Museums

The former home of an Italian artist is now a shrine to his ambitious works.

Spies, love letters, and ghost stories have all left their mark on this home-cum-museum.

This jail which was in service for over a century is now open for curious visitors.

The world's largest rose bush has literally outgrown the pioneer museum it was planted behind.

An entire city block built completely out of petrified wood.

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

Sculptures, jams, and the wild west collide at this folksy retreat.

This folk museum is devoted to small figurines of provincial village life.

This collection of historic puppets honors centuries of the craft.

This German "living museum" is maybe a bit too immersive.

This small-town museum is dedicated to the original western movie mega-star.

The former private quarters and office of Dr. Sigmund Freud now hosts a museum housing the works of the founding father of psychoanalysis.

A fake mine that was made using real mining techniques which is also used as a community center.

This museum honors the first Spanish land grant in California which is still in the hands of the original owner's family.

The stately birthplace of California's statehood.

The home of a neoclassical master is now a shrine to his chosen art style.

This museum has a most unusual location: inside a giant, three-headed elephant.

This small museum collects the Christian remembrances which would otherwise be forgotten.