Home to items never before seen by the public.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

A New York garbage depot holds a secret collection of weird and wonderful refuse.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

This morbid, delightful curiosity shop offers everything from animal bones to human teeth.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

This Boston medical museum features the skull of the famous medical case of Phineas Gage.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

New York's oldest magic store.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.