At the mention of the word museum, most of us imagine exhibitions of works of art and archaeological artifacts, long lines of halls and boring lectures from tour guides. You may be surprised, but there are other museums in the world - absurd, funny, sometimes frightening, but very interesting.
A trip to the museum is an integral part of the excursion program. As a rule, the first and only in the list of visited places are well-known exhibitions, indicated in all travel guides, without exception, while truly interesting museums often go unnoticed.
Ten most unusual museums in the world
- Churchill's underground bunker. This is the most real bomb shelter of the Second World War, located in the historic center of London under the Treasury building.
- UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, USA. Anyone interested in the topic of aliens should visit Roswell at least once in their life - the place where the famous UFO crash occurred in 1947.
- Museum of Bad Art. Here are the works of little-known masters, unrecognized geniuses and ordinary people who have suddenly decided to go into art, which are still not appreciated by their contemporaries.
- Museum of Toilets in India. The exhibition is dedicated to the history and, if I may say so, the evolution of toilets from 2500 BC. to this day.
- Museum of cockroaches. The private collection of American Michael Boden is a kind of hall of fame for these insects, each of which is a part of a funny installation. The world will never be the same again after you see the cockroach in the form of Elvis.
- Hair Museum in Massachusetts. A collection based on a variety of jewelry and paintings created from natural hair. A sight that can bewitch and repulse at the same time.
- Museum of Broken Hearts, Croatia. Among the exhibits of this exhibition are various things that previously belonged to the beloved of real people from all over the world. These are mainly underwear and garments, various trinkets and gifts.
- Museum of Mummies in Guanajuato, Mexico. The exhibits of the museum are well-preserved remains of people from the local cemetery, which were raised in order to make way for new arrivals. The peculiarities of the mentality of the Mexicans, who mixed Christian beliefs with ancient Indian cults, fully allow for such a turn of events.
- Museum of Witchcraft, England. Here are collected all kinds of exhibits dedicated to the secret forbidden art of magic and divination.
- Museum of the Human Body in Leiden, Holland. Built in the form of a seated person, the museum offers a tour of the body, demonstrating the structure of internal organs and how they work.
Five of the most unusual museums in Russia
Russia also did not stand aside from the world fashion for everything unusual and is ready to provide viewers with a tour of the most interesting museums and exhibitions.
- Museum of the Russian submarine fleet, Moscow. This is a real submarine in the middle of the Khimki reservoir, where every visitor can feel like a part of the crew.
- Museum of the Cold War, Moscow. According to many, this is an active underground shelter at a depth of about 65 meters, built by order of I. V. Stalin himself.
- Museum of Erotica. A familiar phenomenon for many countries of the world, however, new and provocative for Russia. Admission is for adults only.
- Museum of theft named after Yuri Detochkin, Moscow. Tourists will be able to see a variety of devices with the help of which car thieves operate, as well as learn about the most high-profile incidents of this kind in Russia and the world.
- Museum of Cribs, Novosibirsk. The "spurs" presented here are the pinnacle of Russian ingenuity and human deceit.
