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Kristiansand, Norway

Kristiansand Kanonmuseum

The last fully functional fortress of Germany's World War II Atlantikwall.

Mountain View, California

Computer History Museum

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

Permanently Closed

New Orleans, Louisiana

The Absinthe Museum

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

Malacca, Malaysia

Museum of Beauty

Self-mutilation in the name of beauty.

Huntington Beach, California

International Surfing Museum

Museum dedicated to the preservation of surf culture.

"The Dream Garden" by Tiffany

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Tiffany Glass Mural "The Dream Garden"

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and until recently, the largest glass mural in the US.

Brioni

Island wonderland for communist autocrats.

Mecca, California

International Banana Museum

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

Southport, England

British Lawnmower Museum

This unique collection of lawnmowers includes vintage blueprints and automatic robot mowers.

Toronto, Ontario

Bata Shoe Museum

A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.

Permanently Closed

Burcardo Theater Museum

Harlequin costumes, signed scripts, and armor-wearing puppets.

Antikythera Mechanism

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

Baltimore, Maryland

The American Visionary Art Museum

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

Reykjavik, Iceland

Icelandic Phallological Museum

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

Anniston, Alabama

Berman Museum of World History

A strange history museum, with items accumulated by a pair of globe trotting spies.

Permanently Closed

Portland, Oregon

Kidd's Toy Museum

Gigantic private toy museum featuring among finest collections of antique mechanical banks in existence.

Permanently Closed

The Criminology Museum

Ever hear of the Milazzo Cage?

Los Angeles, California

The African American Fire Fighter Museum

Celebrating the accomplishments of Black firefighters in Los Angeles.