UCM Museum near New Orleans, LA

Traveling across country is flavored by various road side attractions like a giant ball of yawn or other novelty items of peculiar size or nature. The most peculiar of all attractions in Louisiana can be located at the UCM Museum.

Specializing in the abnormal and unique, the UCM Museum located minutes from New Orleans features over 1000 found objects and inventions. The odd, strange, and just weird can be found at the UCM Museum.

A Bassigator named Buford or Darrell the dogigator are not unusual for the UCM Museum. Along with the other attractions they seem fairly tame, actually. The curator, John Preble has collected a vast assortment of the odd and strange together in one spot that has become the UCM Museum. Visitors will delight in the eccentrics of the displays and collections, such as the Comb Collection. The House of Shard is located next to the UCM Museum. The small cottage is decorated with countless numbers of broken tiles, glass, mirrors, and pottery to create a dazzling mosaic.

The UCM Museum has something for everyone, from everywhere. See the Airstream trailer with a wrecked UFO on the side which leaves one to wonder if insurance premiums went up after that incident.

The UCM Museum is in Abita Springs, just a short distance from New Orleans. The UCM Museum inspires the whimsy and creative. Paintings, jewelry, and other folk art, created by John Preble are available for view and purchase. A visit to this Museum will not be forgotten and luckily, the Feejee Mermaid is kept safetly behind glass.