Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder: Pronged Ants, Horned Humans, Mice on Toast, and Other Marvels of Jurassic Technology cover
Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder: Pronged Ants, Horned Humans, Mice on Toast, and Other Marvels of Jurassic Technology
by Lawrence Weschler
Description: Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder examines the exhibits of David Wilson's Museum of Jurassic Technology, presenting a mix of curious displays such as pronged ants and horned humans, and questioning the line between fact and fiction in the collection
ISBN: 0679764895
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bookofjoe · 2026-03-26 · Original thread
It was wonderful. Scintillating. Alas, that was in the late 1980s and I haven't been back, though from the photo in Wikipedia its kind of derelict/dumpy entrance looks like it hasn't changed at all.

If you read "Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder: Pronged Ants, Horned Humans, Mice on Toast, and Other Marvels of Jurassic Technology," Lawrence Weschler's superb 1995 book about the museum with extended interviews with Wilson, you will find it hard not to want to visit.

https://www.amazon.com/Mr-Wilsons-Cabinet-Wonder-Technology/...