Collections

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

"The prettiest love letters in the world" ... or so said Lord Byron.

Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.

The Origin of On the Origin of Species.

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

Volunteer-run library dedicated to exploring five decades of activism history.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.

19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

A typical crusty old museum this isn't.

A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.

This stuffed pigeon of war had the very serious name "John Silver" until he lost a leg in battle.

A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.