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How Whopping Whale Skeletons Come to Life at 'Bonehenge'

“Every one of these animals has a story."
December 5, 2019
Manaus, Brazil

Museu do Homem do Norte (Northern Man Museum)

This anthropological museum offers a glimpse into the lives of the indigenous peoples of the Amazon River Basin.
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Toronto, Ontario

The Moose at the Toronto Police Museum

Along with his smaller donkey pal, he guards the museum’s exhibits and memorabilia.
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Danville, Kentucky

The Great American Dollhouse Museum

This museum of miniature displays provides a journey through early American history.
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Hinton, Alberta

Northern Rockies Museum of Culture and Heritage

This museum provides a personal and intimate journey through the history of the Northern Rockies.
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Asheville, North Carolina

Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center

Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.
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Asheville, North Carolina

Thomas Wolfe Memorial

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.
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Stokkseyri, Iceland

Draugasetrid

Inside this museum, visitors venture through ghost stories entrenched in Icelandic folklore.
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In Museums, Real Rhino Horns Are an Endangered Species

Natural history collections are topping their specimens with replicas.
November 22, 2019
Boston, Massachusetts

Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame

A unique music museum housed in a historic Boston theater.
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Why Elite Romans Decorated Their Floors With Garbage

This mosaic is trash.
November 22, 2019
London, Ontario

Banting House

The "birthplace of insulin," where Sir Frederick Banting realized the hormone could save the lives of Type 1 diabetics.
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Tallinn, Estonia

Tallinn Museum of Photography

This former medieval prison now unlocks Estonia’s rich photographic history.
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Takayama, Japan

Takayama Shōwa-kan Museum

Its collection distills more than 60 years of pop culture in Japan, from Godzilla to Hulk Hogan.
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Vienna, Austria

Hofjagd und Rüstkammer

A magnificent collection of imperial armor and weaponry.
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Guthrie, Oklahoma

Oklahoma Frontier Drugstore Museum

A museum and apothecary garden devoted to the history of frontier medicine.
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Los Llanos, Spain

Museo Arqueológico Benahoarita (Archaeological Museum Benahoarita)

Tools, pottery, and mummies showcase the history of La Palma's native people.
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Madrid, Spain

Altamira Cave Replica

A reproduction of the famous prehistoric cave paintings is hidden underground at the National Archaeological Museum.
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