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• January 8, 2012 mathstatic has been to Velaslavasay Panorama
  

  Velaslavasay Panorama

  Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater featuring carnivorous plants

  In the late 1700s and early 1900s a new form of interactive media was invented. Considered lowbrow at the time, it was the 3D movie of its day, a fully engaging visual experience for the masses,... »

  Unique Collections, Optical Oddities, Horticultural Marvels, Obscura Day Location | Edited by anhie and Annetta

• January 8, 2012 mathstatic has been to Hidden Beach
  

  Hidden Beach

  Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience

  Though Hidden Beach has undergone a number of changes over the years, it has remained a popular haunt for Minneapolitans to escape and catch some rays. Located on the east side of Cedar Lake, the... »

  Mystery Spots and Gravity Hills | Edited by Apradhan and Nicholas Jackson

• January 8, 2012 mathstatic has been to Bakken Museum of Electro-Magnetism
  

  Bakken Museum of Electro-Magnetism

  A museum dedicated to the role of electricity in life

  The Bakken Museum was founded in 1975 by Earl E. Bakken, inventor of the first transistorized cardiac pacemaker, and includes a great variety of electricity-related objects. Inside the museum can... »

  Museums and Collections, Unique Collections, Inspired Inventions, Electrical Oddities | Edited by Dylan and Henry

• January 8, 2012 mathstatic has been to The Mall of America
  

  Minnesota, US

  The Mall of America

  Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more then you think it is...

  Don't be fooled by the 4.3 miles of indoor storefront: this is way more than a gigantic mall. Yes, walking a full circle around just one level of the mall is over a half-mile in length. And yes,... »

  Intriguing Environs, Commercial Curiosities, Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by littlebrumble, Dylan and others

• January 8, 2012 mathstatic has been to Watts Towers
  

  Watts Towers

  America's most famous piece of self-built architecture

  The Watts Towers in the Watts district of Los Angeles, California, are a collection of 17 interconnected structures, two of which reach heights of over 99 feet (30 m). The Towers were built by... »

  Outsider Architecture | Edited by Dylan, Henry and others

• January 7, 2012 mathstatic has been to Psychiatry: An Industry of Death Museum
  

  Psychiatry: An Industry of Death Museum

  A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry

  The title of the museum "Psychiatry: An Industry of Death" immediately gives you a hint as to the creators behind the project. While officially run by the "The Citizens Commission on Human Rights"... »

  Museums and Collections | Edited by Rachel Mansur

• January 7, 2012 mathstatic has been to Museum of Broadcasting
  

  Museum of Broadcasting

  One of the world's finest collections of antique radio, television, and broadcast equipment

  Formerly known as The Pavek Museum of Wonderful Wireless, The Museum of Broadcasting houses a rich collection of vintage broadcasting equipment for both radio and television. Also included are... »

  Unique Collections | Edited by vonminnesota and Dylan

• January 7, 2012 mathstatic has been to Chippewa Falls Museum of Industry and Technology
  

  Chippewa Falls Museum of Industry and Technology

  Museum with an extensive collection of Cray supercomputers and related artifacts

  If you just visit the museum's website it would seem as though the Chippewa Falls Museum of Industry and Technology is trying to hide the fact that they have the most extensive collection of Cray... »

  Museums and Collections, Strange Science | Edited by A Facebook user and Nicholas Jackson

• January 7, 2012 mathstatic has been to City Museum
  

  City Museum

  Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers

  Housed in the former International Shoe building, the enormous 600,000 square-foot St. Louis City Museum is more adult sized playground and funhouse than standard museum. Visitors are encouraged... »

  Strange Science, Outsider Art, Unique Collections, Intriguing Environs, Purveyors of Curiosities, Outsider Architecture | Edited by kosack, Dylan and 3 others

• January 7, 2012 mathstatic has been to Marjorie McNeely Conservatory (Como Park)
  

  Marjorie McNeely Conservatory (Como Park)

  Home to the Amorphophallus titanum "Corpse Flower," which is among the largest flowers in the world and also smells powerfully of rotting flesh when in bloom.

  Though the architecture of the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory is worth the trip alone, the conservatory (located in sprawling Como Park) is home to a wide variety of beautiful, fragrant and rare... »

  Extraordinary Flora | Edited by littlebrumble and A Facebook user

• January 7, 2012 mathstatic has been to Museum of Quackery and Medical Frauds
  

  Museum of Quackery and Medical Frauds

  A museum within a museum, devoted to histories most questionable medical devices

  While technically this museum closed in 2002, thanks to the intrepid efforts of the Science Museum of Minnesota and curator and collector Bob McCoy, the collection lives on as the "Questionable... »

  Museums and Collections, Strange Science, Medical Museums, Unique Collections, Retro-Tech, Hoaxes and Pseudoscience | Edited by M Rebekah Otto