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31 Comments to "Eight Museums You Won’t Be Bored By"

alison
March 12th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
I tossed to the curb a hideous painting that was left behind in my apartment, and less than an hour later it was gone! maybe it’s living a happy life on display at some bad art museum, hm..
meghan
March 12th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
If you have the guts, try the XXX mustard at the mustard museum. Gotta love a mustard that’s not recommended for use by pregnant women and those with heart problems, and tells you to seek medical attention if you accidentally get it in your eyes
Luci
March 12th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
Oooh, if you like this kindof stuff you MUST check out http://www.roadsideamerica.com/

It’s my favorite website.
DB
March 12th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
I can attest to the awesomeness of the mustard museum.
Zakk Underhill
March 12th, 2008 at 11:56 pm
I’ve been wanting to go to the Museum of Funeral Customs for so long…
elliott
March 13th, 2008 at 12:28 am
The Museum of Jurassic Technology in Los Angeles displays nearly useless works that people spend their whole life creating.
ms
March 13th, 2008 at 12:37 am
Not as funny as these, but check out the Toy and Miniature Museum in Kansas City, Missouri. It’s awesome. Certainly more boring than the mustard museum, but I think a very enjoyable afternoon nonetheless.
joo
March 13th, 2008 at 1:10 am
i LOVE the mütter museum, i went there a few months ago and after a few hours my girlfriend had to drag me out…
Urbanist
March 13th, 2008 at 1:53 am
Bad art museum … ouch! Really, though, I’d much rather not pretend to like bad art than go to a ‘fine arts gallery’ and fake my enjoyment of utter crap
Lizzie
March 13th, 2008 at 4:11 am
hah! I went to the Whiskey museum last September during the Int’l Bourbon festival there in Bardstown (my partner is a bourbon-swilling kentucky native). It’s really fabulous and has some great prohibition-era signs like ‘Eternal vigilance is the price of decency’.
emptyminded
March 13th, 2008 at 6:51 am
Great stuff, except for the clowns. They creep me out too. I wonder if Ketchup/Catsup has a museum.
Dulcey
March 13th, 2008 at 7:53 am
I’ve been to the Spam Museum 3 times, I think — plan maybe 2 hours for a visit, and it’s great fun. There’s interactive things for all ages, you can watch the Monty Python skit, play a game show, you can watch a tape of the Spamettes, what chefs do with Spam (LOVE spam musubi), and more. And I own the earrings! I get a comment every time I wear them. There’s also a Spam docent, giving out samples….
Richard
March 13th, 2008 at 9:16 am
When I was at the Pirate Soul Museum last October I snuck a picture at one of the oldest authentic pirate flags. The museum was a little cartoony, but did have some authentic pirate antiques and paraphernalia, though I wish they had had more. It is worth a trip.
jess
March 13th, 2008 at 10:24 am
The prospect of a clown museum is down right horrifing. The clown in the middle of the picture featuring the mueseum must be a satan clown because he looks possessed and evil! Come on down kids!
Chris
March 13th, 2008 at 11:24 am
If it were still going, the Museum of Questionable Medical Devices here in the Twin Cities would come highly recommended. It’s now an exhibit in the Science Museum of Minnesota, if anyone wants to see it.
percivalsmithers
March 13th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Great museums listed. Mutter is my favorite.

If you expand the list internationally, you should check out the Penis Museum in Husavik, Iceland. Imagine an entire building filled with stuffed, tanned, and pickled penises of animals found in and around Iceland. Blue whales are not the biggest (at least judging from the specimens on display) and the best section is the “Legendary Animals.” Elves, trolls, hidden people, merman, and ghost penises are the best. http://www.phallus.is
William Ferry
March 13th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
You haven’t lived until you’ve visited the Glore Psychiatric Museum in St .Joseph, Mo
http://www.stjosephmuseum.org/glore.php

Where else can you learn about trepanation? Doesn’t everybody want to put a hole in some part of the anatomy - well now you’ll be able to drill right into the skull.

And that’s just one exhibit.

Bill
natalie
March 13th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
The stuff about Lincoln at the Museum of Funeral Customs isn’t that random. He was the first embalmed president after all!
Watch TV
March 14th, 2008 at 12:02 am
Mustard Museum and MOBA (museum of bad art) actually looks quite good.
Rick
March 14th, 2008 at 5:24 am
I went to the Clown Museum… as I stood outside, I laughed uncontrollably, however once inside, I couldn’t stop crying.
Christina
March 14th, 2008 at 8:48 am
This makes me think of another interesting article idea “Places that shouldn’t have gift shops, but do.” The one example I can think of off the top of my head is the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office. I have a towel and a t-shirt from there. I don’t know if it’s still open.
Jody
March 14th, 2008 at 11:40 am
I am planning some short weekend trips around the country this summer and the Funeral Customs looks VERY interesting. Thank for the info.
Nat X
March 14th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
Aw, come on! What about Leila’s Hair Museum in Independence, MO? Who wouldn’t love ENTIRE rooms covered in Victorian hair wreaths? And I second William Perry’s recommendation of the Glore Psychiatric Museum in St. Joseph, MO. The creepiest part is their use of 1970s/1980s store mannequins in their displays. And if your headed over to Munich, Germany any time soon, please spend some time at the Center for Unusual Museums (ZAM: Zentrum für Aussergewöhnliche Museen”) which features a Chamberpot Museum, the Easter Bunny Museum, the Pedal Car Museum and MORE!
Cheri
March 18th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
The Orange Show is a MUST SEE if you’re in Houston.
Karen
March 19th, 2008 at 10:06 am
Do yourself a favor and check out MoOM, the Museum of Online Museums, at http://www.coudal.com/moom/

If you scroll down the center column, you’ll be astounded at their collection, whether for good or ill. Enjoy!
Epicanis
March 20th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
I came here to ask how you could possibly have this list and NOT have the Museum of Questionable Medical Devices on it - but I see someone has beaten me to it. Dangit.
Jerry Lent
March 21st, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Some of the people who seem to have a fear of clowns, must have read too many Stephen Kings stories..
JGB
March 23rd, 2008 at 9:50 am
Don’t forget the National Museum of Funeral History in Houston, TX.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/owenbrady/2153821370/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/owenbrady/2153026957/in/photostream/
JackCarter
March 24th, 2008 at 5:06 pm
THE CITY MUSEUM- ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI

just awesome
Lola
March 31st, 2008 at 12:41 am
Try the saint louis city museum
ishou
March 31st, 2008 at 1:03 am
If you decide to create an international list, be sure to include the Meguro Parasite Museum(Kiseichuu Hakubutsukan) in Meguro, Tokyo. It’s a tiny little place, but it’s filled to the brim with parasites, including an 8.8 meter tapeworm taken from someone’s body. Very gross.
It’s never very crowded, and super cheap.

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