Unclaimed Baggage in Scottsboro, Alabama Announces 'The Unclaimed Baggage Museum'

Unclaimed Baggage in Scottsboro, Alabama is a retail store that specializes in selling lost, stolen, or unclaimed luggage from airlines and other transportation companies. The store offers a wide variety of items, including clothing, electronics, jewelry, sporting goods, and more, all at discounted prices. It's a unique shopping experience that attracts tourists and locals alike. The store also has a museum display of unusual items found in lost luggage over the years.

Unclaimed Baggage, America’s only lost luggage retail store, is thrilled to announce the grand opening of its store's newest addition: The Unclaimed Baggage Museum, a curated collection showcasing more than 100 of the most curious and unusual items they have unpacked from lost bags over their 50+ year history. This one-of-a-kind attraction opens on Friday, April 21, 2023, at Unclaimed Baggage’s storefront in Scottsboro, Alabama.

The oldest items on display include ancient Egyptian artifacts from 1500 BC, found in a well-worn Gucci suitcase. Most items were sold through Christie’s Auction House. The remaining items are showcased, along with the Christie’s catalog and replicas of the sold mummified hawk sarcophagus and funeral mask, made using 3D fabrication technology. Additional fascinating articles include the following:

• Musical instruments from around the world
• Suits of armor
• Detailed handmade model ship that spans over 4-feet wide
• Violin from 1772
• 1980’s Hermes necklace
• Basketball signed by Michael Jordan
• African and Asian iron statues and plaques from antiquity
• Vintage items like a 19th century box camera, primitive hair tools that were heated on a wood stove and a Victorian era “flirting” fan. 

There is something for everyone to enjoy in this museum of oddities and wonders. Yet, the most intriguing facet of all is that these museum artifacts were all found in unclaimed suitcases! Road-trippers can discover their own treasures in the 50,000-square-foot retail store of unclaimed items in Scottsboro, Alabama, or online at unclaimedbaggage.com.

WHEN:

Friday, April 21 - (11:00 a.m.)

• Ribbon cutting and grand opening of the Unclaimed Baggage Museum
• Museum staff expert presentation on the history behind the lost luggage ‘treasures’
• Cake cutting, special treats and games
• Saturday, April 22 - (8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.)
• Continued weekend celebration with food trucks, music, games, vendors and guided tours

WHERE:
Unclaimed Baggage Store and Museum
509 W Willow St., Scottsboro, AL 35768