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A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

A replica of a 7th-century church hides in plain sight in the middle of the concrete jungle.

Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

The "Rocky Horror Picture Show" character has a hidden camera that broadcasts people doing the "Time Warp."

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.

A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

A small poultry graveyard in the courtyard of a popular Key West watering hole.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Walk through the history of American pop culture.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.