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Museums and Collections

VW Bug at the Museo Subacuático de Arte

Cancún, Mexico

Museo Subacuático de Arte

Underwater art project will double as a massive artificial coral reef to help regenerate the damaged ecosystem.

Hammer Museum

A museum devoted entirely to hammers has more than 1,400 items on display dating back to the Romans.

The bright yellow front of Yusupov Palace.

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Rasputin Museum at Yusupov Palace

Palace where the nearly un-killable Rasputin was murdered.

German Epilepsy Museum

First museum dedicated to the research and history of Epilepsy.

Ithaca, New York

The Sagan Planet Walk

Pluto is still considered a planet in Ithaca, New York.

Permanently Closed

Miller Comb Museum

The largest collection of ornamental hair combs on the planet.

Blountstown, Florida

Panhandle Pioneer Settlement

Working compound meant to allow visitors to reclaim the values and traditions of the past.

Boston, Massachusetts

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (The Gardner)

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

Permanently Closed

Prairie Dog Town

Home of mutant livestock.

Mullinville, Kansas

The Sculptures of M.T. Liggett

Metal sculpture folk art lining the Kansas Highway.

Iron River, Michigan

Iron County Historical Museum

Large pioneer village showcasing life during boom times.

Permanently Closed

Jackson, Michigan

Michigan Space and Science Center

Center filled with hands-on displays served as a tribute to several astronauts with connections to the state.

The museum as viewed from the street.

Miami Beach, Florida

World Erotic Art Museum

12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.

59 Rivoli in 2005.

59 Rivoli

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

Aeugst am Albis, Switzerland

Pegasus Small World Toy Museum

Museum featuring strange and enchanting toys of the past.

Ohio State Reformatory.

Mansfield, Ohio

Ohio State Reformatory

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

Mini bottles from around the world

The Mini Bottle Gallery

Tens of thousands of tiny bottles stuffed with various items.

Kansas City, Missouri

World's Largest Shuttlecocks

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.