Along the superhighways and backwoods roads of America -- in megametropolises and one-horse towns -- hundreds of little museums are ripe for discovery. Little Museums unlocks the doors to the most unusual, historical, educational, obscure, and downright bizarre collections in all fifty states. Complete with websites, exact directions, and invaluable tips on when to go and what to know, Little Museums is by far the most comprehensive and up-to-date guide available. This witty and insightful compendium is a must-have for your next road trip -- by car or armchair.
Here's just a small selection of the museums you'll discover inside Little Museums:
- Mini Cake Museum, Pasadena, CA
- Magic Lantern Castle Museum, San Antonio, TX
- Muscle Car Ranch, Chickasha, OK
- Museum of Bad Art, Dedham, MA
- Jell-O Museum, Leroy, NY
- American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore, MD
- Bowling Hall of Fame, St. Louis, MO
- Delta Blues Museum, Clarksdale, MS
- Philo T. Farnsworth, Rigby, ID
- Conspiracy Museum, Dallas, TX
- Museum of Menstruation, New Carrollton, MD
- Farnsworth TV Pioneer Museum, Rigby, ID
- Lunchbox Museum, Salem, AL
- International Towing & Recovery Hall of Fame & Museum, Chattanooga, TN
- The Orange Show, Houston, TX
- Gehrke Windmill Garden, Electric City, WA
- Lotusland, Montecito, CA
- Museum of Dirt, Boston, MA
- National Lighter Museum, Guthrie, OK
- Museum of Ancient Brick, Johnson City, TN
- American Sanitary Plumbing Museum, Worcester, MA
- Dog Mushing Museum, Fairbanks, AK
- Banana Museum, Altadena, CA
- Museum of Pez Memorabilia, Burlingame, CA
- Museum of Questionable Medical Devices, Minneapolis, MN
- National Cryptologic Museum, Fort George Meade, MD
- Museum of Incandescent Lighting, Baltimore, MD
- Barney Smith's Toilet Seat Art Museum, San Antonio, TX
- Mr. Ed's Elephant Museum, Orrtanna, PA
- 24-Hour Church of Elvis, Portland, OR
- Museum of Jurassic Technology, Culver City, CA
- Patent Model Museum, Fort Smith, AR
- Liberace Museum, Las Vegas, NV
- Lawrence Welk Museum, Escondido, CA
- Museum of Family Camping, Allenstown, NH
- American Diner Museum, Providence, RI
- Liars Hall of Fame, Dannebrog, NE
- National Video Game & Coin-Op Museum, St. Louis, MO
- Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Kansas City, MO
- World's Only Pecan Art Museum, Denton, TX
- Devil's Rope & Route 66 Museum, McLean, TX
- Leila's Hair Museum, Independence, MO
- American Funeral Services Museum, Houston, TX
- John Wesley Powell River History Museum, Green River, UT
- Titan Missile Museum, Green Valley, AZ
- Skyscraper Museum, NY
- California Surf Museum, Oceanside, CA