Havre de Grace, Maryland
Dr. Gloom's Crypt of Curiosities
Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.
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Havre de Grace, Maryland
Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.
Baltimore, Maryland
The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.
Baltimore, Maryland
Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.
Baltimore, Maryland
Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.
Madison, Wisconsin
Amateur taxidermy museum known for its large collection of white squirrels.
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
A museum of the dime museum that features weird entertainments of yesteryear, from feejee mermaids to flea circuses.
Johnson Creek, Wisconsin
This supper-club-turned-concert-venue still serves drinks at its original rotating bar.
Neillsville, Wisconsin
This odd-shaped relic from the 1964 New York World's Fair found its way back home to Wisconsin.
Colgate, Wisconsin
This whimsical sculpture garden is a local treasure.
Woodland, Wisconsin
An unassuming house in Wisconsin hides a transient artist’s magnum opus.
Sparta, Wisconsin
Small-town museum dedicated to outer space ... and bicycles.
Richland Center, Wisconsin
The only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed structure in the architect's hometown.
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Whimsical sculptures dot a woodland path surrounding their creator's old summer cottage.
Madison, Wisconsin
This forgotten beach house built to look like a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece overlooks a hidden beach.
Madison, Wisconsin
A bronze plaque marks the site of the only show the "King of the Soul Singers" ever missed.
Hollandale, Wisconsin
One Austrian's singular yard is now preserved as a folk art garden of concrete wonders.
Two Rivers, Wisconsin
The home of 1.5 million wood letters for printing is still a functioning workshop.
Superior, Wisconsin
A collection of 1,300 accordions of all shapes and sizes displayed in chronological order.
Waukesha, Wisconsin
A forgotten Cold War relic hidden in the outskirts of a Wisconsin city.
Shorewood, Wisconsin
A circus of light and sound forms a sensory ode to an iconic train that will never pass through town again.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
The birthplace of a titan of American cinema.
Racine, Wisconsin
The spaceship-like theater, which is still in use, was one of the most popular exhibits at the 1964 New York World's Fair.
Phillips, Wisconsin
An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
A bedazzled house and crown "jewel" of outsider artist Loy Allen Bowlin.