Culver City, California
The Museum of Jurassic Technology
A modern day curiosity cabinet.
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Culver City, California
A modern day curiosity cabinet.
Pasadena, California
A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.
Los Angeles, California
A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.
Los Angeles, California
A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.
Los Angeles, California
World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.
Los Angeles, California
This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.
Los Angeles, California
One of the world's largest collections of rare and magnificent bird specimens.
Los Angeles, California
An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.
Los Angeles, California
This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.
Marlborough, New Hampshire
This curious and colorful space invites visitors to delve into the hidden and often mind-boggling world of caterpillars.
Moultonborough, New Hampshire
The early 20th-century home features cutting-edge technology of the day, such as ammonia refrigeration and needle showers.
Montreal, Québec
The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.
Montreal, Québec
The haunting ruins of a once-holy church now stand as a forgotten relic of Montreal’s past.
Montreal, Québec
A 20-foot statue reminds viewers of an extinct species.
Saranac Lake, New York
A former infectious disease laboratory chronicles how tuberculosis shaped a village nestled in the Adirondacks.
Carroll, New Hampshire
A beautiful Gilded Age hotel in the White Mountains with surprising diplomatic history.
Middlebury, Vermont
The Vermont grave of a 4,000-year-old mummy prince.
Littleton, New Hampshire
According to the experts at the Guinness World's Record office, this is the longest candy counter in the world.
New Haven, Vermont
A tomb with a window to ensure the interred wasn't buried alive.
Burlington, Vermont
This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
A New England curiosity cabinet, one hundred years on.
Huntington, Vermont
Wood carving meets bird conservation at this museum showcasing the life's work of one man.
Riga, Latvia
Medical museum that houses most notably the taxidermied remains of Vladimir Demikhov's famous two-headed dog experiment.