Little Museums: Over 1,000 Small (And Not-So-Small) American Showplaces

by Lynne Arany, Archie Hobson

The definitive guide to the most interesting, amusing, and surprising collections in America.

With listings that leave no source unexplored, this clever directory is the first in-depth popular guide to more than 1,000 small museums. Its listing of archives ranging from the utterly informal to the most diligently organized, labeled, and catalogued, from displays of celebrity shoes to the work of visionary artists, provides a picture of the American landscape that is rich in quirky details.

In Little Museums, you will find the listings that tourist literature does not provide, including the Barbie Hall of Fame in Palo Alto, California, the Dog Mushing Museum in Fairbanks, Alaska; the Museum of Ordinary People in Hurtsboro, Alabama; the 24Hour Church of Elvis in Portland, Arizona; and the last freak show left in America--at Coney Island's Sideshows by the Seashore. A virtual museums listing means you don't even have to leave home to visit a little museum, and a category index makes finding museums devoted to your favorite subjects even easier. Little Museums is for anyone who hates to miss a unique opportunity along the byways and urban centers of America.

Genres: Museums, Travel, Nonfiction

464 pages, Paperback

First published April 15, 1998

Reviews

[Valerie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm a travel writer, and often specialize in out-of-the-way, mostly unknown places to visit. This book has provided me with endless tips and information about places I then go on to visit and write about. But I've also just read through it, marveling at the many locations around the country that most people haven't heard of, but should know about. It would make sense to take a look at it before you visit a particular state or city. Or, carry it with you when you travel - you never know when you have time on your hands and curiosity to satisfy. It has a special place on my research bookshelf.