The most original museums. Unusual museums of the world

25. National Museum Te Papa Tongarewa (Wellington, New Zealand)

The National Museum of New Zealand focuses on the history of the island nation and the culture of its indigenous people, the Maori. Nature lovers will be pleased with the huge collection of dinosaurs, birds, fish, insects and even mythical creatures - for example, orcs. And all because it was in New Zealand that Peter Jackson filmed the famous film trilogy “The Lord of the Rings”.

24. Museum of Latin American Art (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

The museum's exhibition is devoted mainly to works of Latin American art of the 20th century: on the first floor there are works by modern masters, and on the second - earlier paintings. Almost all the exhibits are owned by Argentine philanthropist Eduardo Constantini.

23. Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum (Xi'an, China)

The Great Wall and the Terracotta Army are one of the most recognizable symbols of China, the construction of which took place during the reign of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of the unified Chinese state. The powerful ruler saw in them a stronghold of the security of his country and the continuation of personal power in the afterlife. It is noteworthy that among the figures there are no identical warriors: they all differ in rank, weapons used and facial expression.

22. Holocaust Memorial Yad Vashem (Jerusalem, Israel)

The Holocaust Memorial Complex is located on Mount Herzl in western Jerusalem. Eternal memory of the disaster and tribute to all fighters against fascism.

21. National Gallery of Art (Washington, USA)

The complex consists of a sculpture garden and two buildings connected by an underground passage. The museum's collection displays a myriad of works of art from different eras and styles. By the way, a considerable part of the exhibits are Hermitage masterpieces purchased by American connoisseurs of beauty from the Soviet authorities.

20. Inhotim (Brumadinho, Brazil)

Art objects under the canopy of primeval forests? Why not! In the Brazilian park-museum, objects of contemporary art are placed directly in the open air. Of course, there are also indoor exhibition centers of various types. Bright Inhotim is often called “Disneyland for adults.”

19. Ricardo Brennand Institute (Recife, Brazil)

The cultural center is owned by Brazilian collector Ricardo Brennand and includes a museum, art gallery, library and park. A considerable number of exhibits are dedicated to the colonial era of Brazil. Of particular interest to tourists is the impressive collection of weapons.

18. National Air and Space Museum (Washington, USA)

The Smithsonian Institution Research Center is a real outlet for those who, for whatever reason, cannot become a pilot or. Under the high arches of the museum, unique examples of real aircraft and spacecraft are collected.

17. Getty Center (Los Angeles, California)

The Getty Complex will delight its visitors with amazing architecture with stunning views of Los Angeles. The museum displays works by European photographers, sculptors and artists. The adjacent park is famous for the unique murmur of its waterfall. The research institute hosts training sessions and exhibitions.

16. Pergamon Museum (Berlin, Germany)

The museum's exhibition is divided into three blocks: the Ancient Collection, the Museum of Islamic Art and the Western Asian Museum. Monumental works of architecture, sculpture, mosaics, relief and writing with a very difficult fate are presented here. The fact is that the bombing of Berlin during the Second World War affected the Pergamon Museum, as a result of which part of the collection was transported and has not yet been returned.

15. National World War II Museum (New Orleans, USA)

The opening of the museum was timed to coincide with the 56th anniversary of the strategic landing of troops in France in 1944. The atrium of the building displays military equipment that contributed to the Allied victory in World War II.

14. Academy of Fine Arts (Florence, Italy)

Within the walls of the first Academy of Painting in Europe you can see internationally recognizable objects of art, for example, Michelangelo’s “David”. Don't like sculpture? Anyway, don’t pass by: tourists who adapt to naked stone bodies in an original way will amuse you a lot.

13. Vincent Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Beauty has no price, but we have repeatedly heard about the fabulous sums for which paintings by the famous Dutch post-impressionist artist are sold. In addition to the works of the master himself, the museum exhibits works by his equally famous contemporaries: Paul Gauguin, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso.

12. British Museum (London, UK)

Over the centuries, colonists from the British Empire discovered the most hidden corners of the planet and grabbed interesting “souvenirs” from there, which later became exhibits in the second most visited museum in the world. The huge collection spans a wide range of eras, cultures and art forms.

11. New Acropolis Museum (Athens, Greece)

The complex, expensive and lengthy construction of the museum was due to two interrelated reasons. First, Greek history has accumulated a surplus of artifacts. Secondly, the British did not want to return the stolen historical and cultural values, citing the fact that they had nowhere to display and store them. In the end, I still had to give it away.

10. National Museum of Anthropology (Mexico City, Mexico)

The culture of the indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica is shrouded in a haze of fantasy, ideas about their bloodthirstiness and unprecedented wealth. How true all this is, you can appreciate in the main museum of Mexico, where the ancient values ​​of such powerful civilizations of the past, such as the Mayans or Aztecs, are presented.

9. Vasa Museum (Stockholm, Sweden)

The most visited museum in Scandinavia was built around the ship Vasa, which belonged to the Swedish navy in the 17th century. This is the oldest warship that has survived to this day. And what helped him stand the test of time, oddly enough, was a very quick wreck during his first voyage. Submerged in low salinity waters, the ship was not eaten by sea worms.

8. Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

The central place in the exhibition of the museum, founded in 1808 by Louis Bonaparte, is occupied by paintings by Dutch masters of painting of the 15th–19th centuries. For example, here is Rembrandt’s “Night Watch” - a canvas measuring 363 by 437 cm, which is famous for its difficult history with attempts at destruction, a lot of mysteries and several mentions in films.

7. London National Gallery (London, UK)

The art gallery receives about 6.5 million tourists annually. More than two thousand paintings are exhibited in chronological order, which helps the unprepared viewer to follow the development of Western European painting since the 13th century.

6. State Hermitage (St. Petersburg, Russia)

A mecca for all guests of the Northern capital of Russia, with a mind-boggling number of exhibits, unimaginable decoration, as well as representative offices throughout the country and abroad.

5. Louvre (Paris, France)

Trying to unravel the smile of “La Gioconda” through the lens of a smartphone is the sacred duty of every guest of Paris. To do this, you will have to look into the most popular art museum in the world. However, before your date with the painting by Leonardo da Vinci, you will have a photo session with the glass pyramid - the main entrance to the Louvre.

4. National Prado Museum (Madrid, Spain)

Along with colorful works of art belonging to masters of the Flemish, English, German and French schools, the museum, of course, houses a rich collection of paintings by Spanish painters. Admirers of El Greco, Velazquez and Goya will be delighted.

3. Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, USA)

The museum is also the highest art institution in the United States, where such creators as Walt Disney were educated. Of course, among the exhibits there are many examples of American art.

2. Orsay Museum (Paris, France)

The museum's collection is housed in a former railway station. In addition to a rich array of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works, visitors can enjoy wonderful views of the Parisian Seine here.

1. Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, USA)

In the “Big Apple” there’s already nowhere for an apple to fall, but here there are still millions of visitors running from one city attraction to another in order to get acquainted as quickly as possible. The Metropolitan Museum of Art will not work quickly: even a cursory acquaintance with some of the “miscellaneous” exhibits will take many hours.

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The collection of merchant Pavel Tretyakov began in 1856. The space of 62 halls contains the best examples of Russian art of the 10th-20th centuries - icons, paintings, decorative and applied arts. In the “fairytale” building in Lavrushinsky Lane, built at the beginning of the last century according to Vasnetsov’s drawings, a collection of graphic works and sculptures of the 18th-20th centuries is exhibited.

Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val 0+

The building on Krymsky Val contains the creative heritage of domestic masters who worked from 1920 to 1960. The complex hosts exhibitions of works by contemporary artists, master classes, lectures and meetings with cultural workers. Chagall, Kandinsky, Williams, Gerasimov - the art of the 20th century lives here.

Multimedia Art Museum 0+

On the seven floors of the artistic and educational complex, photo exhibitions of Russian and foreign photographers, meetings with people of art, performances, film screenings and installations are held one after another. On the territory of the museum there is a famous school of multimedia and photography named after. Rodchenko. The museum has long become a large-scale artistic and educational complex, where masters of world photography prefer to exhibit.

Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts 0+

Impressionist paintings and works by contemporary American and European artists, Schliemann's gold and artifacts from archaeological excavations of ancient civilizations, world-class works of art from Holland, Germany, Italy and Greece - only 1.5% of the 670 thousand copies of rarities stored in museum.

Museum of Moscow 0+

The history of the capital of the Russian state is presented in the main museum building and its seven branches. The Museum of Archeology, Estate Culture, History of Lefortovo, the English Compound, Russian Harmonica, the Vlakhernskoe-Kuzminki Estate and the House on the Embankment has collected over one million exhibits; the scientific library has a fund of more than 60 thousand volumes and 50 thousand subscribed periodicals.

Iconic Car Museum M.O.S.T. 0+

Guests of the Museum of Iconic Cars M.O.S.T. will be able to see thematic exhibitions, get acquainted with the technical structure of custom cars, attend lectures and film screenings on automotive themes and admire the iconic De Lorean dmc-12, decorated in the style of “Back to the Future”.

Museum of Modern Fortification "Bunker 703" 6+

Located underground at a depth of 43 meters, “Bunker 703” previously served as a protected special archive for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Today there is a unique museum dedicated to the history of modern fortification.

Burganov House 0+

The museum space is filled with original works, works of ancient classics, African and Western European masters, Russian medieval sculpture and folk art, unique books and engravings - everything that made up the unusual worlds of the Russian artist. “New Romanticism” - this is how Alexander Nikolaevich designated the direction in which he worked; “Surrealism” - we say, considering many of his works.

Moscow Museum of Modern Art 6+

The first state museum in Russia that specializes exclusively in the art of the late 20th - early 21st centuries.

Cold War Museum "Bunker-42 on Taganka" 16+

You are not afraid of enemy nuclear strikes and aviation bombings - if you are at the “Bunker-42 on Taganka” facility. The building was built in 1956, but was never used for its intended purpose. Now this is a popular tourist destination where excursions are held around the clock - many are thrilled by descending at night to a depth of 65 meters.

Historical Museum 0+

Five million exhibits, over fifteen million historical documents - the museum, founded by decree of Alexander II, houses a rich collection of national rarities. The Intercession Cathedral, the Museum of the War of 1812, the Romanov Chambers - this is the geography of the museum space. Each museum exhibition is an event in the cultural life of the country, which arouses increased public interest.

Garage Museum of Contemporary Art 0+

The activities of this museum of contemporary art are developing in three directions - exhibition, educational and research. Today, Garage is a respected international expert in the field of contemporary art.

Polytechnic Museum at VDNH 0+

The history of the famous Polytechnic began in 1863, when the first publicly accessible Moscow museum, promoting the dissemination of technical and natural science knowledge, opened its doors to residents of the capital. At the beginning of 2015, the Polytechnic Museum is one of the largest museums in the country. Its funds contain over 190 thousand exhibits, more than 150 collections have been formed in various fields of science and technology, the museum’s technical library contains over three million volumes.

Space Museum 0+

The pearl of the museum is a model of the base compartment of the Mir space station, the original of which was sunk in the Pacific Ocean. Among the rare exhibits that attract the attention of guests are the first cosmonaut's spacesuit - in which E. Leonov went into outer space, stuffed Belka and Strelka, the museum MCC - on its screen you can watch the life and work of cosmonauts in orbit on-line, an interactive monitor with information about distant galaxies and planets.

Museum of the Russian Submarine Fleet

The location of Moscow at a distance of a thousand kilometers from the sea did not prevent the opening of a Navy Museum in the capital. It is placed on board the diesel submarine Novosibirsk Komsomolets - the ship went on cruises across two oceans, and then ended up at the berth of the Khimki Reservoir. The exhibits include military relics, equipment, documents, uniforms, military equipment, etc.

Museum of Creativity and Life in the Gulag 16+

The history of our country has many pages, unfortunately, not all of them are bright. As a reminder to the living - so that this does not happen again - this museum was created. People, even in the most inhuman conditions, strived for beauty; evidence of this is provided by numerous examples of camp creativity. The museum exhibition includes works of painting, graphics, and sculpture.

Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center 0+

One of the most high-tech European museums opened in 2012. $50 million was spent on its creation - donations came from all over the world. The exhibition is structured in such a way that it shows the entire history of the country through the prism of one nationality. The museum houses the Center for Tolerance and Avant-Garde, a children's center and the Schneerson Library.

Museum "Underground Printing House 1905-1906"

People go to great lengths to convey their thoughts to others. A classic example is the establishment of an underground printing press in a fruit shop, directly opposite the gendarmerie department. Events took place in 1905. The guys went down in Moscow history. Glory to adventurers and daredevils. If only they knew how it would all end...

Vodka History Museum

We will talk about the national product - vodka. Foreigners strongly associate it with Russia. There are many tales and stories about it within the country. Museum staff will tell you new facts about the strong drink, remember the history of its creation and dispel the most common misconceptions. After the excursion, guests will have a tasting of the product in one of the museum’s halls. A traditional Russian appetizer is offered for the aperitif.

If you want to know how your parents had fun about forty years ago, you are welcome to visit this museum. If you are tormented by nostalgia for childhood, this is the place for you. Sea battle and “Safari”, “Highway” and “Basketball” - all exhibits are in working condition. Would you like some water? Soviet soda machines dispense water at 1 kopeck per glass (without syrup).

Museum of Russian Costume and Life

Clothing is the first thing that says about our belonging to a particular nationality. It tells about the history of the people, their traditions, indicates their place of residence, and reflects the character of its creators. The unique collection inspires guests to create their own original wardrobe sets, and designers around the world have long been using folklore elements of costumes when creating annual collections.

State Biological Museum named after K.A. Timiryazeva

The museum exhibition of one of the oldest museums in Moscow reflects various natural scientific objects, sections of the main disciplines of biological sciences and various types of functioning of the environment and humans. Herbariums and minerals, skeletons of invertebrates and artistic and graphic images of the living world, animal sculptures and collections of stuffed animals, anthropological reconstructions and the results of organ transplant operations in animals and birds - the museum collections contain over 81 thousand items that belong to 23 storage groups.

Darwin Museum 0+

A museum promoting the fundamentals of evolutionary teaching appeared in the capital thanks to the brilliant idea and enthusiasm of its founder, Alexander Fedorovich Kots. Until the end of his life, he collected his collection; the experienced patriarch lit up with boyish ardor when he saw a new successful acquisition. Today the Darwin Museum is one of the best scientific and educational institutions in Moscow. According to independent experts, the museum ranks first in popularity among places to visit for family vacations.

Bakhrushin Theater Museum

The craving for theater was the meaning of life of the famous Moscow philanthropist and industrialist Alexei Alexandrovich Bakhrushin. Using his savings, he founded and maintained the museum for many years, which became the world's first full-fledged repository of theater history. Within its walls are collected unique props, costumes of famous actors, sets by great theater artists, publications on theatrical art, programs and posters. At the beginning of 2015, the museum has ten Moscow branches and one regional branch - Sochi.

When we hear the word museum, the names immediately come to mind - the Hermitage, the Tretyakov Gallery, the Louvre... However, there are many strange museums in the world that are very different from these, which are familiar to the common man. Here are just a few of them.

Sewerage Museum in Paris, France

The Paris Sewerage Museum, located on the Quai d'Orsay near the Pont Alma, traces the history of the city's sewerage system from the first Aubrio tunnels under Charles V to the Belgran sewer network in use today. It is quite logical that this museum is located in an underground tunnel, going down into which visitors will be able to get acquainted with the history of city drains and the development of the sewerage network, as well as walk on foot both through the wide main tunnels and narrow secondary ones.

Ventriloquist Museum in Fort Mitchell, USA

At the Ventriloquist Museum in Kentucky, dummies tell funny stories, roll their eyes at cues and have their own opinions on everything. What makes the Fort Mitchell Museum unique is that it is the only one of its kind in the world. It seems that there are endless rows of wooden dolls lined up within its walls. With their “eyes” they follow all the movements of visitors, as if trying to hypnotize them and subjugate them to their own will. In this eerie place, many have to really hold back so as not to scream in fear.

Cesare Lombroso Museum of Criminal Anthropology in Turin, Italy

The famous Museum of Criminal Anthropology in Turin was founded in 1898 by the criminal physiognomist Cesare Lombroso. This museum houses a collection of about four hundred skulls of a wide variety of people. All this is a consequence of the museum’s founder’s obsession with the idea that criminal tendencies and various behavioral deviations are determined by the shape and size of a person’s skull. It was for this reason that the doctor collected the skulls of madmen, criminals, soldiers and ordinary citizens. His collection consists of life-size skeletons, human brains and images of dissected bodies. The main feature of the museum is the head of Lombroso himself, which is perfectly preserved and stored in a glass chamber.

Museum "Psychiatry: Industry of Death" in Los Angeles, USA

A scary museum called “Psychiatry: The Industry of Death” was founded in 2005 by Scientologists who criticized the current methods of treating psychiatric illnesses and mental disorders. The exhibition of this museum consists of materials telling how a worldwide conspiracy of doctors and pharmacists contributed to the destruction of American Indians and Australian Bushmen, which was a consequence of the beginning of apartheid and the Holocaust. The Los Angeles building also serves as the administrative center for the Citizens' Commission on Human Rights.

Barbed Wire Museum in La Crosse, USA

The original Barbed Wire Museum opened in 1971 in the US state of Kansas. He tells all visitors about the history and evolution of barbed wire, which is often popularly called the “Devil's Rope.” Today, the museum's exhibition consists of more than 2 thousand types of barbed wire; the most valuable exhibits date back to the 19th century. The sightseeing tour includes a visit to the Barbed Wire Hall of Fame and the Scientific Library. Most visitors also visit the cinema room, where an educational film about the history of this unusual but very profitable industry is shown.

Mutter Museum of Medical History in Philadelphia, USA

The Mütter Museum of Medical History is a museum of human diseases and pathologies, antique medical equipment and biological exhibits, located in an ancient medical complex in the United States. Most of all, this museum is “famous” for its unimaginable collection of skulls, but that’s not all - within the walls of this creepy establishment are collected all sorts of unique exhibits, for example, the corpse of a woman turned into soap in the ground where she was buried, Siamese twins with one liver , the skeleton of a newborn baby with two heads and much more. Entry to this terrible museum is prohibited to all faint-hearted and impressionable people, as well as pregnant women and children.

Rabbit Museum in Pasadena, USA

An American couple managed to get into the Guinness Book of Records thanks to rabbits - Candice Frazee and Steve Lubanski converted their house into a real museum of cute rodents. Their mansion in Pasadena has a collection of 28.5 thousand different items, one way or another related to rabbits and hares. It all started with an innocent gift, when a couple in love exchanged toy animals on Valentine’s Day. After that, they began to constantly give each other rabbits and everything connected with them - postcards, clay figurines, toys, dishes, lamps, furniture, bathroom accessories, and, in the end, they decided to have live rabbits. All this led to the museum opening in 1999.

UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, USA

The New Mexico UFO Museum and Research Center is one of the five most visited museums in the United States. This fact is quite logical, because people have always wanted to get their hands on the solution to the mystery of the supernatural, flying saucers and aliens. Most of the exhibits presented in the museum are ordinary images on a screen or on pieces of paper, but among them there are exceptions, such as the lid of a sarcophagus from Mexico or a container of dirt collected after a UFO accident that occurred in one of the local deserts in 1947. Obviously, it was this incident that became the starting point for the creation of a thematic museum in the southwest of America.

Hearse Museum in Barcelona, ​​Spain

It is noteworthy that the gloomy hearse museum is located in the building of the main funeral home of Catalonia. Anyone can get into the dark basement of this establishment and absolutely free of charge, although, as a rule, there are very few people interested. In several halls of the museum you can find ancient funeral carriages, upholstered in black velvet, mourning wagons, carriages and modern hearses, on which Barcelona residents were seen off on their last journey from the 18th century to the present day. In the Barcelona museum there are also the world's first mourning cars of the famous Studebaker brand and more modern vehicles intended for these mournful purposes.

Museum of Bratwurst and Currywurst in Berlin, Germany

In the capital of Germany in 2009, the grand opening of a thematic museum dedicated to fried sausages with curry powder and a special ketchup-based sauce took place. The reason for the appearance of such an unusual object is the sixtieth anniversary of the dish adored by the Germans. An introduction to the German delicacy takes place within the framework of an interactive exhibition, which includes a story about the history of the origin and role of Currywurst sausages in the culture of the country, as well as an introduction to the most delicious and unusual recipes for this dish. It is worth recognizing that in terms of popularity the museum itself is significantly inferior to the café operating next to it, where you can try the legendary dish in combination with a variety of sauces.

In our world there are a huge number of museums that display various exhibits, mainly cultural values. But there is also unusual museums of the world, in which visitors will find not quite simple works of art, but rather extravagant ones. It is precisely such museums that will be discussed here.

Any person is always interested in seeing something original and unusual, something that you cannot find everywhere. This is exactly why unusual museums attract visitors. Lovers of sweets will be interested in visiting the chocolate museum, and lovers of psychology will be interested in visiting the Sigmund Freud Museum of Dreams.

Although such museums do not open often, there are already quite a large number of them, and over time there will be even more of them. On the pages of this site we will try to give as much information as possible about unusual museums in the world.

Having visited Lisbon, you can’t help but visit the most popular museum in the capital of Portugal - the National Carriage Museum. The building in which it is located is organically connected with the history of this transport that has sunk into oblivion. Back in 1787, Prince Juan, later King Juan VI, began construction of the Royal Riding Hall for horse riding training. The building itself was built according to the design of the architect Giacomo Azolini in the neoclassical style, but the subsequent decoration of the exterior and interior continued for more than 40 years.

These are unusual museums where visitors find themselves in a real tropical paradise, filled with beautiful butterflies that flutter everywhere. It maintains a tropical climate: temperature + 28 degrees and humidity - 70%. Often in such museums you can also see exotic birds, fish, and a large number of living tropical plants. This magical corner of the tropics will not leave anyone indifferent!

In the center of Stockholm there is an unusual museum dedicated to dance. In addition to permanent exhibitions, the museum also hosts temporary exhibitions that change from year to year. These exhibitions feature live performances. Many tourists even plan dates specifically, since the dance museum hosts various events depending on the time of year.

There is a kamikaze museum in Japan. It was opened in 1975 in the village of Tiran. Since 2007 it has been the city of Minamikyushu. The museum was opened on the site of a former Japanese Air Force air base. As the name implies, all museum exhibits are dedicated to Japanese kamikaze pilots who gave their lives for the prosperity of their homeland.

Everyone knows about the tragedy that happened on August 9, 1945 in Japan, when the US military dropped an atomic bomb on that city. But few people know that in the city itself there is a museum dedicated to this tragic event. Today we will tell you about the atomic bomb museum.

Winter is a wonderful, beautiful time. Everything around is white and snow is falling. A piece of all this beauty is a snowflake. How interesting and fun it is to watch snowflakes fall from the sky. As you probably already guessed, in this article we will look at the snowflake museum, which is located in Japan on the island of Hokkaido. It should be noted that this is the only museum of its kind in the world, so it is doubly interesting.

If you find yourself in Hungary, you simply must visit the marzipan museum. Yes, you heard right - this is a very interesting, unique and “sweet” museum. All exhibits presented in the museum are made of marzipan!

This incredible underwater museum features dozens of life-size sculptures and is used as artificial coral reefs for local flora and fauna.

2. Hermann Boerhaave Museum. City of Leiden, Netherlands

Before it became a museum dedicated to human mutation, before mutation became a great discovery in medicine, botany and physiology, this building was a simple hospital. Now in it you can see the collection of Sebald Justinus Brugmans, which includes jars, test tubes and various kinds of mutations in them.

3. Momofuku Ando Instant Noodle Museum. Osaka city, Japan

5. Museum of Divorces. City of Zagreb, Croatia

Each element in this collection - be it a wedding dress or even an ax - has its own story in the final stage of a failed relationship.

6. Museum of Bad Art. City of Beston, Massachusetts

This museum features works by famous artists who went wrong, as well as strange copies of paintings by other artists.

7. Paris Sewerage Museum. City of Paris, France

Believe it or not. But this museum, dedicated to the sewers of Paris, was founded in the Paris sewers in 1800, and it is still in operation. It features many historical exhibits and not necessarily the theme of its name.

8. Mütter Museum. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

This museum boasts hundreds of specimens of skulls and skeletons, demonstrating numerous pathologies in the human structure.

9. Museum of Dog Collars. City of Kent, England

This museum contains accessories for man's best friend over five centuries.

10. Museum of Death. City of Los Angeles, California, City of New Orleans, Louisiana

According to its creators, the museum was founded in 1995 “so that visitors could learn the whole truth hidden from them in the media regarding certain events related to the death or murder of people.” The museum does not conduct tours. Each visitor can explore everything on their own, which will take about an hour.

The museum itself, in addition to numerous autopsy documents, videos and photographs from crime scenes, also contains the head of Bluebeard, the French serial killer.

11. Vent Haven Museum. City of Fort Haven, Kentucky

This museum has an incredible collection of posters and photographs that describe the history of talking dolls. It is worth visiting only if you are not confused by the gaze of hundreds of dolls watching you from the very beginning to the end of your entire visit to the museum.

12. Museum of paintings "Cat House". City of Amsterdam, Netherlands

This museum has collected an incredible collection of sculptures, paintings and other utensils about cats. All of them indicate that these furballs are an integral part of human life.

13. Museum of Bread Culture. City of Ulm, Germany

Despite the fact that this museum has collected 16,000 relics related to baking, there are almost no examples of baking or recipes for it in this museum.

14. Winchester House. City of San Jose, California

In 1884, the house was purchased by Sarah Winchester, widow of William Winchester, son of Oliver Winchester, inventor of the famous rifle.

After her husband's death, Sarah had an audience with a medium in Boston who "communicated with the spirit of her late husband." The spirit of the deceased allegedly reported that Sarah's misadventures (the death of her only daughter shortly after birth, the relatively early death of William) were connected with the fact that the family was cursed with those killed by a rifle created by his father. In order to avoid further problems, a woman must build a special house in which spirits cannot harm her. The widow purchased this house and spent almost all her millions on its reconstruction.

15. Museum of British Lawn Mowers. City of Southport, England

Not only does this museum have 200-year-old lawn mowers, but visitors are also allowed to try out the lawn mowers used by Princess Diana and Prince Charles.

16. Museum of Jurassic technology. City of Los Angeles, California

The name of the museum has nothing to do with dinosaurs. A whole collection of scientific and artistic rarities is presented here.

According to the head of the Smithsonian Institution, “museums such as this, unlike most others, are very important because they show the history of the development of scientific technology, thereby kindling people’s interest in science.”

Despite the fact that some of the exhibits, such as the decaying bones of the Russian dogs Belka and Strelka, are fake, the guides still present them as genuine. Visitors have a lot to discuss among themselves.

17. Barney Smith Art Museum. City of San Antonio, Texas