Whilemuseums dedicated to Spam and barbellate wireare strange in their specificity , some museum are just plain flaky in their subject matter . Here are some of the weirdest museums ever curated .
1. Leila’s Hair Museum
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These days , the estimate of hair jewelry seems like something that should be left to stalkers and serial killer , but during the Victorian Era , it was vulgar to create and wear jewelry made from hair — especially the whisker of loved 1 . Leila ’s Hair Museumfeatures a variety of haircloth garland and jewellery slice from the Victorian period and earlier , dating all the way back to 1680 . They even have pieces containing hair’s-breadth from Queen Victoria , U.S. presidents and Marilyn Monroe .
The owner , Leila Cohoon , teach classes on turning tomentum into jewelry and artworks . Of 30 eff proficiency demonstrated in the museum ’s collecting , she has mastered 26 and is still work to overthrow - engineer the processes for the last four .
2. Icelandic Phallological Museum
you’re able to probably guess what ’s hidden behind these doors , but you ’d still probably be surprised by the extent ofthe museum , which houses the large solicitation of penises , penial parts and penile - inspired fine art in the existence , including 280 specimen from over 93 animal species . There are even specimens from elves and troll , but they are invisible just like the repose of the brute , according to Icelandic folklore . While they presently have one human specimen , it was not the right way removed and keep , so they proceed to search for a “ younger and a big and better one . ”
If you ’re inquire just how democratic a museum like this could possibly be , it ’s actually quite democratic , attract thousands of visitors a twelvemonth . It ’s even revolutionize a Canadian documentary film calledThe Final Member .
3. Giant Shoe Museum
locate in the far-famed Pike Place Market of Seattle , theGiant Shoe Museumis a exclusive exhibit wall located on the outside of the Old Seattle Paperworks stock and brings a spate of business to the shop as a issue . To see the museum ’s collection , visitant must drop quarter into coin boxes and then look through stereoscope view slots that unwrap views of a variety of elephantine shoes include a size 37 shoe jade by the world ’s tall human being , a real clown shoe and the world ’s largest collection of jumbo shoes .
4. Washington Banana Museum
Ann Mitchell Lovell really have it off bananas . In fact , she jazz them enough to not only run theWashington Banana Museum , which features almost 4000 items related to the world ’s best - betray yield , but to also upload photo of her favorite item from the museum online so those who ca n’t make it to the forcible location can still enjoy the virtual Banana Museum .
5. Meguro Parasitological Museum
The only museum in the world dedicated solely to parasite , theMeguro Parasitological Museumwould be a swell property to do research for that repugnance film you ’ve been working on . The first level merely shows where different parasites live in Japan , but once you head up the stairs , the literal repugnance show start , featuring sampling of parasites including the human race ’s farseeing tapeworm — which measures almost 29 fundament long — and photos of people and animals infested with parasites .
6. Roswell UFO Museum
Was it a weather balloon or something more ? While theRoswell UFO Museummerely asks that you keep an open nous and ask as many enquiry as possible about the Roswell incident of 1947 , the name should enjoin you that the curators have already made up their minds about what was blemish in the sky that fateful night .
exhibit include information on the event , crop circles , other UFO sightings , Area 51 , and abductions . Regardless of your personal popular opinion about UFOs , there ’s no denying that the museum has been quite successful : Since it opened its door in 1992 , it has outgrow two different location , and now occupies an sometime movie field of operations .
7. Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum
Hopefully the sponge museum does n’t make you lose your appetite , because theRamen Museumis only an hour forth , and you certainly wo n’t want to be thinking about massively long tapeworms while bet at delectable , finespun ramen noodles from some of the top ramen eatery in Japan . As you might wait , this is one tasty circuit , as the museum let you to taste some of the most famous noodles from throughout the state .
8. Beijing Tap Water Museum
One of the key factor you need to make ramen is water , so when you ’re done with unearthly museums in Japan , maybe you should head to China to learn more about strike water , specificallythe history of the first water plant life in Beijing . Here you may study over 300 items to well familiarise yourself with the 100 year - old history of strike water supply in China . The best thing about this museum is that any of its drinking fountain can render you with an live token of your trip .
9. International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum
No one care have their auto towed aside because they park somewhere they should n’t , but if you ’ve ever been helped out by a tow truck when your car has break down in the middle of nowhere , then you know just how useful the service can be . For those who have go through the latter enough to develop adoration for towing , a tripper to Chattanooga , Tennessee might be in monastic order so you could visit theMuseum of Towing . Here you could find out all there is to recognise about the rich history of towing and some of the industry ’s most far-famed someone .
