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Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum, Japan - The public's fascination with ramen, a Japanese soup of Chinese origin, is such that an entire museum designed as an open-air street market is dedicated to the highly popular dish.

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International Spy Museum, USA - If you're a budding Bond, start spying on this engaging Washington, D.C. museum, crammed full of artifacts used by CIA and FBI agents, and other spooks from around the world.

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Mummy Museum, Mexico -

The intriguing, though somewhat macabre, display of mummified cadavers in this Guanajuato museum is not for the squeamish.

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Cancún Underwater Museum, Mexico - More than 500 life-size sculptures placed on the seabed off Cancún, Isla Mujeres, and Punta Nizuc constitute this extraordinary underwater art exhibition.

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Phallological Museum, Iceland - This museum houses a collection of more than 276 penises and penile parts from various animal species.

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International UFO Museum and Research Center, USA -

We are not alone, at least according to this creepy facility. The exhibition is centered around the infamous 1947 crash and recovery of an alleged alien spacecraft near Roswell, NM.

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The Bata Shoe Museum, Canada - Step along to this absorbing museum, which chronicles 4,500 years of shoes and shoemaking.

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Plastinarium, Germany - A guided tour of this bizarre facility introduces visitors to the fascinating art of plastination, a controversial embalming technique developed in 1977 by German anatomist Gunther Von Hagens. Exhibits include human and animal corpses.

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Siriraj Medical Museum, Thailand -

Also known as the "Museum of Death," this Bangkok-based medical facility houses five small museums, each dedicated to a particular field of medicine, including stomach-churning, skin-creeping parasitology.

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Perfume Museum, France - Located in the heart of Paris, the museum is set in the beautiful Maison Fragonard, where visitors are invited to follow the magic process that is the art of perfume manufacture before browsing a collection of rare and valuable artifacts.

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Kiwi 360, New Zealand - Considered the kiwi capital of the world, Te Puke has a museum designed in the form of a giant kiwi. Here, visitors can learn more about the exotic fruit and tour the orchards.

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Devil's Rope Museum, USA - This museum, located in McLean, opened in 1991 and chronicles the history of barbed wire in all its modifications.

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SPAM Museum, USA - The word "spam" was immortalized by British surreal comedy group Monty Python in a late 1960s sketch, but the brand of canned cook meat dates back to 1937. Today, the name is also associated with unsolicited email. Head for Austin, Texas, where the museum is located. 

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Grūtas Park, Lithuania - This peculiar open-air museum is filled with Soviet-era statues that represent the Soviet ideology. Make sure you eat at the restaurant, which serves dishes typical of the period. 

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Torture Museum, Netherlands - Amsterdam's exhibition of all things painful includes the "skullbreaker" and the "chair of the inquisition." 

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Iron Curtain Museum, Hungary - It's hard to imagine what it must have been like to live and work behind the "Iron Curtain." This fascinating museum allows a glimpse into what it would have taken to dodge the border guards and breach electrified barbed wire fences... and the price paid if you failed! 

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National Museum of Funeral History, USA - Inaugurated in 1992, the National Museum of Funeral History unearths everything related to the heritage of death care and burial ceremonies. 

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Museum of Broken Relationships, Croatia - The museum displays a collection of artifacts that tell the stories of broken hearts and unrequited love. Get ready to weep.

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Barney Smith's Toilet Seat Art Museum, USA - Texan Barney Smith uses unwanted toilet seats as canvases to create unique artwork. They are displayed in his museum in San Antonio.  

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Dog Collar Museum, United Kingdom - Housed in Leeds Castle in Kent,  this fascinating and unique collection of canine collars always gets visitor's tails wagging.

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Mustard Museum, USA -

Over five thousand examples of the peppery condiment from 60 countries line the shelves of this museum.

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The French Fry Museum, Belgium - Belgium's most iconic fast food is honored at this museum in Bruges. "French fry" is a historical misnomer, but no one seems to mind.

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Paris Sewer Museum, France - Delve under the streets of the French capital and follow the history of the remarkable sewer system. The museum entrance is located on the banks of the River Seine.

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Vent Haven Museum of Ventriloquism, USA - More than 800 dummies, puppets, and memorabilia associated with the art of ventriloquism are shown off in this museum. Historic books, photos, and theatrical posters complete the picture. 

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Sulabh International Museum of Toilets, India - This museum explores the history of sanitation and the evolution of toilets throughout the world over the last 5,000 years.  

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Meguro Parasitological Museum, Japan -

Got a thing about tapeworms? Curious about head lice? Preoccupied with parasites? Then this Tokyo museum is for you. A wonderfully disgusting time is guaranteed for all. 

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Museum of Bad Art, USA -

After browsing the impossibly bad artwork lining the walls of this Massachusetts museum, even your own doodling will look like a masterpiece.

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Burnt Food Museum, USA -

When harpist Deborah Henson-Conant accidentally let an apple burn, she thought it resembled a piece of modern art. She subsequently exhibited the burnt offering and is now curator of the museum, which is located in Arlington. 

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Kuching Cat Museum, Malaysia -

The world's first museum dedicated to the cat is housed in a beautiful building and features, among other feline-themed artifacts, a 5,000-year-old mummified cat from Egypt.

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