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Paray-le-Monial, France

Musée d'Art et d'Industrie Paul Charnoz

Explore the art and history of intricate, hand-crafted tile designs at this small museum.
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The Museum Where Everything Is on Display

The new Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam takes visitors "backstage" to see its entire $9 billion art collection.
Amy Crawford January 21, 2022
Margate, England

Crab Museum

Europe's "only museum dedicated to the decapod" is full of quirky and absurdist displays, including one featuring the "famous" Giant Crab of Margate.
Malta, Montana

Great Plains Dinosaur Museum

This small museum is home to some of the oldest and best-preserved dinosaur specimens found in Montana.
Golden Point, Australia

Sovereign Hill

This outdoor museum harkens back to the height of the gold rush.
Ritzville, Washington

Lasting Legacy Wildlife Museum

A diorama lover's dream world.
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Podcast: The Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team January 12, 2022
Portland, Oregon

Portland Puppet Museum

A puppeteer’s paradise offering shows, workshops, and an archive of over 2,000 puppets.
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Welcome to the Spanish Village Saved by Art—And Nearly Destroyed by Fire

In Southern Spain, a destructive blaze threatened both Genalguacil's people and their beloved public art.
Blair Mastbaum January 7, 2022
Kearney, Nebraska

Archway

A museum chronicling pioneer life constructed over Interstate 80.
Washington, D.C.

Laogai Museum

The first museum in the U.S. to address human rights issues in China.
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Darwin’s Squeaky Beans and 139 Victorian Skulls: Our Favorite 2021 ‘Secret Lives of Museums’ Stories

Let’s sneak into where museum visitors can’t.
Sarah Durn December 28, 2021
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Podcast: Gold Medal Flour

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team December 27, 2021
Poole, England

Bethan's Rock

This rock was donated to the museum by an inspired young visitor.
Cockenzie, Scotland

1722 Waggonway Project

A small museum dedicated to the ongoing archaeological works around what is likely Scotland's oldest railway.
Gmunden, Austria

Klo & So Museum of Historic Sanitary Objects

These are probably the most beautifully-crafted toilets you've ever seen.
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Podcast: Museum of Minerals and Crystals

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team December 7, 2021
Groningen, Netherlands

Groningen University Museum

Preserving the research tools, unexpected inventions, and odd collections of generations of college professors.