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This collection started by a Cornell professor once held more than 600 human brain specimens, including the one that belonged to its founder.

Brain collection and database that narrows the gap between man and animal.

An archival collection of over 2,200 case studies which includes human brain specimens and tumor specimens.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

This restaurant offers a side of antiques, curios, and a bathroom chock full of owls.

A beautiful oddities shop crammed with strange and morbid curiosities.

House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.

This Philly landmark has a giant butterfly pavilion, three floors of insect displays, and withstood a $40,000 heist.

Century-old shop, specializing in Occult products.

As the oldest natural history museum in the Americas, these halls contain everything from dinosaur bones to biological samples collected by Lewis and Clark.

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

The body of St. John Neumann and his collection of hundreds of relics, on display in a Philly church.

This museum boasts a bucket of teeth and tells the tale of a 20th-century dental circus.

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

In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.

Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.

The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.

The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.