An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

The birthplace of America's favorite fruit-flavored mystery dessert.

A collection of 1,300 accordions of all shapes and sizes displayed in chronological order.

The largest collection of historical roller skates in the world.

The only museum dedicated to the history of the "Magic Lantern," a medieval slide projector.

Thousands of small machines line the shelves of this personal collection which definitely delivers on its name.

The largest bottled beer collection in the world holds over 22,000 unique beer bottles.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

A stockpile of childhood lunch pails turned collectibles.

"The Hoppiest Place in the World" holds the world’s largest collection of bunny memorabilia and is a singular testament of a couple's devotion to all things Leporidae.

This museum gives tribute to the underappreciated "Down-South Submarine."

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

This small window display is dedicated to the noble carrot.

A New Zealand couple's shell-adorned home living room, now on display at the Canterbury Museum.

A museum documents the development of the invention that tamed the Wild West.

Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.

A museum where visitors can learn about greyhounds and (more importantly) pet them.

This delightful little museum is dedicated to only one thing: pasta.

Tucked away in a corner of a Maine general store there was a museum devoted to an equally beloved and reviled local soft drink.

A son's promise to his dying father in the form of a covered bridge filled with thousands of seashells.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

This collection honors the iconic, and proudly American lighter that just won't quit.

This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.

Over 600 vacuum cleaners stack the shelves of what may be the cleanest museum in America.