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We round up the UK’s oddest museums... from poo to pencils

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Andrew Henderson

Published Mar 22, 2026

NO, it’s not a faeces-tious request – the National POO Museum on the Isle of Wight really is asking for stars to donate their stools.

Presumably it wants celebrities whose careers have not gone down the pan.

 The National Poo Museum on the Isle of Wight has asked celebs to donate their stools

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The National Poo Museum on the Isle of Wight has asked celebs to donate their stools

It might seem like a cack idea for a museum, but there are more contenders for the world’s oddest.

GRAEME CULLIFORD rounds them up . . .

Marshmallows

 The Marshmallow Museum in Kolomna

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The Marshmallow Museum in Kolomna

BIG softies who are off to the World Cup in Russia might want to toast the Marshmallow Museum in Kolomna

Golf balls

 The Golf Ball Museum in Regensburg, Germany

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The Golf Ball Museum in Regensburg, Germany

SPORTS fans will enjoy a drive to the Golf Ball Museum in Germany to see what they have putt on display.

Toilets

 The Sulabh International Museum of Toilets in New Delhi

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The Sulabh International Museum of Toilets in New DelhiCredit: Alamy

SOME said it was a potty idea, but the Sulabh International Museum of Toilets in New Delhi gets loads of visits.

Barbed wire

 The Barbed Wire Museum in Kansas

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The Barbed Wire Museum in Kansas

FORTUNATELY you can walk in the door of the Kansas Barbed Wire Museum – you don’t need wire cutters.

Locks

 The Willenhall Lock Museum in the Midlands

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The Willenhall Lock Museum in the MidlandsCredit: Alamy

THE key to telling your deadbolt from your lever handle is found at the Willenhall Lock Museum in the Midlands.

Dog collars

 The Dog Collar Museum at Leeds Castle, Kent

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The Dog Collar Museum at Leeds Castle, Kent

GO walkies around the Dog Collar Museum at Leeds Castle, Kent, to see a “fascinating collection of canine neckwear.

Fleas

 The Slovenian Museum of Natural History has a collection of fleas

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The Slovenian Museum of Natural History has a collection of fleasCredit: Alamy

FLEA fans will be itching to visit the Central Slovenian Scientific Collection of Siphonaptera.

Pencils

 The Pencil Museum in Keswick

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The Pencil Museum in KeswickCredit: Alamy

TOURISTS in the Lake District can escape the rain by sharpening their knowledge in the Pencil Museum in Keswick.

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Lawnmowers

 There are two lawnmower museums in the UK, one in Cornwall and another in Southport

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