The Spam Museum (Austin, Minnesota)
Austin, Minnesota is home to a special museum dedicated to one particular brand of canned precooked meat. The museum’s first home at Austin’s Oak Park Mall opened as the Hormel Foods First Century Museum in …
Oddities
Double-Barrelled Cannon (Athens, Georgia)
Based on the 1642 design of Florentine gun maker Antonia Petrini, this civil war era double-barreled cannon was (just like the Confederate States) a colossal failure based on ignorance. The American Civil War saw quite …
The Gopher Hole Museum (Torrington, Alberta)
They say that the time to buy a taxidermy squirrel is when you see it, not when you need it. It just so happens that a little museum in Torrington, Alberta is living by that …
Grave of Fred The Dog (Rockford, Alabama)
In 1993 when a dirty and slightly more than disheveled dog made his way to the town of Rockford, Alabama, it could have ended in a number of ways. The local dog catcher could have …
Storelgen (Stor-Elvdal, Norway)
Storelgen, more commonly known as the Big Elk, is despite its 34 feet of height, not the world’s largest sculpture of a moose. Though it briefly held that title, it is currently outpaced by only …
The Torture Museum (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
The Torture Museum in Amsterdam is one of the most popular attractions in the city and proudly displays the rusted metal and rotting wood of ancient torture devices used in a time when justice was …
The Athens Double-Barreled Cannon (Athens, Georgia)
Designed by John Gilleland of Athens, Georgia, the Athens’ Double-Barreled Cannon is a one of a kind relic from the Civil War. The concept behind the 1863 cannon was that two small cannon balls connected …
World’s Largest Boot (Red Wing, Minnesota)
Weighing in at more that a ton, the World’s Largest Boot, known to Red Wing Shoes as The Big Boot, is a roadside attraction and creative advertising addition to the Red Wing Shoe Store & …