Museums and Collections

One man's lifetime collection of tiny objects of wisdom gathered from around the world, on display for public enjoyment.

One of New Jersey's oldest surviving buildings still bears the mark of our former British overlords.

The home-turned-museum of Barış Manço, the mustachioed Turkish Elvis for children.

This small Brazilian museum honors the work of a German biologist who studied the jungles for decades.

Stop by to view a fleet of handmade kayaks, all modeled on traditional Arctic hunting vessels.

This small New York museum celebrates the mountainous artwork of a Russian mystic.

From toys to kettles to scientific instruments, this German museum celebrates the beauty of 20th century design.

This odd little museum holds exhibits on everything from blacksmith equipment to hair jewelry.

This tiny museum kept in a B&B laundry room holds the death mask of notorious bank robber Pretty Boy Floyd.

Pull up and have a drink at a museum filled with hundreds of years worth of shipwreck artifacts.

A private museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of Mardi Gras' most beloved underdog parades, open by appointment.

Museum mostly in name, and only a restaurant depending on the day, this place could only exist in Marfa.

A former Latvian headquarters of the brutal KGB secret police is now open as a grim reminder of their atrocities.

An inspired museum dedicated to the patron saint of enslaved people, inside the cloisters where he lived and died.

This old Estonian mine has been kept like a sprawling time capsule of the local shale industry.

This Austrian museum celebrates the work of famous forgers and their inimitable imitations.