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Curia Arcanum

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

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Austin’s semi-official tag line is “Keep Austin Weird” and there are few places that exemplify this spirit more than this Victorian-style oddity shop.

Inside, curious wanderers can find everything from unique artwork to a taxidermied specimen of the mythical wolpertinger. The shop also plays host to a small library of mystical books and other oddities spanning the world obscura.

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5924 S Congress Ave
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Austin, Texas, 78745
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