Granville, New York
The Pember Museum
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.
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Granville, New York
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.
Swiftwater, Pennsylvania
A candle shop hiding a haunted basement once used as a monkey research lab.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A collection of unique objects showcasing the university’s achievements in the medical field.
Salem, Massachusetts
An inn older than the Witch Trials.
Niles, Michigan
A cabinet of funerary art and death culture hidden inside an oddities shop.
Boston, Massachusetts
America's original house of worship for Spiritualism, the religious movement based on communing with the dead.
Boston, Massachusetts
Statue commemorating the use of ether in anesthesia.
Moundsville, West Virginia
The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.
Wheeling, West Virginia
This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.
London, England
A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.
London, England
A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.
San Francisco, California
A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.
Faber, Virginia
Take an otherworldly journey in a school dedicated to out-of-body experiences.
Richmond, Virginia
Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.
Roswell, New Mexico
A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.
Roswell, New Mexico
This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A typical "Old South" manor, once owned by author Anne Rice, served as the setting for several of her witchcraft sagas.
Los Angeles, California
Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.
Bentleyville, Ohio
Landmark dedicated to the plight of the American Indian in the 21st century.
Mill Run, Pennsylvania
Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.