Most original collections of the most bizarre world museums

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May 18 is rightly considered the most "cultural" day, because on this day, many museums around the world are opening their doors to all comers, inviting her to visit the exhibition free of charge. International Museum Day annually collects hundreds of thousands of people: fans of the recognized masterpieces of the world to lovers of the most original collections.

History soluble noodles

One of the most unusual collections of the museum is located in the soluble noodles in the Japanese city of Osaka. It turns out that the Russians loved by noodles in tea bags has a long and interesting history. You can see a vast collection of packages of different shapes and colors, different types of chopsticks, the decorative dishes, cabin layout Momofuku Ando - creator of soluble chicken noodle who invented it in 1958, wrote travel.ru. In Tokyo, the Museum is like instant soup from the Chinese noodles. It has existed since 1994

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In Prague there is a museum that people with unstable mentality is better not to attend, because it is here represented the most extensive collection of medieval instruments of torture. During the tour, visitors show more than 60 tortures devices and tell us how it works one or another "machine", said destinations.ru.

Incidentally, another museum of torture in The Hague. It was founded in 1882, and among its founders is listed the then head of the city. The building, which houses a museum, very old. Previously it a prison where the torture was taken to the criminals from all over the kingdom. Here you can see the famous "Spanish boots", and "stone bag", and other devices, which alone its appearance terrifies even the most courageous people.

The most "bad" museum

In the world there are many art museums, which exhibited the best creations of mankind. But the students in the U.S. capital is the Boston Museum of bad art. Founder of the Museum of Scott Wilson says that he has a nose for the "real shit". Once he saw a completely tasteless picture, which was called "Lucy in the field of flowers", then decided to gather a collection of the glory of the world mediocrity. Entrance to the museum is free.

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Another American city of San Jose is mysterious Winchester Mystery House. His mistress was the heiress Sarah Winchester's weapons empire, stepped out of his mind. 38 years she kept the house intact. Visitors of this house, in which approximately 160 rooms, 13 bathrooms, 6 kitchens, 40 staircases, to know whether Sarah had died a natural death or was the victim of a ghost, which she had hunted with his father's hard drives. Mysterious and terrifying situation inside the house to tourists is assured.

Acquainted with the history of toilet etiquette, from 3000 BC to date, it is possible to Sulabh International Museum of Toilets in India, New Delhi. The museum contains the most complete collection of toiletries, numbering several thousand exhibits collected from 90 countries worldwide. Writes ppjournal.ru, even here you can see the mobile medieval toilet in the form of a chest for jewelry, the throne of King Louis XII, who served as both a monarch and a toilet, and made entirely of gold toilet of Queen Victoria.

"City of love and freedom"

Amsterdam without reason called a "city of love and freedom." It is in the capital of the Netherlands is the oldest museum in the world of sex. Each year it attracts about 500 thousand tourists. Here are erotic paintings, sculptures, manuscripts, records, various inventions and even interactive look-up booths on one, "wrote amsterdam-info.ru.

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No less than "loving" and was in Paris with its museum of erotica, which is located in the seven-story building in the Pigalle district, known for its outdoor cafes, coffeeshops sex. Here are examples of contemporary erotic art, ancient crafts for intimate pleasures, as well as objects that illustrate the history of Parisian prostitution.

In the French capital is also a museum and sanitation. Not everyone knows that the city is cut along and across the various catacombs and sewage systems. Tourists are offered a fascinating tour of the most interesting places "mystery dungeon", wrote nice-places.com.

In the "red-light district, Amsterdam is a museum of hashish. It could be a private farm museum, do not be no debate about legalization and prohibition of marijuana. In the Indonesian town of Kudus is a museum where you can learn all about the history of tobacco. Its founders believed that nicotine is endowed with a mysterious force that positively affects the person.

Cryptozoology, witches and aliens

One of the most mysterious world collections presented at the International Museum kriptozoloogii, located in the U.S. city of Portland (Maine), said newsru.ru. It was founded in 2003 by scientists L. Coleman. Recall that Cryptozoology - a science dedicated to the search for animals whose existence is either not proven or considered impossible. Interestingly, the most popular exhibit the museum is vosmifutovoe 250-kilogram "scarecrow" Yeti.

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But in another town Portland (Oregon) is a museum of aliens. Here, of course, no secret information, which is certainly stored in the archives of the state security services, but the various devices by which the study "another life" abound. Maximum attention is paid to the bulb with the bodies of mysterious creatures.

In Kentucky, there is, perhaps, the world's only museum dedicated to the art of ventriloquism. Here you can find hundreds of talking dolls, puppets and dummies of different sizes. According to employees of the museum, yet none of the doll is not alive, said wild-mistress.ru.

Museum of Witchcraft in the British county of Cornwall, in the city Bostkasl encloses a list of "magic" of museums. Here you can see the piercing and cutting items, witches, various potions, mixtures, and grasses, as well as to learn that in addition to the well-known palmistry there are livonomantiya - divination by the smoke, kattabomantiya - divination by water, ofiomantiya - divination by movements of a snake and katakstromantiya - divination by the mirror .

Oddities "Foggy Albion"

Museum of dragonflies in the British county of Cambridgeshire, in the city of Peterborough was created specifically for fans of Entomology. Here is a great variety of species of dragonflies: from large to the smallest, from monochromatic to colorful. Writes wise-travel.ru, the main purpose of this museum - to acquaint people with the world of dragonflies, to show them harmless and stop the widespread killing of these insects.

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Generally speaking, Britain is famous for its unusual exposures. Thus, in the castle of Leeds, which is located in Maidstone, located a dog collar museum. All of the exhibits date back to medieval times. Here you can see and metal collars with spikes, which are dressed in dog-killers, and collars for small fluffy dogs, which are everywhere accompanied their masters. Many collars are real works of art.

In London, the Museum of teddy bears. Teddy Bear - this is one of the symbols of Britain, so this museum you can see hundreds of various bears, get acquainted with their history, value and features. The collection of the museum bears, which were once favorite toys of various celebrities. Well, some exhibits are in a unique position, according to smoking-room.ru.

No less eccentric can also call the museum lawn in Southport, a museum of antique baby carriages, a museum of mustard, pencils, jute and even packaging. The latter, incidentally, came through the 16-year-old boy, who 200 years ago, rather than get rid of the packaging from the cookies, saved it. It is this marked the beginning of the creation of advertising collection. The museum, in addition to the many colorful packages, you can see the toys, posters and magazines related to the industry sales and promotion of consumer goods.

Not for the faint of heart

For those who want to pass an object lesson in anatomy in Amsterdam opened "museum-body." This is where you can look at the body from the inside. Journey to "uncharted spaces of the human body begins with the feet and ends in the brain, according tripadvice.ru.

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But in the museum of medical abnormalities in the Philadelphia College of Medicine (USA) presented the most frightening collection. Here you can see the deformed skeletons and skulls, pictures of people with severe physical disabilities, internal organs with abnormalities, brain samples of animals and other exhibits.

In the American city of St. Joseph (Missouri) is a museum of psychiatry. He traces the 400-year history of treatment of psychiatric diseases, as well as the history of the state psychiatric hospital № 2, which was founded in 1874 and closed in mid-1990's. The most popular exhibits of the museum - phlebotomy blades and 1446 objects, extracted from the stomachs of patients.

Museum of vodka, bread and stomach soma

Famous for their unusual and many Russian museums. For example, "Tver Museum of Horror." It was established in 1998 as part of psychological training on the correct person. Excursions with professional psychologists, in the process of such trips people get over the fears and prejudices. Because of the unusual exhibits the museum was closed, but after a 5-year struggle, in 2007, was rediscovered by enthusiasts.

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The Museum of Russian Vodka in Uglich is available from more than 800 names "sorokogradusnoy": from the traditional "Capital" to the rarity mark "Secrets of Casanova." All bottles are sealed. You can see a collection of cut glasses, moonshine different designs and even zaspirtovannye liver and heart of a big fan of vodka, wrote uglich.ru. As a guide, you will meet a doctor-psychiatrist. Like the museum is also in St. Petersburg.

In Moscow there is a museum catering based culinary enthusiasts under the direction of the restaurant "Soviet". Here are machines for making dumplings, juicers, Kuznetsovsky porcelain and much more.

The most exotic include bread and Museum in St. Petersburg. He has a unique collection of more than 14 thousand exhibits. Here are various samples of pastries from ancient times until today, tools, utensils, baking dish, collection of samovars, signboards of shops, painting and cookery books, wrote favorit-travel.ru.

But for the museum of water residents of the northern capital should thank the Vodokanal St. Petersburg. The museum exhibition begins with the history of water in ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. There is a multimedia exhibition "Underground Petersburg and large-scale map of the Neva with the equipment to show the hydrogeological regime and the ecological situation in the city.

In 1999, in St. Petersburg opened Museum of Dreams by Sigmund Freud. It is dedicated to dreams, Freud's theories, his love for art and collecting antiques. This is an attempt to provide a virtual, imaginary dream Freud, so that the main feature of this museum space - a mirror.

And finally I would like to mention perhaps the most unique Russian Museum. According travel.ru., Fish factory at Lake Balkhash is a museum of the stomach catfish. The exhibition features a variety of objects: stones, coins, buttons, combs, cans and even silicate brick. A central place in the collection took a pair of rubber galoshes, which, as explained curator of the museum, big fish swallowed separately from the owner.

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