6 peculiar museums in the United States
When you visit Paris' Louvre, New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art or Washington's Smithsonian, you're at least vaguely aware of what you'll see when you wander halls. The insides of these places look predictable enough -- Impressionist art, stoic security guards, a gift shop that sells space food.
They say art is in the eye of the beholder. So we can thank the respective beholders for assembling these six unique collections. In fact, that's what's so mind-blowing about these museums -- who would've ever thought to collect this stuff?
- Lizzie Borden Museum: Fall River, Massachusetts. The Fall River Historical Society has a collection of all things related to Lizzie's infamous slaying of her parents. Tourists can even spend the night at the scene of the crime, which has been faithfully restored to its appearance at the time of the murders.
- Sing Sing Prison Museum: Ossining, New York. The 2,000-plus inmates that call Sing Sing Prison home may not think it's worth celebrating, but a museum down the street does just that.
- Liberace Museum and Foundation: Las Vegas, Nevada. The Liberace Museum, located in Las Vegas, houses Liberace's world-famous collection of 18 rare and antique pianos, including a rhinestone-covered Baldwin grand and a mirror-encrusted concert grand.
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