Weird Museums

We all have this image of how museums usually look; big, quiet and full of antiques with little displays and plaques that tel what they are, where they came from and when they were conceived. I've been to a few museums and art galleries myself since art and history has always fascinated me. However, once in a while you come across a museum that's not like the others. It might be dedicated to something that's completely out of the ordinary from the antiques or artifacts you find in your regular museum. All in all, I would like to go visit some of the weird museums listed here out of sheer curiosity. Then again, a lot of these museums are outside my country . . . need to save up.

Sugar Museum (Berlin, Germany)
Yes, my sweet tooth begs to see this one. Now part of the German Museum of Technology, the Sugar Museum is the oldest museum in the world, dating back to 1904. It exhibits the importance of sugar and how its history helped influence it from being a status symbol of the wealthy to becoming part of everyday life. Not to mention how sugar is extracted from such products such as sugar cane and sugar beet as well as its importance for making alcoholic beverages throughout history.

Icelandic Phallological Museum (Reykjavik, Iceland)
You know this one would pop up. A museum dedicated to housing an assortment of penises from various humans and animals alike. Probably their biggest collection is their exhibit of whale penises. It's not all about size here, since they have a range of penises from tons of animals, including the smallest penis, which is in fact, a hamster penis. Not a place you would take your kids to, but definitely one of the more eclectic museums found on this list.

Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum (Osaka, Japan)
In case the name of the museum didn't give you any guesses, Ando is the creator of Cup Noodles. With that amount of wealth from creating a cheap meal for starving college students, he created a museum for the soul use of displaying instant noodles from all over the world. There's even a booth where you can make your own instant noodles for you to enjoy! Why not bank in on a museum that makes you feel hungry by giving them a chance to make noodles! GENIUS!

Museum of Medieval Torture Instruments (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Is the Anne Frank Museum not making you feel uncomfortable? (Then I think there might be something wrong with you, jeez!) Then go over to the Museum of Medieval Torture Instruments in the same city. There's over a hundred displays of torture devices in this museum, ranging in the categories of bizarre to how-the-hell-does-it-work. I wouldn't be surprise to find torture devices from the Spanish Inquisition. Nevertheless, no one expects the Spanish Inquisition.

Dog Collar Museum (Kent, UK)
Inside Leeds Castle in Kent, there's a museum dedicated to the collecting of dogs collars. I find this one rather fitting since I'm currently dog-sitting for my Mom's friend who's away on holiday in Florida. The museum houses 130 historic pieces, the oldest collar in their collection belonged to a herding Mastiff from the 15th century. Although, I find it odd that it doesn't allow dogs in the museum.

Cancun Underwater Museum (Cancun, Mexico)
Hate being stuck in a dry museum? Well with the one you go scuba diving to see all the neat underwater sculptures! This underwater museum got some attention a handful of years ago with the diligent work of sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor. He created over 400 sculptures for this museum that you can swim up to. 400 sculptures for a museum, that's pure artist dedication there!