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No, No, No: Museums That Should Have Never Been
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- August 25, 2008
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There are museums full of strange things, and then there are strange museums full of things that have no place in a museum. A companion guide to "THAT is a Real Museum?" - this guide covers places that should never have been brought to life.
The SPAM guy.
Spam Museum
Not only that, on the front page of the site there’s a man waving a SPAM stick at me. That’s just not right.
My senses are simply outraged whenever I recall this place. No spicy ham ever, ever needs a museum dedicated to its (and I quote from the website) “ultimate culinary perfection.”
Just a few of the PEZ dispensers on display.
Okay, so it’s colored candy tablets, and you can keep them in plastic tubes shaped like any of a zillion things. Really, that isn’t as awesome as it sounds.
The largest PEZ dispenser ever. They’re proud of that?
Places That Shouldn't Be On Any Map
Vent Haven Museum
33 W Maple Ave, Ft Mitchell, KY 41011
Open May – Sep by appointment.
Open May – Sep by appointment.
Maybe it’s too many terrible late night movies, or that unblinking wooden stare, but I’m a little too freaked out by ventriloquist dummies to be comfortable with a museum full of them.
He looks like he wants brains.
Yes, sanitary plumbing = toilets. Special displays include a story on the developments made in the toilet paper industry and of course a wide range of antique commodes. Ew… just ew.
ZOMG that’s sanitary plumbing!
Hobo Museum
51 Main Ave S, Britt, IA 50423
Open by appointment and during Hobo Week.
Open by appointment and during Hobo Week.
A hobo wedding! It must be Hobo Week in Iowa (no, seriously, it was).
A museum dedicated to the wandering homeless seems a little pointless. The website informs me that traditional hobo garb includes: ball caps, long-sleeved shirts, jeans, “hobo boots” and backpacks. Wow, I learned something today.
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I just realized I’ve been staring at that damn monkey for the past 30 minutes… now I have a strong desire to do its evil bidding…
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Wow, this is usually my kind of thing, but I had never heard of any of these museums! Gotta say though that as a former Pez collector, I’d make the trip out to that one.
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I will try to make a trip to these museums eventually! Did you know about the Icelandic Phallological Museum? It displays Icelandic mammal penises in jars…
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