Do you like spending your time usefully and learning something new? Then you should definitely visit the Titicaca Museum of Records and Facts! You won't be bored here: the exhibition, made up of original artifacts, allows you to look at familiar phenomena from a different angle and learn shocking facts about our world. The museum took its name from one of the most beautiful and mysterious lakes in South America, which a hundred million years ago was part of an ancient sea.
Titicaca — the sacred lake of the Incas
The Titicaca Museum of Records and Facts opened in 2017 in the former building of the St. Petersburg Guardianship Council of the children's home. To assemble one of the most unusual exhibitions on the planet, the museum's creators traveled the world in search of interesting facts and unusual exhibits, most of which are recorded in the Guinness World Records.
Python skeleton
What was the height of the tallest person in the world? What are NASA spacesuits made of? What do the jaws of a shark that lived more than 3 million years ago look like? Where does the world's largest flower grow? Who grew the world's longest mohawk? Why did Chinese women cultivate the cult of tiny "lotus" feet, and why do women of the Padaung tribe traditionally elongate their necks with copper rings? The Titicaca Museum has answers to these and many other questions.
Medieval 'shame masks'
Visitors can see a moai from Easter Island, try on medieval shame masks for drunkards, fools and quarrelsome wives, climb into a full-size model of a blue whale's heart, and admire a huge Seychelles nut that traveled 7,791 kilometers before arriving at the museum.
The blue whale heart model is a favorite photo spot among the museum's guests
The museum offers themed tours for schoolchildren of different age groups. Children aged 6 to 9 are introduced to the wonders of humans and nature in an interactive format. Children aged 10 to 14 learn a lot about geography, history and biology. Teenagers aged 15 to 17 discover many interesting facts about the Guinness World Records, see the world's first Mackintosh and learn the story of the word SPAM. All types of children's tours include a comic-quest through the museum's exhibition.
