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Andahuaylillas, Peru

Museo Ritos Andinos (Andean Rites Museum)

In this tiny museum, an unusually-shaped skull that some claim as evidence of extraterrestrials.
Rennes-le-Château, France

The Blue Apples Of Rennes-le-Château

The way that light hits a stained glass window on a specific day is one of many "clues" to a mysterious treasure.
Danville, Vermont

American Society of Dowsers

The national headquarters of the dowser’s society founded in 1961.
Bells Bridge, Australia

Jurassic Ark

A museum in rural Queensland wrongly claims that dinosaur fossils possess evidence that the earth is only 10,000 years old.
Fort Dodge, Iowa

The "Real" Cardiff Giant

Hidden in the grounds of the Fort Dodge Museum is a "real" and terrifying petrified giant.
medical museums

Podcast: Museum of Quackery and Medical Fraud

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team June 15, 2021
Markaz Al Belina, Egypt

'Helicopter' Hieroglyphs

Some believe that this ancient mural depicts technology far ahead of its time, but in reality it's nothing quite out of place.
natural history museums

Zoology’s Favorite Hoax Was an Island Rat That Hopped on Its Nose

Harald Strümpke didn’t just create a lost archipelago, he created a sensation.
Sabrina Imbler September 3, 2019
Cherokee, North Carolina

Bat Creek Stone

Cherokee alphabet, proof of ancient North American Jews, or just a hoax?
Bielefeld, Germany

Bielefeld Conspiracy

According to a satirical conspiracy theory that persists today, this German city of 300,000 is a hoax invented by the CIA.
Estero, Florida

Koreshan State Historic Site

Former utopian colony based on the belief that the universe exists in a hollow sphere.
North Bimini Island, Bahamas

Bimini Road

An underwater road considered a possible Atlantis location.
aliens

The Most Viewed File in the FBI's Vault Has Nothing to Do With Roswell

Eric Grundhauser January 5, 2016
Shingo, Japan

Tomb of Jesus Christ

A small Japanese village claims to be the final resting place of the son of God (and God's other son's ear).
mathematics

Cheer Up, The Saddest Day of The Year Is A Hoax

Eric Grundhauser December 18, 2015
New York, New York

The "Irving House"

Nope, not Washington Irving's house.
gold rush

Cheating Wonders: The $6,000,000,000 Gold Mine That Didn't Exist

Eric Grundhauser August 20, 2015
snakes

The Serpentine Story of Snake Oil, Or How I Came to Buy Snake Oil from Amazon.com

Ella Morton August 19, 2015