Farmington Hills, Michigan
Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum
Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.
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Farmington Hills, Michigan
Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
The museum moved on, but the diorama remain.
Wyoming, Michigan
These sprawling mines once served as a source of plaster and today serve as a storage facility.
New York, New York
A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.
Brooklyn, New York
Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.
Brooklyn, New York
The last slot car racing arcade in Brooklyn is keeping the dream of speedy little autos alive.
Brooklyn, New York
This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.
Chicago, Illinois
The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.
Chittorgarh, India
A complex of six forts embedded in the Rajasthan hills.
Jaipur, India
More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Tokyo, Japan
Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.
Tokyo, Japan
A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.
Mitaka, Japan
A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.
Tokyo, Japan
Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.
Belize
Sparkling, calcite-covered skeletons of children who may have been sacrificed to appease an angry god.
Cafayate, Argentina
Visit this odd display of indigenous style in Argentine wine country.
Chesterton, Indiana
The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Berlin, Germany
A surreal museum of extraordinary industrial objects.
Toronto, Ontario
A collection of human remains, animal body parts, and other macabre curiosities all legally for sale.
Toronto, Ontario
This Toronto garden collects stares and tchotchkes in equal measure.
New York, New York
A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.
New York, New York
A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.