A welcome respite from torture…
Fancy yourself an interesting museum tour that is unlike those from your junior high or high school days? Perhaps the Medieval Torture Museum is right up your alley if, “you are brave enough!”
According to the Medieval Tour Museum website, “We are the largest interactive historical museum in the U.S., occupying more than 6,000 square feet, with over 100 unique implements and devices on display. Enter the minds of fanatics, madmen, and murderers, and discover the world’s most detailed collection of confinement and torture devices.”
Locations in Chicago, St. Augustine, New York and Los Angelos
Recently, the staff at Poopable were a little adventurous regarding some of our history nerds on staff. Nestled just next to the famed Chicago Theatre, is a not so well known museum that features the times in history when humanity was not the nicest to one another.
Why would a museum want to highlight or educate a populace about such a morbid subject matter? Well, their ethos makes an important point…
“We believe that those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it, and have amassed an unprecedented collection of cruelty, based on historical documents and engravings, offering a chilling look into the darkest parts of human history. “
There is an old saying, “if you dig up the past then all you get is dirty.” Needless to say, our species has experienced some dark times and… ages.
Interactive exhibits that will make you cringe…and laugh.
This unique museum boasts over 50 exhibits that accompany life size models and mockups of various forms of torture and executions throughout history. Some of them, while grotesque can also be somewhat comical.
For example, putting the village drunkard in a wooden barrel until he or she returns to a sober state is mildly entertaining. However, dousing a shackled prisoner in honey so they are then forced to endure thousands of insect bites seems sweet… while also being a combination of cruel creativity.
The bathroom does not need to be torture!
Honesty, after about an hour into the museum of humanities horrors, hopes for a bathroom reprieve were low. Do not fret fellow poopers, the staff was proven otherwise upon entry into the museums facilities. Despite severed body parts hanging near the entry way…
Yes, those are “torture friendly” chastity belts on the doorways and both bathroom come with a guillotine.
This is certainly a Poopable first. Our staff have traversed a variety of bathrooms over our time here. Yet, this restroom has provided our first bathroom break while standing near a guillotine. Definite points for creativity.
The restrooms at the museum feature various canvas artwork as well from periods of torture history. The staff at Poopable have experienced plenty of restrooms that will have music as well. Oddly enough, the music playing in these restrooms was somewhat calming…
Is the Medieval Torture Museum Poopable?
The staff at Poopable never thought they would be in a position to accompany relaxing and torture in the same review. However, the museum hit the mark on creativity, cleanliness as well as a worthwhile break.
The museum tour can be experience in about an hour or two, depending on how long you or your group wants to linger “dunk” the mockup witches, headfirst into a barrel of water (yes, this is an actual interactive exhibit).
A bathroom break is certainly warranted during the visit, even if you just need a mental break from the recently processed tortuous knowledge. Poopable definitely salutes the curators of this museum for providing a unique and fun experience throughout the visit.
More importantly, the restroom is proof that creative humor can go a long way in making hard-to-digest topics more reasonable for all to enjoy. Thanks to the kind employees of the museum for making this a truly memorable experience!
Are you a pooper with an interesting bathroom adventure? Shoot us a note or comment below. We’d love to hear your tale!
Jeff G