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Small, specific collections run by people who care far too much.
St. Louis, MO
This old-school wax museum packs historical figures, celebrities, horror characters and intentionally uncanny tableaux into a downtown St. Louis building. Its dated theatrical atmosphere is part of the appeal for travelers seeking something stranger than a polished modern attraction.
St. Louis, MO
Room boxes, dollhouses and intricate miniature environments fill this specialized museum devoted entirely to tiny-scale craftsmanship. The obsessive level of detail makes it a strong OddWay collection stop rather than a general local-history museum.
Joplin, MO
Thousands of cookie cutters document changing holidays, advertising, manufacturing and domestic life inside the Joplin History & Mineral Museum complex. It is one of those hyper-specific collections that fits OddWay better than a broad regional museum.
Kansas City, MO
This museum holds an enormous collection of historic toys alongside exceptionally detailed fine-scale miniatures. Mechanical toys, dollhouses and tiny decorative arts make the collection especially well suited to OddWay's niche-museum category.
Linn, MO
Where Pigs Fly Farm contains a huge collection of pig-related objects alongside a working rescue farm. The organization describes it as America's only pig museum, making the property a deliberately eccentric collection stop with current weekend public hours.
Point Lookout, MO
The College of the Ozarks museum contains a sprawling collection of Ozarks material, but its most unexpected object is the original modified automobile used by the Clampett family on The Beverly Hillbillies. Firearms, antiques, natural history and regional collections surround the pop-culture centerpiece.
Marceline, MO
Housed in Marceline's restored Santa Fe depot, the museum focuses on Walt Disney's childhood connection to the town through family letters, photographs and personal artifacts. It also preserves material from the Midget Autopia attraction that Disney later donated to Marceline.
St. Louis, MO
The World Chess Hall of Fame combines rotating art and history exhibitions with a monumental Staunton king standing outside the building. The giant chess piece is Guinness-recognized and can be seen independently of the free museum galleries.
Branson, MO
Started in 2001 when collectors Tom and Wendy Beck moved their collection from Texas to Branson. It now fills more than 26,000 square feet across two buildings — over a million toys in six collections, from the 1800s to modern pop culture. Ticketed, with seasonal hours.
