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America's Strangest Museums: A Traveler's Guide to the Most Unusual and Eccentric Collections
They're weird, they're wonderful, and over 100 are in this book. Essential for travelers who want more than a routine itenerary. "Travel & Leisure's" Book of the Month.
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297 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1996
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July 21, 2017
Some were incredible. Some were creepy. Some were elegant. Some were gross. Some were eclectic. All were interesting to read about. A cross country tour of some of the most obscure museums. There were museums in this book for things you never would have guessed such as Pez and locks and lunchboxes. Others, such as dolls were museum collections built on their original owners collections. The writing kept you interested, and was light and engaging, with, when it fit the topic, much tongue in cheek humor and puns. The only thing I would have wished for was color, not black and white photographs and more of them. I think, for a guide like this, being able to visualize the items in these museums would have made the book that much better. A highly enjoyable guide, and a great way to add some unexpected adventures to a trip.
April 9, 2013
Most interesting...and fun!
As the title suggests, America's Strangest Museums: A Traveler's Guide to the Most Unusual and Eccentric Collections is a tour of more than 100 bizarre little museums people (and a few corporations) have set up across the USA ( and a couple in Canada). Some include:
-The Museum of Menstruation (started by a single man in his 50s)
-The Tooth Fairy Museum (now closed)
-The Museum of Questionable Medical Devices (closed now, unfortunately)
-Spam has a museum
-So does Combat, the bug spray company. They also have a contest in which you can send them dead roaches dressed up in dioramas....
Read more at: http://dwdsreviews.blogspot.com/2010/...
As the title suggests, America's Strangest Museums: A Traveler's Guide to the Most Unusual and Eccentric Collections is a tour of more than 100 bizarre little museums people (and a few corporations) have set up across the USA ( and a couple in Canada). Some include:
-The Museum of Menstruation (started by a single man in his 50s)
-The Tooth Fairy Museum (now closed)
-The Museum of Questionable Medical Devices (closed now, unfortunately)
-Spam has a museum
-So does Combat, the bug spray company. They also have a contest in which you can send them dead roaches dressed up in dioramas....
Read more at: http://dwdsreviews.blogspot.com/2010/...
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May 24, 2016good book of strange museums!
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