about the grave of James Dean (on the 60th anniversary of his death!) but that wasn’t necessarily terrifying compared to the above photo. Yes,...
The famous saying “a man’s home is his castle” is especially true when it’s made of beer cans. Because you’re not a real man unless you drink crappy watered down beer out of an aluminum can. DO YA HEAR ME, PEOPLE!?! A set of four shining towers, Cano’s Castle in...
