Opened in 1996 on the campus of the University of Maryland, home to the world's first dental school, the National Museum of Dentistry aims to show the world the history of dentistry. An affiliate... »

Medical Museums | Edited by CPilgrim, Dylan and 4 others

Located on the banks of the historic Susquehanna Flats, the Havre de Grace Decoy Museum houses a particular art form, one that most folks probably don't spend much time contemplating: fake birds.... »

Unique Collections, Hunting and Taxidermy, Retro-Tech | Edited by A Facebook user and Dylan

Few people take the time to appreciate how far the medicine of urology has come, unless of course you are afflicted with Gallstones. (edit: kidney stones?) It wasn't long a go that a gallstone... »

Strange Science, Medical Museums, Unique Collections | Edited by Dylan

Automata: mechanical representations of animate objects, usually people or animals, which are powered by cranks, motors, springs, heat or hydraulics to produce motion through a series of gears and... »

Amazing Automata | Edited by spinkk and Dylan

The Earth wobbles slightly in its orbit, like a spinning top that draws ever-larger circles with its handle before it topples over. However, for our planet this process is extremely slow: the... »

Instruments of Science, Retro-Tech | Edited by Trevor and Dylan

"Visionary art as defined for the purposes of the American Visionary Art Museum refers to art produced by self-taught individuals, usually without formal training, whose works arise from innate... »

Museums and Collections, Outsider Art, Unique Collections, Outsider Architecture, Obscura Day Location | Edited by Dylan, Henry and 2 others

Marking the site of the original "silver" spring, after which Silver Spring, Maryland was named, this giant acorn-shaped gazebo and surrounding .12-acre park are all that remains of Silver Spring... »

Architectural Oddities, Follies and Grottoes, Outsider Architecture | Edited by sshistory

This small show cave is the only cave with public access in the state of Maryland. There are no colored lights, no statuary, it's largely a natural cave. In the words of one visitor "I last... »

Geological Oddities, Curious Caves, Follies and Grottoes, Subterranean Sites | Edited by spike55151, Dylan and 2 others

A most unique and specialized wax museum, the National Great Blacks in Wax Museum is dedicated exclusively to the preservation of African-American history through life-sized wax models. The museum... »

Unique Collections | Edited by Dylan and Henry

The recently redesigned National Museum of Civil War Medicine has over 7000 square feet of exhibits on two floors. Even those who are not Civil War buffs will be interested in the amputation kits... »

Medical Museums | Edited by Dylan and Henry