The World’s Smallest Museum, located in Superior, AZ, makes an excellent stop on any drive along Historic US-60. This free roadside attraction boasts a collection of “Artifacts of Ordinary Life,” housed in a small walk-through shed nestled beside the Buckboard City Cafe. Created by Dan Wight and Jake Reaney and opened in the 1990s, the World’s Smallest Museum is a popular Arizona attraction that draws numerous visitors each year to view its unique artifacts and displays.
The Museum
The World’s Smallest Museum is comprised of a single Tuff Shed with a western roof made from 1,800 recycled aluminum cans. Inside, this tiny 134-square foot structure contains several exhibits housed in a set of ten protective glass cases. Visitors can walk through the tiny museum for no charge, delighting in the collection of personal and everyday objects meant to encourage reminiscence about years gone by and pay homage to America’s working class. The World’s Smallest Museum is currently open Wednesdays through Sundays, with meals available at the adjacent Buckboard City Cafe.
The Collection
The World’s Smallest Museum prides itself on its unique collection and presentation of everyday objects, which give visitors a peek into the life of Arizona residents of generations past and present. Among the attraction’s collection are a Compaq home computer from 1984, the World’s Largest Apache Tear, pieces of barbed wire from the Gila River Internment Camp, numerous pieces of Native American pottery and cooking implements, and a letter written by John F. Kennedy to attraction founder Jake Reaney. Outside the museum, a number of fountains fashioned from recycled materials such as tires and wheelbarrows are designed to draw the attention of passersby in a yard with street signs proclaiming it the corner of Memory Lane and Waterfall Avenue.
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