America's Strangest Museums: A Traveler's Guide to the Most Unusual and Eccentric Collections [Paperback]

Sandra Gurvis (Author)

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Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 297 pages
• Publisher: Carol Publishing Corporation (September 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806517468
• ISBN-13: 978-0806517469
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,358,308 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent collection of unique and unusual places, September 6, 2000

By	hyperbolium (Earth, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

This review is from: America's Strangest Museums: A Traveler's Guide to the Most Unusual and Eccentric Collections (Paperback)

The author has put together a superb collection of unusual museums and supplemented the listings with almost all the necessary details. In addition to intriguingly written descriptions of the museums (which make you want to visit pretty much everything listed), address and phone information is included. Most listings for museums in small towns also relate the location to the nearest major city. An appendix provides web site and e-mail address, as well.

The only thing missing (as in most tour guides, alas) is a map that pinpoints where these museums are in relation to where you are (or where you're going). But given the descriptive directions from major cities, and the organization by major geographical region (and then by state), it's not too hard to figure out.

This is one a must-consult volume for anyone taking to the road, or visiting a new area of the country.

5.0 out of 5 stars Most interesting...and fun!, February 12, 2005

By	DWD ""intrepid reviewer"" (Indianapolis, IN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: America's Strangest Museums: A Traveler's Guide to the Most Unusual and Eccentric Collections (Paperback)

As the title suggests, this 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 Mestruation (started by a single man in his 50s)

-The Tooth Fairy Museum

-The Museum of Questionable Medical Devices

-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.

-The Bull Hall of Fame.

Since I am a proud Hoosier, I'm proud to note that Indiana offerings include:

-The Old Jail Museum in Crawfordsville

-The Dan Quayle Center and Museum in Huntington

-Drake's Midwest Phonograph Museum in MArtinsville

-The Bird's Eye View Museum in Wakarusa.

My favorite is "the Museum of Bad Art: in Massachusetts. Search them on google and find their web page. You can see samples by clicking on the different galleries.


Anyway - fun book. Makes you wonder a bit about your fellow man and his collecting habits.