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murder

Podcast: Villa de Vecchi

This abandoned Italian mansion, with its fair share of ghostly tales.
The Podcast Team August 28, 2023
libraries

Podcast: Spaces for Spies

Where real-world American espionage comes to life.
The Podcast Team July 25, 2023
nostalgia

Podcast: Secret Places With Ashley Ray

A love letter to an unloved Midwestern town.
The Podcast Team June 21, 2023
The haunting by the entity known as the Bell Witch has resonated across centuries of American history.
haunted

The Elusive, Maddening Mystery of the Bell Witch

A classic ghost story has something to say about America—200 years ago, 100 years ago, and today.
Colin Dickey May 2, 2023
A sculpture of the Dover Demon, a cryptid supposedly seen in Massachusetts in the 1970s, on display at the International Cryptozoology Museum in Portland, Maine.
cryptozoology

Take a Podcast Tour of Some of the World's Most Unusual Museums

Visiting some of our favorite very specific collections from the last two years.
April White April 5, 2023
Alatskivi Castle
Alatskivi, Estonia

Alatskivi Castle

A wealthy aristocratic family built this Disney-worthy, fairy-tale castle.
architecture

Podcast: The A. Everett Austin Facade House

How does such a grand mansion only have one room?
The Podcast Team March 2, 2023
Albert Glatz Tobacco Shop
Lititz, Pennsylvania

Albert Glatz Tobacco Shop

This restored 18th-century house was once the home of Lititz's first tobacconist.
Grandma Moses Homestead
Eagle Bridge, New York

Grandma Moses Homestead

The farm where one of America's most famous folk artists created her paintings.
The newly repainted house
Hibbing, Minnesota

Bob Dylan's Childhood Home

Where one of America's greatest songwriters lived before he was Bob Dylan.
museums

Podcast: The Wren’s Nest

Atlanta’s oldest house museum is dedicated to preserving Black American oral traditions.
The Podcast Team November 8, 2022
Edward Gorey in 1977, on the set he designed for a stage production of <em>Dracula</em> on Broadway.
museums

Getting to Know Edward Gorey

A visit to the home museum of the famous oddball artist, 30 years after meeting him there for tea.
Paula Span October 18, 2022
outsider art

Podcast: Enchanted Hart Haus

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team September 26, 2022
List

The Kitschy Pleasure of the San Fernando Valley

Nowhere else does Americana quite like this.
museums

Video: A Resilient Fairytale Cottage

This house, considered the most ornate small cottage in Texas, features incredible architectural ornate details as well as a combination outhouse and former lending library.
architecture

Podcast: Ottoman Bird Palaces

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team August 3, 2022
museums

Video: Where History and the Paranormal Collide

Whether you’re visiting for a taste of history or the paranormal, the Fort Bend Museum has something to share.
collections

Video: Inside The Unique Sebastopol House

This unique house features both inventive architecture as well as what is considered to be the one of the first Black-owned businesses in the state of Texas.