10 Of The World’s Weirdest Museums

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    When you travel to a new place, it's always good to check out some of the local museums. And when you've had your fill of art, science, and history, it's also good to check out some of the lesser known museums - places that are full of oddities, peculiarities, and downright weirdness.
    Below are 20 of the world's weirdest and wackiest museums, compiled for your wide-eyed, slack-jawed viewing pleasure. If a trip around the globe isn't in the cards for you any time soon, you can check out this list and pretend you're on a wonderfully weird world tour. Something tells us that #12 is a lot of fun.

    #1. The Icelandic Phallological Museum, Iceland

    The Icelandic Phallological Museum contains a huge collection of phallic specimens from many different types of mammals (including humans). It's the only museum of its kind in the entire world.

    The Icelandic Phallological Museum, Iceland
    Ryan Tomko

    #2. Museum of Bad Art, Massachusetts, USA

    At this museum more than 600 pieces of art that's considered "bad" has a place to be celebrated. The museum is in a basement in Dedham, Massachusetts, and yes: All the art is really bad.

    Museum of Bad Art, Massachusetts, USA
    Rachel Leah Blumenthal

    #3. The Dog Collar Museum, England

    There is dog paraphernalia that dates back more than 100 years in this museum, and inside you can see the history of canine accessories. This place is perfect for people who always wondered what a medieval dog collar may have looked like.

    The Dog Collar Museum, England
    Paul Laskin

    #4. British Lawnmower Museum, England

    From royal lawnmowers belonging to Prince Charles and Princess Diana, to the world’s most expensive lawnmowers, this museum is, well, full of lawnmowers. If you go, let us know if you see a John Deere inside.

    British Lawnmower Museum, England
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    #5. Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum, Tennessee, USA

    A trained anthropologist, Andrea Ludden is writing a definitive study on salt and pepper shakers. She displays her personal collection more than 22,000 sets of salt and pepper shakers in a building that was specially appointed just for them.
     Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum, Tennessee, USA

    #6. The Mütter Museum, Philadelphia, USA

    The Mütter Museum is a medical museum containing a collection of medical oddities. Here, you can see parts of Albert Einstein's brain, shrunken heads, and plenty of other strange and unusual artifacts.
The Mütter Museum, Philadelphia, USA
John Donges

#7. National Mustard Museum, Wisconsin, USA

There's a weird story associated with this one - and it's weirder than having an entire museum dedicated to mustard. According to one website, "Barry Levenson founded the museum after his favorite baseball team, the Boston Red Sox, lost the World Series in 1986. Apparently this shook Levenson to the core, as he then sought out the meaning of life in a supermarket, heard the mustard talk to him ("If you collect us, they will come"). In 1992 he left his job with the State of Wisconsin and opened what is now "one of Wisconsin’s most popular attractions."
The museum has more than 5,624 mustards from all 50 states and more than 70 countries. Naturally, it also has a mustard vending machine.

National Mustard Museum, Wisconsin, USA
Richard Clapp

#8. Museum of the Weird, Texas, USA

This museum showcases pranks and urban legends, and all of the content inside is totally, well, weird.

Museum of the Weird, Texas, USA
Meg Gallucci

#9. Cancun Underwater Museum, Cancun, Mexico

You can see this museum under the water, either via scuba or snorkel. The sculptures here are made of ph-neutral clay, which means that marine life can thrive on their surfaces.

Cancun Underwater Museum, Cancun, Mexico
Naeem Ashraf

#10. Museum of Broken Relationships, Zagreb, Croatia

Created by artists Olinka Vistica and Drazen Grubisic, the exhibits at this museum contain artifacts from many relationships that have crashed and burned. They take donations, so feel free to send your ex's stuff.

Museum of Broken Relationships, Zagreb, Croatia

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