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A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

This small museum in a 17th-century building honors three iconic Scottish writers.

A museum dedicated to the legacy of writer P.L. Travers and her most beloved character, Mary Poppins.

This beautiful 16th-century necropolis marks an astonishing feat in heritage conservation.

Time stands still at this serene burial ground in the center of Budapest.

This magnificent mausoleum is as much a work of art as it is a historic resting place.

The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.

Inside this community-run museum, visitors are treated to the history of toys and games.

The home where the famous astrologer wrote some of his most telling prophecies.

This historic Chinese church was relocated and revived as a museum that preserves and celebrates Chinese art, history, and culture.

A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.

Whether you're up or down, the Elevator Museum is worth a stop.

Townhouse facade doubles as an RMS Titanic Memorial.

An abandoned dollhouse factory.

A Brooklyn exhibit all about Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding in 1994.

These expertly crafted, scientifically accurate glass sea creatures were once an international phenomenon.

There's a piece of New York City transportation history hidden in plain sight at a Manhattan subway stop.

A simple midtown bar was once the home of a secretive and exclusive club staffed by "bunnies" under Hefner's strict rules.

Historic Greenpoint theater turned roller disco, then chain pharmacy, and now Sweetgreen.

The first evidence of some of the Earth's earliest life was found in this fossilized undersea grotto.

This tiny store is your one-stop shop for all sorts of rare and wonderful buttons.

An abandoned horticulture institute gloomily presides over rows of derelict and vine-wrought greenhouses.

An accidentally hidden library containing the ephemeral history of New York.