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This is where Freud would go were he to tour northern Iceland. The Icelandic Phallological Museum contains a collection of preserved phallic specimens of every mammal species found in and around this Scandinavian island country including a bear, reindeer and whale as well as a Changeling, Merman and Elf. The variety of shapes and textures of the male members on display is disturbingly mesmerizing. The museum’s curator often personally gives a tour to guests and is rather passionate — maybe a little too passionate — about his exhibits. The museum is located in the town of Húsavíkurbær in a small roadside building (not that size matters). Open from noon to 6pm, mid-May through mid-September.

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Art that's so bad it's good.

My dream of producing museum-quality art lives! Specifically, it lives in the basement of the Dedham Community Theatre outside of Boston. That’s where the Museum of Bad Art hosts a collection of works such as a painting of three dead gorillas next to a two-headed man. MoBA began in 1992 with the work “Lucy in the Field with Flowers,” which was literally scavenged from a trash bin. And it has been all downhill for the museum since then. MoBA is well worth the admission place, which is free. Open Sunday through Thursday 2-9pm, Friday, Saturday and holidays from 1-10pm.

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