Salem, Massachusetts
Witch Dungeon Museum
Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.
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Salem, Massachusetts
Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.
Tucson, Arizona
An Arizona museum with a collection of pharmaceutical oddities, including a jar of a gangster's chewed gum.
Basel, Switzerland
One of the world's largest collections of pharmaceutical artifacts.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
This holy goods emporium is where priests go for a little retail therapy to outfit their churches.
Austin, Texas
This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.
San Antonio, Texas
This museum showcases the history and contributions of the U.S. Army to the medical industry, both on the battlefield and off.
Dallas, Texas
This collection of bronze hands comes from astronauts, presidents, baseball greats, and more.
Houston, Texas
A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.
Mineral Wells, Texas
This former Texas landfill is flush with 300 million-year-old fossils, all fit for the taking.
Memphis, Tennessee
This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.
Adams, Tennessee
Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.
Sylva, North Carolina
This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.
Littleton, North Carolina
Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.
Mount Clemens, Michigan
A museum dedicated to the dead and the tools used to usher them into the afterlife.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
Marrakesh, Morocco
It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.
Madrid, Spain
Dr. Fleming's work saved the lives of many bullfighters thanks to his discovery of penicillin.
Madrid, Spain
This embalmed man is one of the best preserved mummies from the Canary Islands.
Madrid, Spain
In this 400-year-old hotel in Madrid, you'll find a comb in every room, an old clock, and maybe a ghost.
Madrid, Spain
The remains of the second-oldest zoo in Europe can be seen within these library gardens.