Places I want to check out

Over 120,000 curious objects that have shaped our modern world.

An eclectic treasure trove of maritime marvels.

This shop also boasts some sweet memorabilia from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory."

Step back into the glory days of Florida's nascent tourism industry at this Gilded Age palace.

A graveyard of bathyspheres and diving bells paints a weirdly accurate account of ocean exploration's rickety history.

The museum chronicling a treasure hunter's dream, fulfilled.

In a city crazy for seashells this museum educates and amazes visitors using the wonder of cast-off exoskeletons.

A unique collection of diving equipment spanning antiquity to the present day.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

In this small strip mall resides the largest collection of original art from the famed TV artist.

Prayers and messages of hope decorate the ceramic tiles of this pavilion.

This Spokane mansion and the stories within its walls have been brought back to life, thanks to careful restoration.

In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.

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

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.

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

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

One of the few institutions in the United States devoted to the art of decorative bird carving.

An actual 1957 Cadillac De Ville, encased in 15 cubic yards of concrete.

This museum showcases the art of ancient sword-making.

New York's oldest magic store.

This iconic tattoo shop has its own onsite museum with artifacts from the early history of modern body art.

A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.

The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

A blast of nostalgia awaits visitors to this miniature indoor raceway.

This unassuming building houses one of the world's most extensive collections of cars created by automotive legend Carroll Shelby.

If it wasn’t for a real estate agent with a penchant for old-school arcades, this hands-on collection of nostalgic flipper machines might never exist.

A professional special effects makeup artist’s collection of horror creatures and one-of-a-kind recreations on display in downtown Boulder City.

A comprehensive collection of toy and model trains, largely from the mid-20th century.

This delightful attraction features over a dozen miniature train layouts which you can operate and interact with.

Inside this old train depot resides a multi-line model train covering western North Carolina.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

This small, but long-running hobby club has built one of the largest model rail lines in the US.

Play over 120 retro arcade games and pinball machines at this throwback museum.