MUSE-eums

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

A magical museum of fairy tale treasures near Cyprus' buffer zone.

A modern museum dedicated to the fairytales and dictionary work of the Brothers Grimm.

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

The excellent Swiss museum of witchcraft is led by a modern witch.

A museum dedicated to the Spanish occult in a town that was terrorized by the Inquisition.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

A collection of Witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.

A collection of haunted artifacts chronicles the career of the world's most famous paranormal investigators.

The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.

An extraordinary collection of vampire-themed antiques lurks on the second floor of a store.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

An impressive collection is dedicated to the legendary beast.

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

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

This museum dedicated to divination also honors a local 10th-century prophetess.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

A museum of alchemy and a basement laboratory all housed in an ancient building in a Gothic tower.

The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.

Inside this museum, visitors venture through ghost stories entrenched in Icelandic folklore.

A museum dedicated to the mysterious cryptid.

Explore the legends surrounding these mythical sea creatures inside this museum.

Hidden by the roadside in the Iya Valley, this gem brings together folk monsters and the region's unique geography.

Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.

This Polish cave has housed a dragon, a brothel, and an enduring legend.

Visitors can explore the role of mysticism throughout the ages inside this interactive museum of magic.

A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.

This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.

An unusual but excellent display created in the 1930s as propaganda against the Freemasons.

A good place to research the Freemasons, esoterica, occultism, and hermeticism.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

A whimsical museum dedicated to the mischievous kappa, a mythical cucumber-loving water sprite.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

A gas station and a state sign commemorating the most famous claims of extraterrestrial abduction.

University of New Hampshire holds the documentation and artifacts of local alien abductees.

Enjoy a tour of oddities and makeshift monsters at this souvenir store with an offbeat sense of humor.