Shops

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

The collection of ceremonial and cultural objects spans many countries and hundreds of years.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

A supply store for traditional healers, this shop sells the hair of a dog--and its skin, skeleton, and reproductive organs, too.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

Antiques by the Bay.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

Largest man-made excavation on earth!

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.