50 States of Quirky and Cool Museums

At this museum, you'll find the largest collection of helicopters at any museum in the world.

The Alaska Native Heritage Center tells you all about Alaska's history and the people who live there.

This unique museum is the largest musical instruments museum in the world.

This museum is Arkansas's original State House and is the oldest surviving state capitol west of the Mississippi River.

While everything LACMA holds inside its walls is breathtaking, the most notable feature of this place is the lights outside.

Get your dinosaur fix at this top-notch Denver museum.

You'll find this museum inside airplane hangars at the Bradley International Airport.

This impressive museum is known for its collection of seashells, birds, and bird eggs.

The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum is a great spot to learn more about Seminole people and their history.

Learn about the history of Coca-Cola as well as its evolution around the world at this cool spot.

The Bishop Museum in Honolulu is the largest facility dedicated to Hawaiian history.

The Boise Art Museum has a lot of amazing exhibitions, including one currently that features a whole lot of Legos.

This Grant Park museum is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the US.

This museum has a little bit of everything, including an IMAX theater.

Go back in time and see the history of these iconic green and yellow tractors.

You can find the Eisenhower library, the museum, and his boyhood home in the former US president's hometown of Abilene.

Not just for sports fans, this baseball museum has a lot of history, but also an incredible huge replica bat of Babe Ruth's bat.

This creepy museum was once an actual apothecary, but now just holds ancient medicines and history.

This museum gives you a glimpse at Maine's role in US maritime history.

This neat little museum has the last operational mother of pearl button factory machinery in the United States.

Check out the Cape Cod Museum of Art on Thursday evenings for free!

More than just the history of Ford, the Henry Ford Museum gives you the history of innovation.

Because it's important to know about other countries, too, you can find everything you need to know about Sweden at this museum.

Sink into the history of blues music at the state's oldest music museum.

Learn about Mark Twain's history and his works at the museum dedicated to him and his boyhood home.

This museum, part of the Smithsonian Institution, is known for its large collection of paleontological artifacts.

This beautiful building hosts tours and events as well as keeps the history of Omaha alive.

The Las Vegas staple has three floors dedicated to organized crime and law enforcement.

The Andres Institute of Art is the largest sculpture park in New England.

This incredible museum tells the stories of how people came to America through Ellis Island years ago.

Learn everything you ever wanted to know about this talented artist.

After seeing all the art the Whitney has to offer, check out the rooftop views.

This educational outpost celebrates Orville and Wilbur Wright's successful flight.

You can honor this baseball legend at a museum dedicated to his life.

This museum is dedicated to, you guessed it, all things signage in America.

You'll be blown away by the sheer number of banjos on display here.

This ultracool spot is perfect for kids, families, and school groups.

See the place where the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution were debated and adopted.

You will not only learn about the history of tennis here, but you can also play on one of the many courts.

There is so much to learn about the evolution of the kazoo, and this is the place for it.

This air and space museum can be found right outside Ellsworth Air Force Base.

There's no better place to learn about the story of country music than here in Nashville.

Space-lovers will be excited to learn about all things space at this nonprofit gateway to NASA Johnson Space Center.

At this cool spot you can learn about Earth — and what lies beyond.

The Shelburne Museum is all about art, design, and Americana.

This revamped apothecary offers tours that will teach you about its old potions.

Hear all about Bill and Melinda Gates's foundation at this learning center.

Check out some of the historical displays at this national park and cultural center.

This place has more than 5,000 mustards on display — and a bunch for sale!

While the Capitol building is currently closed for renovations, you can check out some of its history at the Wyoming State Museum in the meantime.