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Grabill, Indiana
Grabill Country Sales
A bakery and variety store filled with an extensive taxidermy collection.
Chicago, Illinois
The Insect Asylum
A small Chicago museum filled with thousands of preserved butterflies, beetles, and more.
Magdeburg, Germany
Guericke-Einhorn (Magdeburg Unicorn)
This 17th-century "unicorn" was cobbled together from the skull of a rhinoceros, the legs of a mammoth, and the horn of a narwhal.
Clearwater, Florida
Frank Miranda's Oddities & Antiques
An abandoned Victorian house transformed into a museum and store filled with taxidermy and vintage goods.
Duncan, British Columbia
Hand of Man Museum
A former elementary school houses one man's extensive collection of art, artifacts, and taxidermy.
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Shaddow Domain
This combination shop and museum is filled with curious items and artifacts.
Asheville, North Carolina
The Odd
A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.
Degersheim, Switzerland
Dreamfactory's World of Wonders
A Swiss magician's vault of oddities.
Leiden, Netherlands
De stal van Stier Herman
The world's first transgenic bovine has been preserved at the museum where he spent his final years—though his old stable is now a cafe.
Ritzville, Washington
Lasting Legacy Wildlife Museum
A diorama lover's dream world.
Portland, Oregon
Creepy's
Definitely not a clown bar.
Winona, Minnesota
WNB Financial African Safari Exhibit
Hunting trophies and antique guns make up the unusual display at this Minnesota bank building.
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Norwich, England
Norwich Castle Museum
This medieval castle is filled with an eccentric collection that ranges from ancient Egyptian artifacts to taxidermy to a mummified hand that was cut off during a duel.
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The Curious Task of Digitizing Darwin’s Beans and Butterflies
From squeaky beans to arsenic scares, conservation is full of surprises.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Bywater Museum of Unnatural History
Professional and amateur dioramas, taxidermy, and oddities all located in an attic above a gallery.
Kokomo, Indiana
Old Ben Pavilion
More than 100 years after his death, the world's largest steer is still attracting crowds.
Galloway, Ohio
Trap History Museum
If you want to build a better mousetrap, first consult this small museum's massive collection of trapping tools.
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