Upton, Massachusetts
Upton Chamber
This mysterious artificial cave has long puzzled New Englanders.
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Upton, Massachusetts
This mysterious artificial cave has long puzzled New Englanders.
Cusco, Peru
The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.
Lima, Peru
The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A museum dedicated to the history of the diamond trade in the Netherlands.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This museum inside Amsterdam's largest cemetery explores how people deal with death.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The attic of a four-century-old canal house hides a clandestine church.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.
Bridgeport, Connecticut
A museum designed by and dedicated to P.T. Barnum in the town where he is buried.
Union, Connecticut
This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Eccentric concrete mansion and museum designed and built by hand from the inside out.
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
An extraordinary collection of vampire-themed antiques lurks on the second floor of a store.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Professional and amateur dioramas, taxidermy, and oddities all located in an attic above a gallery.
Hartford, Connecticut
A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.
Groton, Connecticut
The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.
Salem, Massachusetts
A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.
London, England
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
London, England
This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
A warehouse for all of your architectural details.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Funhouse of found art and participatory sculpture.