Saint Paul, Minnesota
Museum of Quackery and Medical Frauds
A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.
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Saint Paul, Minnesota
A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.
Denver, Colorado
One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.
Austin, Texas
DIY collection of eclectic holdings.
Bronx, New York
The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.
New York, New York
Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.
Pearl River, Louisiana
Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.
Mansfield, Ohio
Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.
Salem, Massachusetts
Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.
Key West, Florida
Here’s how Robert the Doll earned his reputation as the most haunted doll in the world.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.
Lake Helen, Florida
Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.
Chicago, Illinois
Chicago's museum dedicated to the history of bondage and fetishism is more textbook than titillation.
New York, New York
Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.
Chipley, Florida
A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.
Houston, Texas
Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.
Washington, D.C.
A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.
Aspen, Colorado
An architect in Aspen used psychedelics as his muse while building this mushroom masterpiece.
Cody, Wyoming
One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.
Madison, Wisconsin
"Looks so real, it's scary!"
Los Angeles, California
This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.
Miami Beach, Florida
12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.