In a former jailhouse in the middle of Switzerland is one of the world’s most unusual museums. The Henkermuseum (only press that link if you want to hear the sounds of some weird science fiction movie gone wrong) has a collection of antique torture and execution instruments that would drive...
On a somewhat “lighter” note from yesterday’s headache-inducing post (kind of the reason why I stopped talking during grad school seminars), let’s turn our full attention to the Woodchipper Exhibit at the Fargo, ND visitors center. Fargo is one of my favorite films, so I am quite excited to find...
Even though millions of Americans think chimney sweeps are still walking around the streets of London doing horrible Cockney accents like in Mary Poppins, believe it or not, this is not actually happening. Aaaannndd London does not have a Chimney Sweep Museum. But Vienna does. The Wiener Rauchfangkehrer Museum. Open...
Considering yesterday’s post went over so well (sarcasm) I am more than happy to remove “the toilet” from my list of museums to cover on this blog. On this last day of August let’s forget about sanitation devices for a moment and turn to the oh-so important topic of frogs....
Once upon a time in a land far, far away I once wrote a post about The World’s Largest Collection of the World’s Smallest Versions of the World’s Largest Things Traveling Roadside Attraction and Museum. On a somewhat related note, the goal of Teako’s Giants of Hatch in New Mexico...
Even though I grew up in a sweet tooth household, the confectionery known as nougat has never really done anything for me. Made of sugar, honey, roasted nuts, whipped egg whites and chopped candied fruit, nougat reminds me a lot of fruit cake, probably because it sounds gross and I...
I vaguely remember the Pokémon craze, but I think I was too old for that shit. Besides the fact it took off in the 90s and anything associated with that time period is buried in the back of my brain next to some mixed tapes, flannel shirts and the beeper...
With North Korea’s recent attack on South Korea, I thought this would be a good time to mention the Owl Art & Craft Museum in Seoul. Located in a one-room residence with more than 3,000 items bearing owl motifs collected from over 70 countries, the owner Bae Myung-hee has only...
With the exception of a random post from almost two years ago, would you believe this tumblr has never been to Argentina before? Don’t cry for me, cry for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s face. Anyway, south of the capital city of Buenos Aires is the town of Quilmes, home to outsider...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELVIS PRESLEY! Although he’s been dead for nearly forty years, Elvis fans celebrate his birthday like he’s still around. (And who knows? Maybe he still is.) Besides the Elvis impersonators, the birthday celebration at Graceland and the endless musical tributes, Elvis is remembered all over the country in...
At This Belongs In A Museum, we’re no strangers to outsider art collections, especially when it comes to sculpture. Whether it’s Wisconsin’s Mary Nohl House or India’s Rock Garden of Chandigarh, we’ve got it covered. So here’s another one to add to the list of 1000 places you will probably...
Everyone knows not to drink the mini bottles from the hotel fridge, but if you have a fetish for the stuff then maybe you should check out the World’s Only Mini Bottle Museum in Oslo, Norway. Just as long as you promise not to steal any, even though there are...
