I stopped at the building where my GPS brought me to. Part of my plan that day was to visit the Paul A. Johnson Pencil Sharpener Museum in Logan, Ohio. The lady at the welcome counter smiled and greeted me as I entered the door. I approached the desk and told her about my interest in seeing the museum. She smiled again and said, while pointing outside, “That’s the Pencil Sharpener Museum.” Surprised, I asked, “Do you mean this building isn’t the museum?” “This is the Visitor’s Center. The museum is the small cabin just outside the entrance door,” she replied.
What I read online about the museum being small, I thought it is just a small section of a big building. But it was, in fact, a separate structure, a small cabin to be exact.
True to its name, from miniature planes to superhero characters to animal figures, everything inside is a pencil sharpener. Even the small cabin that houses them was built to strikingly resemble that of a pencil sharpener. I’m sure the museum has the weirdest sharpener collection in the world!
It didn’t take more than 15 minutes to check the items in this unusual museum in Ohio. If you have kids with you, they may be more interested in this.
Below, see the photos I took inside and outside the museum.
Facts About the Museum.
1. It was opened on May 13, 2011.
2. Rev. Paul Johnson started collecting pencil sharpeners more than 20 years ago.
3. There are more than 3,450 pencil sharpeners in the collection.
4. It is considered the largest collection of pencil sharpeners in the United States.
Address.
Paul A. Johnson Pencil Sharpener Museum
13178 OH-664, Logan, Ohio 43138
Link to Google Map for GPS direction.
Admission Fee.
FREE Museum
Travel Tips.
1. The museum is easily accessible along Ohio-664 route. Stop by for a short break.
2. The Lake Logan State Park is nearby. From the museum, drive few minutes to get to the beautiful park! Here is the Google Map location of the park.
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