International Banana Museum
The International Banana Museum, in Mecca, CA, boasts that it's the home of "25,000 banana-related items and pictures."
I think the location of the museum is odder than the idea of the museum itself. Mecca is just a tiny desert community located at the northern tip of the Salton Sea. No bananas grow anywhere near it.
The California Curiosities site explains how the museum ended up being there: because the owner of the museum, Fred Garbutt, saw a collection of banana memorabilia for sale on eBay and figured that a banana museum might generate some publicity for his struggling liquor store.
I think the location of the museum is odder than the idea of the museum itself. Mecca is just a tiny desert community located at the northern tip of the Salton Sea. No bananas grow anywhere near it.
The California Curiosities site explains how the museum ended up being there: because the owner of the museum, Fred Garbutt, saw a collection of banana memorabilia for sale on eBay and figured that a banana museum might generate some publicity for his struggling liquor store.
Comments
I wonder if he has a statue of the greatest banana of them all, Carmen Miranda?
Posted by KDP on 08/21/21 at 10:01 AM
Maybe not an "exact" representation...the link shows the owner, Fred, holding a small display case of a figure that will bring Carmen Miranda to mind. At least it did for me 😊
Posted by Steve E. on 08/21/21 at 10:47 AM
There are good jokes about bananas.
There are clean jokes about bananas.
But there are no good, clean jokes about bananas.
There are clean jokes about bananas.
But there are no good, clean jokes about bananas.
Posted by Phideaux on 08/21/21 at 11:06 AM
I hope the muzak there is a continuous loop of "Mellow Yellow" by Donovan.
Posted by Virtual in Carnate on 08/21/21 at 02:44 PM
I wonder when the Guinness record holder for most banana memorabilia will lend his collection to the banana museum. Maybe he will be there signing autographs?
Posted by Yudith on 08/22/21 at 06:42 AM
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