Cameron, West Virginia
Archive of the Afterlife
The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.
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Cameron, West Virginia
The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.
Nottingham, England
This romantic, decaying 13th-century ruin on the edge of Sherwood Forest is reputedly one of England's most haunted places.
Torrevieja, Spain
Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.
Säter, Sweden
A museum dedicated to the history of psychiatric treatment featuring a gallery of art made by patients.
Portland, Oregon
Inside a humble hangar is some of the best roller derby the world has to offer.
Innsbruck, Austria
Archduke Ferdinand II's collection of rare objects is considered one of the oldest museums in the world.
Morda, England
The sculpture is made of more than 100,000 knives collected to raise awareness about violence.
Tucson, Arizona
A Tucson museum and performance space full of found-object movable sculptures.
New York, New York
The oldest bibliophilia club in America, with exhibitions on historic books and graphic arts.
New York, New York
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.
New York, New York
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
New York, New York
A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."
New York, New York
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
Somerville, Massachusetts
This former Masonic hall has been turned into an art project that uses even more metaphysical iconography.
Washington, D.C.
A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.
Washington, D.C.
During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.
Washington, D.C.
One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.
New York, New York
The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.
New York, New York
This hidden library of physiological ephemera contains centuries worth of knowledge on the vim and viscera of the human body.
New York, New York
A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.
New York, New York
Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.
New York, New York
A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.
Watertown, Massachusetts
Large Massachusetts museum dedicated to Armenian history and culture.
Ware, Massachusetts
The largest body of water in Massachusetts annihilated four small towns just to slake Boston's thirst.