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

Tucked away on the second floor of a small town library is one of the great private Victorian taxidermy collections looking today very much like it did in 1909.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

Taxonomy experiment known for quirky collections.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

The 100-year-old public collection of a New Hampshire dentist that contains taxidermy, Native American artifacts, and a pair of mummy hands.

An abandoned Depression-era zoo hidden just off the highway.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

How did the right arm of a 13th-century English bishop wind up in a Connecticut church?

250-year-old farm now features sculptures, a petting zoo and a hippy-bazaar.

These mysterious petroglyphs in Vermont reflect a troubled history in the treatment of Native American culture.

An unusual library of dead things at the Rhode Island School of Design.

Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."

Explore the dark underground corridors of this graffiti-covered former military fortification.

Tour the world's largest deep-hole dimension granite quarry, where you can view the plant where gravestones are made and roll a ball down the outdoor granite bowling alley.

Take a drunken tour inside the world's largest known geode.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

This collection of unique liquids allows visitors to wander the waters of Iceland's glaciers.

This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.

This mountain fissure hides a secret path to a secluded mossy grotto within the rock itself.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.