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Aug 13, 2009 · The home museum is in an outbuilding at Richard Porter's house in Onset, MA. It's small; it's cramped; it's bursting with a collection of over 5000 thermometers, so many that Richard holds the Guiness world record for the most thermometers in one place.
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- Attraction
- Onset, Massachusetts
Dick Porter’s motto for his museum (the world’s only) is “Always open and always free with over 5,100 thermometers to see.” This retired Lexington school teacher will amaze you with tidbits about his unusual collection, the largest in the world (he is in both the Guinness Book of World Records and Ripley’s Believe It or Not).
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- (508) 295-5504
- 49 Zarahemla Road, Onset, 02538, Massachusetts
For 35 years, Porter has collected over 5,000 thermometers at flea markets, yard sales, antique shops and overseas trips, from your everyday models to high-tech gadgets. They are all stuffed into the Porter Thermometer Museum in Onset, Massachusetts.
- Star H. Cincinnati, OH16 contributions. Ehh. Visited on Thursday, August 2 around 5pm. Pros: - low tide (little to no waves). - very few people. -great for young kids.
- AP K. 2 contributions. Great Vacation in Onset. We had a wonderful time in quaint Onset! There is a great little community of visitors and 4-5 people who own homes.
- redeco. Warren, MA9,469 contributions. A Walk on the Wild Side. A visit to Ripley's "Thermometer Man" is not for everyone. The home museum is in an outbuilding at Richard Porter's house in Onset, MA.
- Too Poor 2. Baltimore, MD 341 contributions. Victory on Cape Cod cruise. A nice easy adventure to the Cape Cod canal on a old ship named Victory. They offer daily trips up the canal in 2 hour or 3 hour segnments.
May 10, 2014 · Richard T. Porter, 86, who holds the Guinness world record for amassing the largest thermometer collection in the world, has parted with his prized collection and is no longer operating his...
The home museum is in an outbuilding at Richard Porter's house in Onset, MA. It's small; it's cramped; it's bursting with a collection of over 5000 thermometers, so many that Richard holds the Guiness world record for the most thermometers in one place.
