Wilmington, North Carolina
Museum of the Bizarre
A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.
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Wilmington, North Carolina
A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.
Beech Mountain, North Carolina
A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.
Rougemont, North Carolina
A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.
Littleton, North Carolina
Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.
Austin, Texas
This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.
Greenback, Tennessee
One man has spent decades faithfully constructing this unique brick and cinderblock castle.
Bucharest, Romania
A celebration of all things tacky, garish, and bizarrely creative in the Romanian capital.
Bran, Romania
The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."
Buena Vista, Georgia
This folk art compound was built by a fortune teller on the advice of three people from the future.
Seale, Alabama
A former taxidermist has turned his old shop into a folk art mecca.
Savannah, Georgia
Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.
Leslie, Georgia
Oldest and rarest examples of telecommunication in the world.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Striking images of New Orleans history, including colonizers, soldiers, Klansmen, scientists, sharecroppers, and more, are depicted in frescoes that line the walls of this transportation hub.
Carville, Louisiana
This museum chronicles the history of a leprosy quarantine hospital that then became a refuge.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques
New Orleans, Louisiana
This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.
Atlanta, Georgia
The beauty of urban decay, hiding some dark secrets.
Atlanta, Georgia
A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.
Atlanta, Georgia
One of the world’s largest collections of paper memorabilia chronicles 4,000 years of papermaking.
Atlanta, Georgia
One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.
Atlanta, Georgia
A provocative museum dedicated to the genre and the harsh realities that inspired its origins.
Atlanta, Georgia
One-of-a-kind museum inside the first Boeing 747-400 ever made.
Atlanta, Georgia
The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.
Atlanta, Georgia
3/4-scale model of the White House in Atlanta, Georgia.