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Where to See the World’s Creepiest Dolls and Toys

From Key West’s Robert the Doll to Mexico City’s Island of the Dolls, these haunted, headless, and thoroughly unsettling playthings will never make anyone’s wish list.
Holyn Thigpen October 23, 2026
Borås, Sweden

Haunted Museum of Borås

Sweden’s first haunted museum showcases cursed dolls, mirrors, and relics said to carry lingering spirits.
miniatures

What Secrets Are Behind the Magic of Miniatures? AO Wants to Know.

Artist Amanda Kelly crafts tiny worlds that tell intricate stories.
Andrew Coletti April 3, 2025
Neuhausen, Germany

Nussknackermuseum Neuhausen

Home to the world's largest collection of nutcrackers.
Cave Creek, Arizona

World's Largest Kachina Doll

This 39-foot-tall version of a Hopi figure stands in Arizona.
La Isla de las Muñecas (Island of the Dolls), Mexico City
abandoned

10 Surprising Sites in the World's Most Popular Cities

Find bird palaces, abandoned cave aquariums, and an island of severed doll heads hiding in these bustling cities.
Atlas Obscura November 12, 2024
From post offices and grocery stores to margarita bars and town halls, ghosts can turn up in the most ordinary places.
haunted

7 Stories of Ghosts in Weird Places

From a Norwegian grocery store to a town hall in Spain, hauntings can happen where we least expect them.
Roxanne Hoorn October 25, 2024
Omaha, Nebraska

The Museum of Shadows

Haunted dolls, macabre artifacts, and more make up the collection of the “most haunted museum in the world.”
museums

Podcast: Vent Haven Museum

Here lies the world's largest collection of ventriloquist dummies.
The Podcast Team March 25, 2024
This cobweb encrusted library sits on the second floor of the Southern Gothic Dollhouse, created by and, in a way, inhabited by, artist Lauren Banks.
haunted

Explore the Insidious Secrets of This Haunted Dollhouse

From human-teeth tiles to teeny-tiny taxidermy, this insanely detailed interactive diorama reflects the magic, lore, and history of the Southern Gothic.
Roxanne Hoorn October 31, 2023
List

11 Places Where Dolls Are a Frightening Sight

We're not in the toy aisle anymore.
Jonathan Carey October 27, 2023
Beaver Island, Michigan

Beaver Island Toy Museum

On a remote island in the northern reaches of Lake Michigan, a museum of collectibles collides with a vintage toy store.
Arlington, Indiana

Lova Cline's Dollhouse Grave

A father’s love is immortalized by a unique dollhouse marking a young girl’s grave site.
Barbie cakes are a birthday classic.
dolls

Before Barbie and Barbie Cakes, There Was Dolly and Dolly Varden Cakes

These toy-filled birthday cakes have an intriguing connection to both Charles Dickens and Australia.
Cathleen Freedman July 20, 2023
List

It's Barbie's World in These Perfectly Pink Places

From cotton candy–colored castles to rosy lakes and pink sand beaches.
Michelle Cassidy July 14, 2023
An exhibit of dolls from all around the world.
Yokohama, Japan

Yokohama Doll Museum

Home to thousands of dolls from around the world, including the "blue-eyed dolls" that came to Japan as American ambassadors.
Lucinda Bunnen (American, born 1930), Nellie Mae Rowe’s House, 1971, chromogenic print, collection of the artist.
architecture

Podcast: Nellie Mae Rowe's Playhouse

Inside an artistic, whimsical playhouse.
The Podcast Team February 27, 2023
Losel dolls on display at the museum.
Sidhpur, India

Losel Doll Museum

The art and tradition of Tibetan costumes are preserved through these dolls made by Buddhist monks.