Museums and Collections in the United States

Discover 735 unusual museums and collections in the United States.

Boston, Massachusetts

The BYTE Shop

This electronics repair store celebrates the history of computers.

West Chester, Pennsylvania

American Helicopter Museum and Education Center

A converted hangar displays dozens of helicopters, from a famous 1943 rescue chopper to several autogyros.

San Francisco, California

Showgirl Magic Museum

In the basement of a San Francisco performing arts center, a small museum dedicated to the history of showgirls.

Washington, D.C.

First Teddy Bear

The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.

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Douglas, Arizona

Last Supper Museum Art & Music Center

With more than 2,000 pieces, this is world's largest collection of artwork inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's 'The Last Supper.'

Los Angeles, California

Hollywood Bowl Museum

This museum is a music lover's introduction to the iconic venue.

Amherst, Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts Entomology Collection

This miniature museum is home to a vast array of insects.

St. Petersburg, Florida

Schrader's Little Cooperstown

The world's largest collection of autographed baseballs can be found at the St. Petersburg Museum of History.

Tacoma, Washington

Buffalo Soldiers Museum

Sharing the often-overlooked story of America's Black soldiers.

Schulenburg, Texas

Stanzel Model Aircraft Museum

Joseph and Victor Stanzel were Texas farm boys who built a model aircraft empire.

Cambridge, Maryland

Spocott Windmill

Both the building and blades of this reconstructed 19th-century windmill can turn in a breeze.

Central Islip, New York

The Gallery of Shorthand

A museum that houses a collection of stenography machines plus dozens of books, photographs, and guides to shorthand languages from around the world.

Rockville, Maryland

Stonestreet Museum of 19th Century Medicine

This one-room doctor's office has been moved twice, and now lives on as a museum.

Chicago, Illinois

The Insect Asylum

A small Chicago museum filled with thousands of preserved butterflies, beetles, and more.

Washington, Wisconsin

Jacobsen Museum

Pieces of an island in Lake Michigan's history are preserved in this small cabin museum.

Cambridge, Ohio

National Museum of Cambridge Glass

A collection of thousands of pieces of unique, colorful glass made in this Ohio town.