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10 of the most unusual museums you can visit around the world

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  • In cities from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Zagreb, Croatia, you can find unique museums. 
  • Osaka, Japan, boasts a museum dedicated to instant ramen where you can create your own cup of noodles.
  • In Cancún, Mexico, there's an underwater museum that can only be accessed via glass boat tours or scuba diving.

Museums are meant to display artifacts and other curiosities for members of the public to observe and enjoy. But not all museums focus on your typical artwork and sculptures. From penises to locks of hair, there really are museums dedicated to every topic imaginable. And when it comes to museums, it could be safe to say there's an exhibit for everyone. 

Here are 10 of the most unusual museums you can visit around the world.

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Human skulls and old-fashioned medical instruments are on display at Philadelphia's Mütter Museum.

Housed at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, one of the oldest nonprofit medical organizations in the US, the Mütter Museum showcases medical history in all of its fascinatingly gruesome glory.

The museum's permanent collections, displayed in 19th-century-style cabinets, encompass everything from 139 human skulls to segments of Albert Einstein's brain. You'll also get a peek at models and medical instruments from days past.



Croatia's Museum of Broken Relationships catalogs our collective heartbreak.

Located in Zagreb, Croatia, the Museum of Broken Relationships, which started as a traveling collection, catalogs our collective heartbreak through an assortment of objects donated by lovelorn folks from around the world. The eclectic items on display range from a plush Snoopy to a kitchen appliance labeled the "toaster of vindication."

A Los Angeles outpost opened in 2016, but it's currently closed until further notice as the curators look for a new location.



The Iceland Phallological Museum in Reykjavik is all about penises.

The Iceland Phallological Museum proves that nothing is too outlandish to warrant public exhibition — not even private parts. Boasting a collection of more than 215 penises and penile parts from all manner of sea and land mammals (including one human acquisition), this unusual museum is all about penises.



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