Falcon Heights, Minnesota
Bell Museum
This taxidermic smorgasbord was co-created by an artist poached from the Museum of Natural History.
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Falcon Heights, Minnesota
This taxidermic smorgasbord was co-created by an artist poached from the Museum of Natural History.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
A Norwegian church that was built before Wisconsin was even a state has been entirely moved to a nicer spot.
Mora, Sweden
The city that saw the birth of Sweden is now home to an impressive collection of work from its favorite artist.
Kramfors N, Sweden
This serene wooded hilltop has a dark history as the climactic point of the Swedish witch trials.
Oslo, Norway
This record shop and unofficial black metal museum is an ode to Oslo's heaviest musical export.
Oslo, Norway
In downtown Oslo, a menacing and terrifying relief clings to a church wall.
Oslo, Norway
An artist's mausoleum with a haunting echo.
Oslo, Norway
One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."
New Orleans, Louisiana
In 1857, the Mardi Gras parade tradition began at this intersection.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This dollhouse-sized art museum features creations from local artists.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This unique shop is full of memento mori art, antique medical equipment, secret society paraphernalia, and historical relics.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Come for the 14-foot-long taxidermy alligator. Stay for the mini costumed gators shooting pool.
Houston, Texas
An oddities shop packed with twisted treasures inspired by Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe.
Blue Mounds, Wisconsin
This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.
Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.
Lake Delton, Wisconsin
This steep-walled ravine contains animal-shaped formations made from sandstone.
Minot, North Dakota
This museum is a full-size replica of an original church constructed during the 13th-century.
Decorah, Iowa
Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.
Phoenix, Arizona
Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.
Los Angeles, California
A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.
Bear Creek, North Carolina
A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.