An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

Mutant vegetables, transgenic mosquitos, and atomic rodents span the walls of this one-of-a-kind museum.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

This permanent exhibition celebrates the finest of our heartless automatons both real and fictional.

DIY collection of eclectic holdings.

Bizarre Cavern.

A collection of full-size movie monsters opened to the public.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

More than five miles of underground passageways.

This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.