The Lunchbox Museum

The Lunchbox Museum

From The Atlas Obscura Podcast by SiriusXM and Atlas Obscura

May 5, 2026 · 9 min

About this episode

The episode explores Allen Woodall's extensive collection of lunchboxes housed in a museum in Columbus, Georgia.

Allen Woodall’s first lunchbox was a brown paper bag. Since then, he’s amassed a collection of over 5,000 lunchboxes, all housed in a museum in Columbus, Georgia. The Lunchbox Museum is part of the Columbus Collective Museums. Learn more: https://www.columbuscollectivemuseums.com/

Topics covered

  • lunchboxes
  • museum
  • collecting
  • Georgia
  • culture

Keywords

  • lunchbox museum
  • Allen Woodall
  • collection
  • Columbus
  • Georgia
  • cultural artifacts
  • history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Columbus Collective Museums

Places: Columbus, Georgia

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