Jadwin, Missouri
Welch Spring Hospital Ruins
Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.
Places CaveVex Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Fairborn, Ohio
The Secret Chamber House of Oddities and Artwork
Inside this wonderland of weird, visitors are treated to a collection ranging from skeletons to haunted artifacts.
Winter Park, Florida
Prometheus Esoterica
Hidden in the plaza next to a pizza shop is an amazing little oddities shop.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indiana Medical History Museum
A medical facility that has been kept frozen in time.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Mothman Statue
This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.
New Orleans, Louisiana
La Belle Nouvelle Orleans Antiques
This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.
Salem, Massachusetts
Salem Witch Board Museum
A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.
Los Angeles, California
Soap Plant / Wacko
An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Ethyl the Whale
Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Museum of Quackery and Medical Frauds
A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Stanley Rehder Carnivorous Plant Garden
Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.
Denver, Colorado
'Unsinkable' Molly Brown House
One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.
Austin, Texas
Museum of Natural and Artificial Ephemerata
DIY collection of eclectic holdings.
Bronx, New York
Bronx Zoo Bug Carousel
The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.
New York, New York
The Conjuring Arts Research Center
Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Paranormal Museum
A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Burlesque Hall of Fame
This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.
Pearl River, Louisiana
Honey Island Swamp
Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.
Mansfield, Ohio
Ohio State Reformatory
Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.
Salem, Massachusetts
Black Veil Shoppe of Drear & Wonder
Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.
Key West, Florida
Robert the Doll
Here’s how Robert the Doll earned his reputation as the most haunted doll in the world.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Oak Ridge "The Secret City"
The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.
Lake Helen, Florida
Cassadaga
Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.
Chicago, Illinois
Leather Archives & Museum
Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.
