10 of the Oddest Museums in the World
Location: San Jose, California
Website: http://www.winchestermysteryhouse.com/
Admission: Mansion tour for ages 13 - 64 $26.00, 65+ $23.00, 6 - 12 $20.00 and children under 5 are free with a paying adult.
Hours of Operation: Sep.8 ~ Oct.10 ~ 9amto7pm, Oct.11 ~ Dec.31 ~ 9am to 5pm
Details: Heiress to the Winchester Rifle fortune, Sarah Winchester kept up construction on her 160-room, 40-bedroom mansion for 38 consecutive years, an obsession that lasted until the widow's death at age 82.
2. Sulabh International Museum of Toilets
Location: New Delhi, India
Website: http://www.sulabhtoiletmuseum.org/mus01.htm
Admission: Free
Details: This follows the toilet's historical pipeline from 3,000 B.C. to the present.
3. The Mütter Museum
Location: Philadelphia, PA.
Website: http://www.collphyphil.org/mutter.asp
Admission:
General Admission (Ages 18-64): $14
Children (Ages 6-17): $10
Senior Citizens (Age 65+): $10
Students with valid ID: $10
Military with valid ID: $10
Fellows of the College: FREE
Children under 6: FREE
Hours of operation:
Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm
Saturday & Sunday, 10am-5pm
Details: Among the more famous displays are a preserved nine-foot long colon full of fecal matter, a growth taken from Lincoln's assassin and a woman whose remains turned to soap - essentially making her the cleanest mummy in the world.
4. Marikina City Shoe Museum
Location : Marikina City
Website: http://city.marikina.gov.ph/PAGES/shoemuseum.htm
Admission: P50 per person
Hours:
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday - Sunday
Lunchbreak 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Closed on Holidays
Details: Inform the world about how shoes were and are now made, especially in this city supposedly known for its shoemaking abilities.
5. Leeds Castle Dog Collar Museum
Location:
Maidstone
Kent
ME17 1PL
England
Website: www.leeds-castle.com/content/visiting_the_castle/dog_collar_museum/dog_collar_museum.html
Admission:
Adults: £16.50
Concessions: £13.50
Children (4-15): £9.50
Hours: Open: 10.30am-4pm
Details: A unique collection of historic and fascinating dog collars has been built up over the years and is now the only one of its kind in Great Britain.
6. Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum
Location: 2-14-21 Shin-Yokohama, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 222
Website: http://www.bento.com/phgal3.html
Admission: Adults 300 yen; children 100 yen
Hours:
Open 11am to 11pm (last admission 10pm)
Closed Tuesdays, except for national holidays
Details: The museum dedicated to their famous noodle soup.
7.Ventriloquist Museum
Location: Fort Mitchell, KY
Website: http://www.venthavenmuseum.net/
Admission: Admission Donation $5 per person
Hours: The museum does not have regular open hours. Tours of Vent Haven are by appointment only May 1 through September 30.
Details: Vent Haven Museum is the world's only museum of ventriloquial figures and memorabilia. The museum is in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, just 5 miles south of Cincinnati, Ohio.
8. Jeju-do Teddy Bear Museum
Location: Jeju Island, in South Korea
Website: http://www.lifeinkorea.com/Travel2/cheju/407
Admission:
Adults: 6,000 won (Groups: 5,000 won)
Youths: 5,000 won (Groups: 4,000 won)
Children and Soldiers: 4,000 won (Groups: 3,000 won)
Hours:
09:00 ~ 19:00 (tickets on sale until 18:00)
Summer(Jul. 16 ~ Aug. 25) - 09:00 ~ 22:00 (tickets on sale until 21:00)
Open throughout the year
Details: Here you can find everything you want to know about Teddy Bears!
9. The Cockroach Hall of Fame Museum
Location: Plano, Texas
Website: http://www.pestshop.com/cockroaches.html
Admission: Free
Hours: Monday through Friday from 12:15 pm to 5 p.m.
Details: The Hall of Fame displays dozens of various types of cockroaches both dead and alive.
10. The Mustard Museum
Location: Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
Website: http://www.mustardmuseum.com/Visit_museum
Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week (except New Years, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas).
Details: Hundreds of items of great mustard historical importance, including antique mustard pots, mustard tins, vintage mustard advertisements, and assorted memorabilia.
Published by Kelli Stowe
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4 Comments
Post a CommentWow! Our shoe manufacturing site in Marikina, Philippines made it to the list.
I would never intentionally set out to see a cockroach!This was interesting.
I can skip the Mutter Museum and the Cockroach collection. The rest could be interesting. Have you been to any of them?
i can't believe i'm saying this, but i might actually enjoy that dog collar museum.