America's 15 Most Unusual Museums

Whether you’re browsing terrible paintings at Boston’s Museum of Bad Art, or encountering life-size aliens at New Mexico’s UFO Museum & Research Center, you’ll find yourself enlightened—and possibly confused.

1. Museum of Bad Art

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Most art is subjective—but at Boston’s Museum of Bad Art, the art is objectively terrible.

2. Mütter Museum

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Only those with a strong stomach should brave Philadelphia’s Mütter Museum...a piece of John Wilkes Booth’s neck tissue anyone?

3. Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum

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Check out an historic collection of medical equipment and memorabilia, where visitors can browse the largest collection of apothecary bottles in the United States.

4. National Mustard Museum

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Yep, hope you like mustard. See more than 5,000 jars of prepared mustard from 70 countries. Flavors range from spicy to sweet, and include favorites like tequila and wasabi.

5. Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia

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Indulge your inner child. The tiny, two-room museum features a colorful collection of Pez dispensers dating back to the 1950s, and boasts the world’s largest Pez dispensing machine—a towering white snowman.

6. Leila’s Hair Museum

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This museum features an impressive collection of art pieces made entirely from human hair.

7. UFO Museum & Research Center

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You knew there would be an alien museum, right? At Roswell's UFO Museum & Research Center, life-size aliens and flying saucers abound!

8. Devil’s Rope Barbed Wire Museum

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This believe-it-or-not museum features more than 2,000 variations of wire, and offers guests an inside look at fencing.

9. The Circus World

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See more than 210 wagons and vehicles from international circuses, as well as partake in circus activities and watch big top performances. For anyone who has wanted to run away with the circus, this might be your best chance.

10. National Museum of Health and Medicine

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This museum houses a rare collection of medical artifacts and human remains. The presidential collection showcases the bullet that killed Abraham Lincoln, as well as pieces of his skull.

11. Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum

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Most of us take salt and pepper for granted—but Gatlinburg’s Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum elevates the duo to an art form.

12. International Cryptozoology Museum

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Come face to face with a life-size Bigfoot at Portland’s International Cryptozoology Museum.

13. International Spy Museum

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The museum is home to the world’s largest collection of spy artifacts, and museum advisers include former CIA, FBI, and KGB operatives. Plus, participate in your own high-stakes mission in “Operation Spy,” a one-hour simulated foreign intelligence operative.

14. National Museum of Funeral History

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Bring a tissue to Houston’s National Museum of Funeral History, which holds the country’s largest collection of funeral service artifacts, and features exhibits on everything from mourning rituals to presidential funerals.

15. Museum of Sex

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It doesn’t get much kinkier than New York’s Museum of Sex.