New York, New York
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Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.
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New York, New York
Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.
New York, New York
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
New York, New York
La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
San Francisco, California
Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.
San Francisco, California
An invitation-only museum of items natural and bizarre, arcane and exotic.
San Francisco, California
A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.
San Francisco, California
Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.
San Francisco, California
A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.
San Francisco, California
Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.
Dover, New Hampshire
A museum dedicated to "science, history and the arts" little changed since 1915.
Hudson, New Hampshire
A former zoo turned public park, where visitors can hang out in the old animal cages.
Exeter, New Hampshire
Annual celebration commemorating the 1965 sighting of strange lights in the town.
Lincoln, New Hampshire
Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.
Chesterfield, New Hampshire
Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.
Harvard, Massachusetts
This historic cemetery is filled with markers that look more like candy than was likely intended.
South Hadley, Massachusetts
One philanthropist's extensive collection of knick-knacks and curiosities is now a public museum of oddity.
Boston, Massachusetts
Museum dedicated to awful artwork.
Gloucester, Massachusetts
A New England ghost town features a trail of boulders etched with intriguing life lessons.
Deerfield, Massachusetts
This roadside attraction attracts kids with dinosaurs before blindsiding them with geology.