17 Items Tagged

Houdini

Galveston, Texas

The Grand 1894 Opera House

Despite changing times, the legendary stage has proved the show must always go on.

Rose Mackenberg believed in something beyond the world we see—but she didn't believe the mediums who said they were in touch with it.

The Ghost-Busting 'Girl Detective' Who Awed Houdini

As an undercover investigator, Rose Mackenberg unmasked hundreds of America’s fake psychics.

Nina Strochlic March 14, 2024

Podcast: Houdini's Grave

Searching for the great beyond in Queens, New York.

The Podcast Team October 25, 2022

A ghoulish 1915 poster from Jay's collection advertising a seance with the magician Howard Thurston.

For Sale: Ricky Jay's One-of-a-Kind Collection of Magic, Mystery, and Masterpieces

The late, legendary magician and actor always followed his curiosity.

Matthew Taub October 14, 2021

The Houdini Estate

Los Angeles, California

The Houdini Estate

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

A skeleton, found inside the box.

31 days of halloween

Discovering a Rare Box of Ghostly Props in My Dad's Antique Collection

The contents included glowing gloves, a spirit lamp, two skeleton bodysuits, and a ghost with "ectoplasm."

Tony Wolf October 9, 2017

Wilmington, North Carolina

Museum of the Bizarre

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

31 days of halloween

In 1926, Houdini Spent 4 Days Shaming Congress for Being in Thrall to Fortune-Tellers

The congressional hearings on the supernatural were very theatrical.

Atlas Obscura October 11, 2016

Inside the Budapest Escape Room That Started the Worldwide Craze

Why Hungarians are so good at puzzles—from Houdini and Rubik's Cubes to escape rooms.

Jennifer Walker August 26, 2016

Marvel at the Awesome and Mysterious Power of 19th-Century Magic Advertisements

Anika Burgess August 19, 2015

Houdini's Grave

Queens, New York

Houdini's Grave

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

The Hidden Magic of New York's Houdini Museum

Allison Meier March 24, 2014

Permanently Closed

New York, New York

Houdini Revealed

Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.

Beyond the Bonds of Death: Four Places to Find Houdini's Legend Still Living in NYC

Allison Meier February 25, 2014

Waiting for Houdini to Escape from Death

Bess Lovejoy October 28, 2013

Houdini's Milk Can Escape, Where Failure Meant Death by Drowning

Allison Meier April 19, 2013

Marshall, Michigan

American Museum of Magic

Largest magic museum in the United States with more than half a million pieces of memorabilia.