Austin, Texas
Congress Bridge Bats
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
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Austin, Texas
Uncommon Objects
One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.
Austin, Texas
Museum of the Weird
Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.
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North Fort Myers, Florida
The Shell Factory
The largest retailer of seashells in the world.
New York, New York
Strawberry Fields Memorial
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
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New York, New York
Obscura Antiques and Oddities
Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.
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New York, New York
The Evolution Store
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indiana Medical History Museum
A medical facility that has been kept frozen in time.
Boston, Massachusetts
The Ether Dome
19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!
