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A Researcher's Quest to Decode the Specimens on a Museum's Mystery Shelf

A Researcher's Quest to Decode the Specimens on a Museum's Mystery Shelf

Sifting through the old, unlabeled, puzzling jars that fill a collection's junk drawer.

Revolution House.

Old Whittington, England

Revolution House

A secret meeting in this small cottage changed the course of British history.

53.2702, -1.4258

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

Look for the gnome!

Denver, Colorado

Hidden Elves at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science

A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.

39.7475, -104.9428

Added by Tony Dunnell

Istanbul, Turkey

Museum of Energy

This shuttered power plant is now Turkey's first industrial archaeology museum.

41.0664, 28.9467

Added by ahvenas

The current lighthouse stands with the original in its shadow.

Gatteville-le-Phare, France

Phare de Gatteville

A beautiful lighthouse with as many steps as days in the year, as many windows as weeks, and as many levels as months.

49.6965, -1.2659

Added by marionswordfishtrombone

Ticket to USSR.

Ticket to the USSR

This small museum is basically a time capsule of daily life in the Soviet Union.

55.7945, 37.6682

Added by ahvenas

The Antioch Chalice.

New York, New York

Antioch Chalice

Once thought to be the fabled Holy Grail, it is now known to be an oil lamp.

40.7792, -73.9629

Added by horticulturcat

The Maiden.

Edinburgh, Scotland

The Edinburgh Maiden

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

55.9475, -3.1898

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

Bucharest, Romania

Romanian Kitsch Museum

A celebration of all things tacky, garish, and bizarrely creative in the Romanian capital.

44.4308, 26.1015

Added by Tony Dunnell

Britain's Secret Theft of Ethiopia's Most Wondrous Manuscripts

Britain's Secret Theft of Ethiopia's Most Wondrous Manuscripts

Plundered in 1868, they are kept at the British Library—and an ongoing campaign seeks to bring them home.

Bin Jelmood House.

Bin Jelmood House

This unique museum doesn't shy away from highlighting Qatar's role in the history of slavery.

25.2868, 51.5294

Added by m explorer

Visovac Monastery.

Brištane, Croatia

Visovac Monastery

This picturesque medieval monastery guards a small trove of historic treasures.

43.8614, 15.9734

Added by mrmatej

The Lumière Villa.

Lumière Villa

Antique cinematography artifacts fill this museum dedicated to the inventors of the moving picture.

45.7452, 4.8696

Added by Dr Alan P Newman

The Curious Afterlives of Hearses

The Curious Afterlives of Hearses

When they no longer carry caskets, some of these vehicles end up in museums—or even pawn shops.

A Dutch Exhibit Highlights Startling and Unusual Animal Deaths

A Dutch Exhibit Highlights Startling and Unusual Animal Deaths

Preserved specimens include the McFlurry Hedgehog and the CERN Weasel.

Lithuanian Ethnocosmology Museum.

Kulionys, Lithuania

Lithuanian Ethnocosmology Museum

The first museum dedicated to exploring humanity's cultural relationship with the celestial world.

55.3154, 25.5550

Added by gp66lt

Exterior of the Wonders of Wildlife Museum

Springfield, Missouri

Wonders of Wildlife Museum

An unexpected but incredible collection of wildlife dioramas spanning rainforests, swamps, forests, and plains.

37.1815, -93.2964

Added by lewblank

The Art Show That's All Potatoes

The Art Show That's All Potatoes

It's courtesy of the tuber's biggest hype man.

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