{"product_id":"9781760340605","title":"Lonely Planet 50 Museums to Blow Your Mind 1 1st Ed.","description":"\u003cp\u003eThank the stars for the world's eccentric collectors; hoarders of objects beautiful, strange or downright odd. It is these documentors of the great and trivial - who want to show us all something wonderful about their collections and share the insights into humankind each of them illuminates - who have created the most fascinating, wonderful and precious museums the planet has to offer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoggle at the enormity of space, get nostalgic at childhood memories or be dumbstruck by the International Museum of Toilets... Whether you're a history buff, tech-head or have an inexplicable fascination with clowns, you'll find world-class collections here to pique your interest. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNever drag your heels around a dull museum again! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThen \u0026amp; now \/\/ History museums\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcropolis Museum \/\/ Greece \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBritish Museum \/\/ UK \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForbidden City \/\/ China \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoethe House \u0026amp; Goethe Museum \/\/ Germany \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImperial War Museum \/\/ UK \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuseum of Alchemists \u0026amp; Magicians of Old Prague \/\/ Czech Republic \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuseum of Mummies of Guanajuato \/\/ Mexico \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNational Museum of Anthropology \/\/ Mexico \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld Operating Theatre Museum \u0026amp; Herb Garret \/\/ UK \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrison Gate Museum \/\/ The Netherlands \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSir John Soane's Museum \/\/ UK \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStyrian Armoury \/\/ Austria \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTorture Museum \/\/ The Netherlands \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVasa Museum \/\/ Sweden \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eViking Ship Museum \/\/ Norway \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhitney Plantation \/\/ USA \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe world around us \/\/ Natural history museums\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKunstkamera \/\/ Russia 6 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMessner Mountain Museum \/\/ Italy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSarawak State Museum \/\/ Malaysia \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmithsonian Institution \/\/ USA \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHuman creativity \/\/ Art \u0026amp; culture museums\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmerican Classic Arcade Museum \/\/ USA \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBelgian Brewers Museum \/\/ Belgium \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBurlesque Hall of Fame \/\/ USA \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoffee Museum \/\/ Brazil \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErawan Museum \/\/ Thailand \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGhibli Museum \/\/ Japan \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrammy Museum \/\/ USA \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Green Vault \/\/ Germany \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuseum of Childhood \/\/ UK \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMusical Instruments Museum \/\/ USA \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoumaya Museum \/\/ Mexico \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVodka Museum \/\/ Russia \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThings that go \/\/ Science \u0026amp; technology museums\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBicycle Museum of America \/\/ USA \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBig Hole \u0026amp; Open Mine Museum \/\/ South Africa \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExploratorium \/\/ USA \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNational Maritime Museum \/\/ France \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNational Rail Museum \/\/ UK \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Mexico Museum of Space History \/\/ USA \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew York City Fire Museum \/\/ USA \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePencil Museum \/\/ UK \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePorsche Museum \/\/ Germany \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSewer Museum \/\/ France \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSulabh International Museum of Toilets \/\/ India \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeculiar passions \/\/ Quirky museums\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvanos Hair Museum \/\/ Turkey \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClown Hall of Fame \u0026amp; Research Centre \/\/ USA \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCupnoodles Museum \/\/ Japan \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGopher Hole Museum \/\/ Canada \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational Cryptozoology Museum \/\/ USA \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuseum of Broken Relationships \/\/ Croatia \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWatermelon Museum \/\/ China \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout Lonely Planet: \u003c\/b\u003eStarted in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ben Handicott","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":52921435390112,"sku":"9781760340605","price":10.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/BNCImageAPI_33daad99-ea1e-4fdb-820c-2f4886b3d663.jpg?v=1760543620","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9781760340605","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}