Tucson, Arizona
Tucson Mineral and Gem World
A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.
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Tucson, Arizona
A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.
Tucson, Arizona
Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
London, England
The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.
Naantali, Finland
A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.
Willemstad, Curaçao
The mouldering manses of wealthy colonials still pock the streets of a Curaçao neighborhood.
Byron, California
A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.
South Pasadena, California
Delve into a wealth of oddities, antiques, and taxidermy treasures.
Los Angeles, California
Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.
Los Angeles, California
These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.
Los Angeles, California
Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.
Los Angeles, California
Iconic Los Angeles residence famous for its 19 statues of Michelangelo's David.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
San Francisco, California
Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
San Francisco, California
A library and museum dedicated to typography.
San Francisco, California
A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.
San Francisco, California
This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.