This was published 14 years ago
World's most bizarre museums
4 ImagesTake a look at some of the weirdest museums to be found around the world.
1/4
The Icelandic Phallological Museum. Talk about niche interest - this museum has a display of more than 100 mammal penises, including this giant, which once belonged to an elephant.Credit:Reuters
2/4
The Sulabh International Museum of Toilet. A collection of artefacts and displays celebrating the inexorable rise of one of the world's most essential ? yet least celebrated ? household furnishings, the humble lavatory.Credit:Reuters
3/4
Ripley's Odditoriums. Now a worldwide museum franchise is dedicated to bringing the odd and the unusual to the wider public. The original Ripley's odditurium opened in St Augustine, Florida in the US.Credit:Allan Montaine/Lonely Planet
4/4
The Lunchbox Museum. Just when you think museums could not get more niche, you stumble across a museum like Allen Woodall's, dedicated exclusively to the intricacies of the metal lunchbox (the "world's largest" too).
