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Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.

A small cave hidden deep within the Jenny Jump State Forest.

A gazebo that inspired the fifth episode of the "Twilight Zone" still stands in the creator's hometown

An allegedly haunted testament to a local businessman's desire for status, posterity, and charity.

A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.

Delicate Wurlitzers, creepy clowns, and The Noid all share space in this insane explosion of kitsch history.

The Ryerss mansion in Burholme Park now houses a community library and a museum filled with a trove of oddities from around the world.

The first partially complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered here, forever changing the world's view of the ruling reptiles.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

This fine arts hall honors the mastermind behind our beloved creepy and kooky Addams Family.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

Instruments, apparatus, and rare books all relating to chemistry and its related sciences.

For more than 25 years, this Philadelphia store has been offering a wide selection of Victorian oddities and antiques.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

This might just be the TARDIS of bookstores.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

A retired schoolteacher in suburban Nevada transformed his front yard into a paleontological menagerie.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

A wonderous place devoted to art and metal.

Metal monsters made from repurposed materials lurk alongside this Pennsylvania road.