Saint Paul, Minnesota
Museum of Quackery and Medical Frauds
A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.
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Saint Paul, Minnesota
A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
An architecturally-focused antique shop.
Boston, Massachusetts
This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.
Somerville, Massachusetts
The self-proclaimed world's smallest museum, located next to a Massachusetts sandwich chain.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
An alley way dedicated to graffiti and street art is a constantly changing street gallery.
Watertown, Massachusetts
The macabre paintings created by famous suicide proponent Jack Kevorkian, or "Dr. Death."
Washington, D.C.
A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.
Alexandria, Virginia
An original apothecary from 1792.
McLean, Virginia
A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.
Washington, D.C.
With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.
Washington, D.C.
A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.
Washington, D.C.
Home to items never before seen by the public.
Washington, D.C.
America's Most Wanted's set resides in this tribute to the history of crime and punishment.
Baltimore, Maryland
George Washington's dentures and Queen Victoria's dental instruments are in the nation’s official museum of the dental profession.
Washington, D.C.
Bar full of oddities, specimens, artifacts and homages to the great dime museums of the past.
Baltimore, Maryland
Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.
District of Columbia
Giftshop catering to cryptozoologists and anyone with a sense of humor.
Silver Spring, Maryland
An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.
Ellicott City, Maryland
Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.
Linthicum Heights, Maryland
Fascinating museum dedicated to the under-appreciated medical history of urology features some wince-inducing devices.
Wamego, Kansas
A wonderful collection of all things Oz is nestled in the heart of Kansas.
Liberal, Kansas
A house turned museum is the real-life "home" of the fictional main character of The Wizard of Oz.
Lebanon, Kansas
Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.
Lucas, Kansas
A unique attraction and museum dedicated to exploring iconic roadside structures.