The Poozeum

September 13, 2025 PT

Its “No” to Italy

Earlier this year, my beloved wife, Carol, suggested a trip to Italy for her work spring break. While I thought her idea had merit, I thought we could do a bit better. I informed her that there was only one museum in the world dedicated to poop. This museum was in Arizona…much easier to get to than Italy. Furthermore, Italy has been there for zillions of years…it will always be there. On the contrary, I do not know anyone that has visited this poop museum. Also, these kind of establishments can go belly up at anytime. Getting to the poop museum just seemed like the more urgent vacation. After considerable debate, the final vacation decision was reached. I proudly give you…The POOZEUM.

Poozeum is about Coprolites

If you go to the Poozeum, you will quickly note that the poop is called coprolites…i.e. fossilized feces. The museum uses the word coprolite. However, I prefer calling it poop, poo, or some other juvenile designation. There are a couple dinosaur poos, but most displays tend to be from other pre-historic animals, such as a crocodile, that might be 1-25 million years old. To my untrained eye, most of the poops looked like rocks.

Carol asked the curator about how they tell poos from rocks. The curator explained things about location, texture, analysis, etc. etc. However, he said the most common way to recognize a poop versus a rock is the “pinch off.” While the pinch off is not apparent 100% of the time. The pinch is the best initial clue that the rock is a poop.

The Headliner

The Poozeum’s headliner is credited to a Tyrannosaurus Rex that live 65 million years ago in the area now known as Buffalo, South Dakota. Furthermore, to add to the authenticity, this 20 pound, 2 feet, 2.5 inch turd is even certified by the Guinness World Book of Records. This Poozeum headline attraction certainly made Carol forget all about the Italy vacation option.

Insect Farts

Believe it or not, the 20 pound turd was not my favorite part of the Poozeum. In the spirit of Jurassic Park, my top exhibit had to be the insect farts. I sh$t you not…

YES…just like Jurassic Park, the Poozeum has long dead insects permanently encased in amber. So far, the Poozeum scientists have not been able to create new dinosaurs from the DNA within the insects. Therefore, they settle on the next best thing…fart bubbles.

There were many things that I thought I might see at the world’s only museum dedicated to pre-historic poo. But, insect farts were not one of those things. I have no idea how much amber you have to cut up to find an insect in the process of farting. Butt, I bet it was a lot. Furthermore, I know I am a better person for having seen this amazing exhibit.

Wrap It Up

Thousands of poos, the world’s largest turd, and insect farts…what’s not to like about the Poozeum of Williams, Arizona. After the museum, we caught a train to the Grand Canyon. That was OK too. But, it was no Poozeum. Have a wonderful day. PT

I hope you have enjoyed reading “The Poozeum” on Traveling with PugsleyTonks

Here was an earlier post where poo was the main theme https://travelingwithpt.com/the-best-fudge-comes-from/

If you need to plan you visit to the Poozeum in Williams, Arizona, here you go https://poozeum.com/