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Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

Giftshop catering to cryptozoologists and anyone with a sense of humor.

Bar full of oddities, specimens, artifacts and homages to the great dime museums of the past.

The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.

This massive geographical sculpture is so subtle, it's possible to pass by it without noticing.

Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

The exact whereabouts of this surreal cabinet of curiosities are rarely the same place twice.

The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."

This fairy tale-themed amusement park is now abandoned, and childhood metaphors abound.

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

Ruins of a historic medical facility sits eerily by the water.

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

Connecticut grave of the woman responsible for the Winchester Mystery House in California.

The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.

This abandoned psychiatric hospital once housed more than 4,000 patients in the middle of a quaint New England town.

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.

A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.

Forgotten under the construction of a new urban roadway is a small, abandoned part of town.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.