Fairfield, Maine
L.C. Bates Museum
This eclectic natural history collection holds everything from a bit of the trans-atlantic cable to Hemingway's marlin.
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Fairfield, Maine
This eclectic natural history collection holds everything from a bit of the trans-atlantic cable to Hemingway's marlin.
Lynn, Massachusetts
A cave dug by a man directed by ghosts to find pirate treasure.
Salem, Massachusetts
The headquarters in Salem doubles as an occult art gallery.
White River Junction, Vermont
Taxonomy experiment known for quirky collections.
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
A New England curiosity cabinet, one hundred years on.
Hebron, New Hampshire
This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.
London, England
A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.
Davis, California
This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.
Wilmington, North Carolina
A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.
Littleton, North Carolina
Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.
Cameron, West Virginia
The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.
Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France
This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.
Creissels, France
The world's tallest bridge is also possibly the most elegant.
Barcelona, Spain
This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.
Kalamunda, Australia
A beautiful hike through national parks, forests and beaches in Western Australia.
Diwan, Australia
Australia's largest collection of rare and bizarre insects.
Eden, Australia
A microcosm of the whaling industry in a small Australian town.
Melbourne, Australia
A remarkable lifelong collection of antiques and art preserved in a historic Melbourne townhouse.
Yallabatharra, Australia
A massive concentration of algae is responsible for this lake's pink hue.
Melbourne, Australia
The bullet-banged DIY suit of armour belonging to Australia’s most famous outlaw.
Mosman, Australia
The yawning remains of a complex naval fortress still haunt this Australian shore.
Yallabatharra, Australia
A micronation of epic proportions.
Sydney, Australia
The bones of this aquatic dinosaur turned to opal over the centuries and the beast's remains were almost sold as jewelry.
Birdsville, Australia
A historic hotel on the edge of the Australian outback.