Los Angeles

Normally, when one visits a museum, one expects to see things like great works of art or a collection of things from the past all gathered in one place.  There are plenty of museums out there that cater to this more standard of needs.  But what about those of us that are looking to get a break from gazing at Picassos or reconstructed sets of dinosaur bones?  For the museum tourist with stranger tastes, there plenty of places out there that are dedicated to both enlightening and being different.  Today, I’ve gathered up seven examples of some of the oddest museums in the world, though there are plenty more out there if you look for them.

Some people think that the Japanese are pretty weird for some of the celebrations that they have, but they really have nothing on the United States when it comes to obscure culture worship.  Take, for example, the Lebowski Fest.  Similar to, but completely unlike, conventions that celebrate cultural phenomena like Star Wars or Star Trek, this one revolves around taking part in Dude-like activities inspired by the film The Big Lebowski.