Places Obscurities Wants to Go

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.

The skeletons, demons, and corpses serve as a warning of the terrors of Buddhist Hell.

A gargantuan crystal kingdom.

A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.

Giftshop catering to cryptozoologists and anyone with a sense of humor.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

This Virginia railway overpass is said to be haunted by a serial killer in a rabbit costume.

Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.

This UFO landing strip was created by a charitable Wyoming city that was worried about residents of Jupiter.

A face emerges from the landscape when seen from the air.

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

"I did this all while you were watching TV."

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

This strangely amalgamated museum explores the history of the Timex clock company as well as archaeology.

This little museum in the town where zombies were born celebrates the living dead.

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

This curio museum seems like the type of place you might find a mogwai or a monkey's paw.

A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.

A funhouse dummy that turned out to be a real life mummy, Elmer McCurdy is an urban legend come true.