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Museums

Fjärdingen, Sweden

Rune Staff Collection

The second-largest collection of runic calendar staffs in Sweden.

CoolCrab

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The 'Dowager Empress' Crystal Ball

The world's third-largest crystal sphere has sat in the Penn Museum since 1927 with the exception of one outlandish theft.

Jordan St Stier

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Newmarket, England

Potoooooooo

A misunderstanding gave this 18th-century racehorse a most amusing name.

Kerry Wolfe

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Deal Maritime and Local History Museum

A jumble of treasures in a small space, this old-fashioned local museum is full of surprises.

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Hisor, Tajikistan

Hisor Fort

The first version of this stalwart construction appeared around 3,000 years ago.

Max Cortesi

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Bovey Tracey, England

House of Marbles

This historic factory peddles classic toys from the picturesque English county of Devon.

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Petros, Tennessee

Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary

This former maximum-security prison is creepy, sobering, and supposedly haunted.

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Haddonfield, New Jersey

Hadrosaurus Foulkii Leidy Site

The first partially complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered here, forever changing the world's view of the ruling reptiles.

Johnmeszaros

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Halle (Saale), Germany

Museum of Livestock Science

A beautiful old horse stable hosts one of the largest collections of domestic animal skeletons and taxidermy.

TransdisciplinaryExcursions

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The Scrapbooking Lawman Who Documented 19th-Century Colorado

Sam Howe filled his books with newspaper clippings about crime in Denver.

Air Conditioning Caused the Fire That Claimed Brazil's National Museum

And budget cuts allowed it to spread.

Norway Will Finally Return Thousands of Artifacts to Easter Island

Sculptures, weapons, and human skulls will soon go back to the South Pacific.

Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy Museum of Vintage Radio

A former fortified tower now houses a collection of classic communications equipment.

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Begunje na Gorenjskem, Slovenia

Alpine Ski Museum

This cutting edge museum details the history of skiing, from its ancient origins to its status as a sport.

Noah Charney

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Hinckley, Minnesota

Hinckley Fire Museum

Its collection contains relics from the devastating disaster that set the town ablaze.

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Tombstone, Arizona

White Raven Trading Co. & The Museum of the Strange

This curiosity shop contains a museum filled with bizarre, unique objects.

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London, England

Shield of Parade

This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.

Monsieur Mictlan

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Alicante, Spain

Volvo Ocean Race Museum

This interactive museum highlights the history and philosophy of one of the world's most difficult sailing races.

Dr Alan P Newman

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