Lake Wales, Florida
Bok Tower Gardens
Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.
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Lake Wales, Florida
Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.
Boonsboro, Maryland
Bizarre Cavern.
Messina, Italy
Climb the dead electric pylons of Messina.
Benson, Arizona
What is the Thing?
Melbourne, Australia
Occult books, tarot, oddities.
Washington, D.C.
Bar full of oddities, specimens, artifacts and homages to the great dime museums of the past.
Big Sur, California
It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.
Rome, Italy
A Nesting Doll of Churches.
Bloomington, Indiana
Ornate limestone building now filled with geologic specimens, and more.
Modena, Italy
David Sedaris called it "The greatest shop in the world."
The Hague, Netherlands
Strange secondhand shop showcasing taxidermy and oddies
San Francisco, California
A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.
Winnemucca, Nevada
Local history museum with mammoth bones and an old myth about local giants
Berkeley, California
An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A house and yard adorned with bizarre concrete sculptures in a Milwaukee suburb.
Savannah, Georgia
This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.
Livermore, California
The longest burning light bulb in the world.
Silver Spring, Maryland
An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.
Stromboli, Italy
A volcanic old faithful, Stromboli has been erupting continuously for the last 2000 years.
Paris, France
A museum of magic with a Sadist past.
Nice, France
Artist's eccentric property excessively decorated with found objects and work of his own.