Chicago, Illinois
The Insect Asylum
A small Chicago museum filled with thousands of preserved butterflies, beetles, and more.
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Chicago, Illinois
A small Chicago museum filled with thousands of preserved butterflies, beetles, and more.
Niles, Illinois
Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.
Chicago, Illinois
A bloodstain from "the wound of the transverberation of the heart."
Chicago, Illinois
Honoring the star of the “The Bob Newhart Show” which took place in the city of Chicago in the 1970s.
Chicago, Illinois
This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.
Chicago, Illinois
Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.
Chicago, Illinois
This alley in downtown Chicago held the bodies of over 600 people after the fateful Iroquois Theatre fire.
Chicago, Illinois
This landmark of the Chicago silent film industry may not be in the picture business anymore but it still stands proudly.
Chicago, Illinois
An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.
Dayton, Ohio
This stuffed pigeon of war had the very serious name "John Silver" until he lost a leg in battle.
Cherry Log, Georgia
An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.
Bailey, Colorado
A museum dedicated to the mysterious cryptid.
Boring, Oregon
Founded by Cliff Barackman of 'Finding Bigfoot' fame, this museum is dedicated to the study of North America's unacknowledged hairy woodland hominids.
Weston, West Virginia
This colorful West Virginia cowboy greets passersby with a glassy stare.
Sutton, West Virginia
In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.
Antonito, Colorado
Colorado's oldest church is now home to the largest handmade adobe labyrinth in the world.
Wales
Wander along roughly a mile of paths in what may be the world's largest forest labyrinth.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Yo, Adrian!
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Weston, West Virginia
A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.
Barboursville, West Virginia
This arcade is one of the last places to catch a public performance by the now-defunct ShowBiz Pizza's house band of animatronic animals.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
These rows of World War II-era bunkers were the scene of some of the infamous Mothman sightings.
Gallipolis, Ohio
The failure of one component toppled this entire bridge during rush hour.