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The knives are inscribed with musical notes and a prayer.
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The Renaissance Knives That Will Have You Singing for Your Supper

Sweeney Todd would approve.
Jim Clarke November 16, 2017
A visitor to the Louvre is tempted by Canaletto's 18th-century painting "The Rialto Bridge in Venice."
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Why Can't People Stop Touching Museum Exhibits?

After years of watching, one researcher thinks she's got the answer.
Cara Giaimo November 10, 2017
Chamber of Art and Curiosities.
Innsbruck, Austria

Chamber of Art and Curiosities

Archduke Ferdinand II's collection of rare objects is considered one of the oldest museums in the world.
A 1716 portrait of Catherine I by French painter Jean-Marc Nattier.
objects of intrigue

What Happened to the Severed Head of Peter the Great's Wife's Lover

Don't believe the hype.
Natasha Frost October 20, 2017
Get lost.
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Behold Wisconsin's Cabinet of Curiosity Corn Maze

The trilobite design is a 480-foot tribute to the state fossil.
Eric Grundhauser September 21, 2017
Outside Hippo Hardware in Portland.
Portland, Oregon

Hippo Hardware

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.
Berlin, Germany

Museum of Unheard of Things

A wunderkammer of mysterious objects and stories.
Florence, Italy

La Specola Zoological Museum

An incredible menagerie of more than 3 million taxidermied animals at the oldest science museum in Europe.
Permanently Closed
A two-headed chicken at the Wondertorium.
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin

Mr. Marvel's Wondertorium

A museum of the dime museum that features weird entertainments of yesteryear, from feejee mermaids to flea circuses.
Estudi Oleguer Junyent.
Barcelona, Spain

Taller d'Oleguer Junyent (Oleguer Junyent's Workshop)

The studio of Catalonia's most famous theatrical designer remains exactly as he left it.
Toys at the Miracle of America Museum.
Polson, Montana

Miracle of America Museum

With over 340,000 artifacts and counting, there is something for everyone, often called the "Smithsonian of the West."
Hull, England

The Hull Mermaid

This mummified mermaid corpse is an aquatic curio that was eventually revealed to be a fake.
Shoshone, Idaho

Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History

Three generations of intrepid collectors display their curious artifacts in a homemade museum right next to the caves they discovered.
Wilbur's trophy room contains a variety of things made from animals.
Reno, Nevada

Wilbur D. May Museum

An eccentric millionaire's personal curio collection includes at least one shrunken head.
A strange collection of masks, carvings, puppets, and figurines from all over the world.
Hamburg, Germany

Harry’s Harbor Bazaar

A wunderkammer of exoticism immortalized by Tom Waits.
A collection of props for a medium, including a talking skull, rapping hands and a slate to record ghostly visits.
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Peek Inside the World's Most Strange and Morbid Collections

Vintage ouija boards? Check. A taxidermied two-headed cow? Check.
Anika Burgess October 19, 2016
Permanently Closed
Indianapolis, Indiana

Museum of Psychphonics

A modern-day wunderkammer dedicated to Indianapolis history, Afrofuturism, and musical vibrations.
Permanently Closed
Lonnie Hammargren's House
Las Vegas, Nevada

Lonnie Hammargren's House

This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.