"Looks so real, it's scary!"

A store that sells all manner of bones, insects, and animal curiosities.

The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.

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

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

Weird wax anatomical models reside here, as do other anatomical specimens.

Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.

A haunting collection of the vanished and disappearing natural world.

The largest medical and anatomical collection in France lies hidden from the public.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

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

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

A wunderkammer hidden on the top floor of the Hartford statehouse.

A seasonal movie monster museum featuring wax creations by a relative of one of the original Universal Studios monsters.

Astonishing collection of helmets, scientific instruments, and medical models.

Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.

The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.

This whimsically unique butterfly farm focuses solely on creating habitats for the gentle insects.