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Are these the weirdest museums in the world?

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

04:36 11 Apr 2018


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An avocado museum is opening.

In what is possibly the most millennial news you'll hear today, an interactive museum dedicated to the green fruit is opening its doors in California in June.

The Cado in San Diego will have a 30 metre-long ombre hallway designed to look like the avocado’s outer layer, a selfie-friendly bathroom dedicated to the fruit’s beauty benefits, and a Ripe Room with textured walls that'll show you what a perfectly ripe avocado feels like.

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It got us thinking about other weird museums in the world...

The Hair Museum of Avanos, Turkey

Explore the world's largest collection of hair gathered from thousands of women.

Yep, it's as creepy as it sounds!

Avanos, a tiny town in central Turkey, has been famous for centuries for its earthenware pottery. However, in recent years it's gained notoriety for the caves of its wacky Hair Museum.

Created by potter Chez Galip, it features hair collected from more than 16,000 women.

The walls under his studio are covered with locks of every length and colour, along with the women's names and addresses.

The Dog Collar Museum, Kent, UK

This display of canine neckwear is the only one of its kind found in the UK, believe it or not!

The museum located in Leeds Castle was inspired by Lady Baillie, the last owner of the estate.

She loved dogs and always had a pooch by her side.

The collection of collars spans five centuries, documenting the history of dog accessories from medieval times.

The earliest in the museum dates back to the late 15th century and is a Spanish iron herd mastiff’s collar, which would have been worn for protection against wolves and bears roaming Europe at the time.

Sulabh International Museum of Toilets, New Dehli, India

Located in India’s capital, Sulabh International Museum of Toilets documents the evolution of the loo through the ages.

Founded by sanitation expert Dr Bindeshwar Pathak, the museum is divided into three sections: ancient, medieval and modern.

The ancient section has displays relating to the first man-made toilets, found in Pakistan in 3000 BC, and gold and silver chamber pots belonging to Roman emperors.

In the modern section you’ll find hi-tech Japanese and Korean toilets.

There's also a collection of rare toilet poems, a reproduction of King Louis XIV's toilet which he's reported to have used while holding court (ewww!), and a toilet camouflaged in the form of a bookcase.


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