10 Weirdest museums around the world

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Siriraj Medical Museum, Thailand
Also known as 'The Museum of Death', this place is certainly not for the faint-hearted, and for obvious reasons. On display all over the museum are skulls and preserved body parts. Perhaps the word 'medical' in the official name might catch you off guard, but you'll be all eyes once you see what's in store for you ahead.
Photo: Siriraj Museum Facebook
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Museum of Bread Culture, Germany
Do you love your carbs as much as the owners of this museum do? Father and son Willy and Hermann Eiselen founded this museum as the first of its kind in 1955, comprising of over 18,000 objects related to the manufacture of bread. If you're ever in need of some bread trivia, here's one place you can go for all the relevant knowledge.
Photo: Museum of Bread Culture
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The Bunny Museum, USA
This museum has won numerous awards for its vast collection of rabbits from all over the world. If you thought your stuffed toy collection was big, you haven't seen what this truly means. From adorable to plain strange, the cornucopia of bunnies stuffed into this museum is going to be perhaps a delightful and bizarre experience all at the same time.
Photo: The Bunny Museum
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Museum of Broken Relationships, Croatia
Break ups are extremely common nowadays, and people have taken to the museums to share their hurt, joy and even curiosity with the world over their failed relationships. All exhibits are donations that were collected by couples who are no longer together. The reasons for donating their personal belongings may differ, but perhaps they serve as a reminder that sometimes things just don't work out, and that's perfectly okay.
Photo: Museum of Broken Relationships
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Burlingame Museum of PEZ Memorabilia, USA
You might remember this childhood treat that came in colourful packaging that some of us perhaps, for a short phase of our lives, once collected actively. Well, take your collection and multiply it by perhaps a hundred times, and you'll get the Burlingame Museum of PEZ Memorabilia. Featuring characters of all sorts, these PEZ trinkets will bring you down memory lane in an absolutely satisfying way.
Photo: Burlingame Museum of PEZ Memorabilia
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The Hair Museum of Avanos, Turkey
Created by Turkish potter Chez Galip, this is going to be one of the strangest and most bizarre museums you will ever visit, if you ever do, that is. Featuring locks of hair donated by women who have visited this place, along with their complete addresses, you might think that this museum looks pretty spooky (especially since it's also located in the basement of Chez Galip's pottery shop). Come here to find out what started this weird collection, and perhaps donate a lock of your own!
Photo: Chez Galip
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Sulabh International Museum of Toilets, India
It might pique your interest to see how the toilet system has evolved since 3000BC, long before the turn of time. Check out the different variations of toilets and its related accessories, just to learn a bit more about the world and how it works. Of course, it's totally fine if you don't make it down to this museum in your lifetime, since it definitely isn't a necessity. Still, it is a good way to spend your time if you have nothing better to do.
Photo: Sulabh International Museum of Toilets
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Museum of Bad Art, USA
This museum is exactly as it states - a museum featuring the worst art works you could ever think of. Perhaps the artists didn't bother trying, or maybe they just weren't in the right mood to create a beautiful painting. Either way, their pieces of art (after all, everything is a piece of art in the art world) are sure to humour and entertain you in the best ways.
Photo: Museum of Bad Art
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Underwater Museum of Art, Mexico
This is actually one of the most interesting museums in the world, since you'll have to scuba dive in the waters of Cancun in order to view the underwater sculptures that make this museum what it is today. The location of the sculptures draws visitors away from natural reefs so marine life can be protected and divers can still enjoy the dive since they are able to indulge in equally interesting sights anyway.
Photo: Underwater Museum of Art
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The Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum, Japan
Japan is undoubtedly the land of instant ramen, with hundreds of varieties selling in stores that you probably won't finish tasting in your lifetime. It doesn't come as a surprise to us that this country, along with all its other weird creations, has introduced a ramen museum dedicated to displaying packets of ramen and how it all came about. There are interactive exhibits for your children as well, such as quizzes and a cup noodles factory, so you can bring home a souvenir of your own.
Photo: The Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum

When travelling, museums are more often than not a huge part of our itinerary, simply because they are injected with so much history and culture that can’t be experienced on the streets. We learn about the country through exhibits or portraits that tell the story of time, in a themed gallery that usually takes up hours of our day. Not all of us know how to enjoy a good museum, but, chances are, we still end up going with the flow anyway.

If you didn’t already know, museums serve as a curation of things of value and interest, whether it be to the majority or a smaller community. Perhaps this is the reason why so many museums with the strangest collections have popped up all over the world. These bizarre antics range from toilets to hair and even to underwater sculptures. We’ve gathered 10 of the most interesting ones for you you might want to check out for yourselves the next time you travel overseas. If you find that you enjoy these types of places a lot more than the traditional art gallery, don’t worry, there are plenty more for you to discover.

Dione Chen

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