New Orleans, Louisiana
Dark Matter Oddities & Artisan Collective
This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Séance Room at Muriel's Jackson Square
The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.
Crystal River, Florida
Three Sisters Springs
This natural spring is the winter home to the largest gathering of manatees in the world.
Tarpon Springs, Florida
The Weeping Icon of Saint Nicholas
No one knows how or why this painting appeared to produce crystallized tears.
Clearwater, Florida
Frank Miranda's Oddities & Antiques
An abandoned Victorian house transformed into a museum and store filled with taxidermy and vintage goods.
Winter Park, Florida
Prometheus Esoterica
Hidden in the plaza next to a pizza shop is an amazing little oddities shop.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Synchronous Fireflies of the Great Smoky Mountains
For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.
Morristown, Tennessee
The 'Evil Dead' Cabin
All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."
Sylva, North Carolina
American Museum of the House Cat
This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.
Columbus, Ohio
Bloch Cancer Survivors' Plaza
This small plaza encourages people diagnosed with cancer to never give up hope.
Columbus, Ohio
Garden of Constants
This whimsical campus lawn is dotted with large sculpted numbers and hidden mathematical formulas.
Columbus, Ohio
The Handprint
A single handprint, which, according to Ohio State University legend, cannot be scrubbed off.
New York, New York
The Conjuring Arts Research Center
Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.
New York, New York
Padre Pio Shrine
Church in Manhattan holds the bloody sock of Padre Pio, among with many other unusual relics.
New York, New York
New Yorker Hotel
The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.
New York, New York
The Real Winnie the Pooh & Pals
The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.
New York, New York
The Cartoon Wall at Overlook
In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.
New York, New York
Grand Central Oyster Bar
This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.
New York, New York
Graybar Rats
Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Cat Sanctuary
The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.
New York, New York
Marilyn Monroe’s Subway Grate
This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.
New York, New York
The Marriage of Money and Real Estate
A sculptural commentary on capitalism pokes up from the East River.
Queens, New York
The Noguchi Museum
A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.
