Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Rodef Shalom Biblical Botanical Garden
This Old Testament garden features 100 plants from biblical times.
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This Old Testament garden features 100 plants from biblical times.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Once the most painted on object in the world, this short campus fence is well on its way to being so again.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This public park was the site of the largest civilian disaster of the Civil War.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A treasure trove of material within the University of Pittsburgh Library Systems has spawned the world's first and only center for academic study of the horror genre.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A T. Rex statue dressed as Mister Rogers honors the children’s-television pioneer.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A giant ball made from pieces of an old Jeep.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Tucked into Pittsburgh’s North Side, the Mattress Factory is a labyrinth of permanent, room-sized installations where artists transform entire spaces into mind-bending, immersive worlds.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This shop filled with oddities and knick-knacks is named for a 19th-century charlatan.
Kyoto, Japan
Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.
El Alto, Bolivia
This likeness of the famous revolutionary is entirely made of recycled scraps of metal.
Chicago, Illinois
A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.
Chicago, Illinois
A unique 3-D sculpture based on Rene Magritte’s “The Red Model.”
Chicago, Illinois
No one knows how many bodies are in this vault in a Chicago public park.
Idaho Falls, Idaho
This combination shop and museum is filled with curious items and artifacts.
Reno, Nevada
This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.
Toronto, Ontario
A collection of human remains, animal body parts, and other macabre curiosities all legally for sale.
Bar Harbor, Maine
The first handmade canoe built by members of the Passamaquoddy in over a century.
Bar Harbor, Maine
A charming museum of natural history featuring dioramas and exhibits made entirely by college students.
Nashville, Tennessee
House a green chile pork Crunchwrap swaddled in hot, fresh tortillas.
Nashville, Tennessee
The final resting place of the founder of a beloved national sausage brand.
Rocky River, Ohio
Smoky, also known as "Yorkie Doodle Dandy," was a four-pound hero of World War II.
Lakewood, Ohio
An oddities shop with incredible permanent displays on top of its collection of purchasable curiosities.
Chicago, Illinois
An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.