Comments on: 8 Oddly Specific Museums Preserving Our History

By: Quack Jack

Quack Jack — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:26:37 +0000

The Museum of Questionable medical devices was awesome! There are still a few devices at the Science Museum of Minnesota!

By: Mandy

Mandy — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:07:00 +0000

I’m a big fan of the Ames shovel museum at Stonehill College in Easton, MA. They have a couple thousand shovels and if you ask nicely someone will give you a guided tour.

They’re especially proud of their shovel with the 18-foot long handle, though they aren’t certain what such a shovel would be used for.

By: Pamela

Pamela — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:56:38 +0000

The Museum of Funeral Customs in Springfield has unfortunately closed.

By: Amie

Amie — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:56:20 +0000

Sadly, the Museum of Questionable Medical Devices is no longer open. The exhibits were donated to the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul, but only about 20 items or so are on display. Still cool, but I really wanted to see all of the devices.

By: KCK

KCK — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:19:55 +0000

Illinois Museum of the History of Mortuary Practices (in Springfield)

By: arm and a leg

arm and a leg — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:29:37 +0000

dont forget the Leprosy museum in Bergen, Norway. Has actual jars of leper skin, as well as examples of rotted joints.

By: InternAllison

InternAllison — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:06:03 +0000

You know, I’ve actually BEEN there, and it’s about as creepy as they come (the woman who turned into SOAP?), but since it’s more of a collection of oddities rather than dedicated to one SPECIFIC oddity, I left it off. but, having said that, it’s definitely worth visiting!

By: Catherine Morland

Catherine Morland — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:56:12 +0000

Suprised Philadelphia’s Mutter Museum didn’t make it

By: Vicky

Vicky — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:05:01 +0000

I really want to go the museum to questionable medical devices.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:21:52 +0000

I was not surprised to see a Barbed Wire Museum, I was just suprised to learn that there is more than one! Check out the Kansas Barbed Wire Museum in LaCrosse, KS.