Unique Collections

Puppentheater-Museum Berlin

Puppet theater and museum holding a collection of more than 300

One of four puppet museums scattered throughout Germany, the Puppentheater-Museum in Berlin holds a collection of more than 300 different puppets in a glass-roofed former sculptor's studio on... »

Museums and Collections, Unique Collections, Wondrous Performances | Edited by A Facebook user and Nicholas Jackson

Grande Galerie de l'Évolution

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals

A procession of taxidermy animals strides down the center of the Grande Galerie de l'Évolution, while thousands of other specimens fill the four floors of the natural history museum. Birds and... »

Museums and Collections, Natural History, Unique Collections, Hunting and Taxidermy | Edited by allison

Marsh's Free Museum

Attractions include an Alligator man, authentic shrunken head, and two-headed calf

Marsh's Free Museum is a roadside stop that lures you in with more than tacky seashell gifts (though they have plenty of those too). The walls and ceiling are lined with various knick knacks from... »

Unique Collections, Mummies, Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by Dylan and Nicholas Jackson

Milwaukee Art Museum

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets

Like the Guggenheim in New York and the Oakland Museum in California, the building of the Milwaukee Art Museum is a piece of art in itself. Designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, the... »

Museums and Collections, Outsider Art, Unique Collections, Architectural Oddities | Edited by M Rebekah Otto, Nicholas Jackson and others

Dr. Ted's Musical Marvels

Colorful collection of antique musical oddities

Ted Waflart only opens his large, eclectic collection of antique acoustic and mechanical musical instruments to groups of fifteen or more, but it's worth assembling the crowd if you're passing... »

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Monaco National Museum: Automatons and Dolls of Yesteryear

Thousands of costumed dolls fill one of the world's creepiest museums

Organized by Madeleine de Galea during the 19th century, the collection at the Monaco National Museum: Automatons and Dolls of Yesteryear has been called one of the creepiest in the world.... »

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The Museum of Death

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits

The Museum of Death, a showcase of just that, was originally founded in San Diego in 1995. In 2000, proprietor James Healy moved the museum to its current location in Los Angeles, and expanded to... »

Museums and Collections, Unique Collections, Crime and Punishment, Memento Mori | Edited by Genki and Nicholas Jackson

Atlas Film Studios

World's largest film studio, where visitors tour the decaying sets that litter the harsh desert environment

Named for its proximity to the Atlas Mountains, a range that stretches across northern Africa, Atlas Film Studios is the largest film studio in the world. Covering more than 322,000 square feet of... »

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Hermann Oberth Space Travel Museum

Small museum dedicated to one of the founding fathers of modern astronautics

Dedicated to space technology, the Hermann Oberth Space Travel Museum in the Franconian city of Feucht in Bavaria, Germany, celebrates the life work of the man for which it is named. Oberth... »

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Trundle Manor: House of Oddities

House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures tucked into a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood

Trundle Manor looks, from the outside, like any other house in the neighborhood of Swissvale near Pittsburgh - except for the coffin on the porch. But the inside is filled with a wide assortment... »

Museums and Collections, Wonder Cabinets, Outsider Art, Medical Museums, Unique Collections, Hunting and Taxidermy, Miniatures, Memento Mori, Purveyors of Curiosities, Eccentric Homes | Edited by VonMinx and Nicholas Jackson

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