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Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History

Shoshone, ID

Eight miles north of Shoshone, off Highway 75 and two miles down a dirt road, is the Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History. This little DIY museum holds a lot more than just birds though.

The collection is astounding in its size alone: There are hundreds of artifacts, including a wealth of taxidermy, African art, Alaskan fishing equipment, Stone Age tools, fossils, and various other historic and natural wonders of the world. A moderately close perusal would take several hours.

The building itself is a treasure too. Built from raw black lava rocks, individually stacked, the construction of the circular museum took 30 years. The museum is a family project, separately owned by three generations of Olsen men, all of them collectors. A complete history is available onsite, and a tour of the museum incorporates family history into explanation of the curiosities.
Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History
Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History		 Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History
Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History		 Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History
Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History		 Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History
Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History
Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History
Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History		 Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History
Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History		 Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History
Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History		 Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History
Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History
Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History
Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History		 Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History
Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History		 Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History
Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History		 Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History
Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History
Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History
Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History		 Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History
Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History		 Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History
Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History		 Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History
Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History
Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History
Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History		 Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History
Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History		 Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History
Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History		 Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History
Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History
Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History
Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History		 Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History
Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History		 Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History
Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History		 Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History
Shoshone Bird Museum of Natural History

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