If it’s your dream to sleep inside a giant Beagle, then you’re in luck. Located on Highway 95 near the Idaho town of Cottonwood, Dog Bark Park Inn is a two-bedroom Bed & Breakfast with a dog theme interior. Locally it is known as “Sweet Willy”. Designed and built by...
After telling you about the Smallest Museum in St. Paul and the Teeny Statue of Liberty Museum “Tiny Museum Week” continues with another micro-museum, this one’s in San Francisco (and may no longer be active…correct me if I’m wrong). I’m not sure if this is still an active project, but...
“Welcome to Karosta Prison! Enjoy your stay!” Even though this blog covers museums dedicated to brains and wax and other spooky stuff on a regular basis, October brings you more scary posts like stuff about skeletons, witches, medical oddities and a religious attraction or two (I don’t know about you,...
A couple of weeks ago I told you about the Chopsticks Museum in Shanghai, China. Like I said before, the city has 120 recognized private collections; the 5000 propaganda posters located in some dude’s basement is probably one of the most random. Well, actually that’s not true as we’re talking...
London’s Garden Museum (formerly the Museum of Garden History) offers exhibitions and programs on gardens and garden design. It’s located in a former parish church. I think Britain is the perfect place for a museum devoted to gardens. All that rain helps the flowers grow.
Everyone knows this blog covers wax museums from time to time, not because I like them or anything, but just to highlight their awfulness. Well, I have sad news to report. The World’s Worst Wax Museum is set to close after fifty-something years. The people of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk in...
Let me tell you about the Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft. No, this isn’t the latest episode of Game of Thrones (even though some of the show is filmed there as well as Northern Ireland, Malta, Croatia, Morocco and the freakin’ moon) when the Red Witch Lady gives birth...
Why not enjoy this old picture of a dinosaur being delivered by helicopter to the Museum of Science in Boston (shit’s been reblogged thousands of times so what’s wrong with a few more?). Photo
I couldn’t let Neil Young‘s 70th birthday pass by without mentioning there is an actual museum dedicated to him. Neil might have sung about “a town in north Ontario” in the song “Helpless” but he spent part of his childhood in what is more like south-central Ontario, in the town...
If you’ve read this blog long enough, then you already know how much I love historic house museums (read my thoughts on the topic here). Maybe not all old houses should be turned into museums, but the Hearthstone House in Appleton, Wisconsin is an exception. It was the first residence...
Kazan is the capital of Tatarstan, a republic of Russia. Not only is the state a great mixture of Russian and Tatar culture, but it is also where you can find a museum that celebrates the old USSR. For those feeling a bit nostalgic or who just want a peek...
While Resurrection Cemetery in Justice, Illinois, is famous for Resurrection Mary, a vanishing hitchhiker who supposedly still lingers at the cemetery’s main gate and is known to catch rides down Archer Road before disappearing, there is something far more interesting inside. The 1960s mausoleum is a modern architectural masterpiece, full...
