The spectacular history of spectacles on display.

The only museum dedicated to the history of the "Magic Lantern," a medieval slide projector.

A gigantic collection of teeny, tiny books.

A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.

A son's promise to his dying father in the form of a covered bridge filled with thousands of seashells.

Dedicated to the unsung history of human waste.

Over 600 vacuum cleaners stack the shelves of what may be the cleanest museum in America.

A hobby born from insomnia has turned into a hangar full of objects that have been be-buttoned by the Button King.

A showcase of canine neckwear spanning five centuries of doggie fashion and function.

A museum dedicated to a Cold War era sausage.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

A restaurant modeled after feudal Japan, where the waitstaff are trained as ninjas.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.

A tiny cafe that recreates the Japanese elementary school lunch experience.

Trace the history of writing at this unusual North Carolina destination.

The effect of this ancient form of image projection situated atop an 11th century Moorish palace is thrilling.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

A large camera obscura, constructed entirely from digitally fabricated components.

Where animatronic singing fish go to retire.

Thousands of small machines line the shelves of this personal collection which definitely delivers on its name.

Hundreds of antique bank vault locks on display in New York City.

A stockpile of childhood lunch pails turned collectibles.