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Top 10 Weird and Bizarre Museums

A museum is indeed the place where history comes alive. Technically, museums are among the most highly visible institutions in the contemporary societies and have several grounds of relevance with the public. Within the context of a museum, the term public is often used to invoke a generalized body of people who care to visit this place at regular intervals. For those who want to gain a deep understanding of the civilizations specific to a particular area, visiting the local museums is required. Furthermore, museums also serve as pointers to the psyche of the inhabitants of a particular area. Not to forget, that there are some countries that don’t care for their past history. Apart from all the historical analysis that some museums provide, there are those which appear to be quite bizarre in terms of their theme and artifacts. Below is the list of the top 10 weird and bizarre museums.

10. The Jurassic Technology Museum

For those who care for the living works of art, a visit to this museum is highly recommended. Located in California, The Jurassic Technology Museum claims to provide a never ending repository of ancient Jurassic artifacts. All the artifacts and miniature sculptures found in the museum are millions of years old.

9. The Barbed Wire Museum

Located in Kansas, at number 9 we have one of the most thrilling American Museums. The theme of the museum is in fact the barbed wire. All around you will easily found these wires in varying shapes and sizes. Some of the samples even date back to the 18th century. No doubt, it is a wonderful museum, but what is the purpose of collecting such items in one place.

8. British Lawnmower Museum

This museum serves as the home to hundreds of vintage lawnmowers. All around you can easily find some of the most technological as well as primitive lawnmowers in a number of sizes and shapes. Most of the exhibits found in this museum belong to the times of Victorian and Edwardian eras which indeed elucidates for how long these tools have been used.

7. The Creation Museum

The theme of this museum is life itself, with most of the exhibits pointing to the creation and origins of the world and the whole universe. Another important feature of the creation museum is the rejection of the process of evolution. In other words, it asserts that man has never undergone the process of evolution and that the humans and dinosaurs lived in a form of co-existence with each other.

6. The Glore Psychiatric Museum

For those who are in some ways related to the field of psychol

ogy, this is the place where they should be right now. The theme of the museum is the historical exhibition of the mental diseases and treatments. As soon as one enters the museum, one will easily find some of the most weird and bizarre devices that were used to cure the schizophrenics and mental patients.

5. Icelandic Phallological Museum

Now here we have the museum which is indeed one of the most bizarre of them all. The theme of the museum is the display for human and animals penises. All around you can easily trace out the phalluses of whales, bears, tigers, monkeys, dogs and many other animals. The person who had funded the museum has also allowed inclusion of his phallus after his death.  Now that’s what we call contribution.

4. The Museum of Eroticism

As you might have guessed till now that where this museum might be located and what is the theme of the museum. For those who are still confused, let me break the hatch by telling you that it is located in Paris. All the exhibits are more like erotic art collections belonging to different regions of the world like India, Africa, Japan, etc. All the five floors of this masterpiece location are dedicated to specific arts.

3. Sulabh Museum of Toilets

Do you ever feel fascinated on the sight of toilets? If that is the case, then try to visit the Sulabh Museum of Toilets in order to understand the origins of these useful appliances. Here you will find almost everything you plan to know about them.

2. Mutter Museum

Just like the name, the items and artifacts found in this museum are quite weird and bizarre. The multitude of bizarre items found here include the tallest skeleton in the United States, the model of a woman with a pure human born and a tumor removed from the body President Grover.

1.    Antique Vibrator Museum

The theme of the museum is based on the multitude of vibration and other similar devices. Surprisingly, long ago vibrators were used to treat the patients suffering from hysteria, mostly women. Just buy a ticket for the museum and get ready for a vibrating journey.

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