A small Anglo-Saxon village nestled in the hills of Derbyshire, Eyam has become known as the 'plague village' due to a decision made by the whole village during an outbreak of the Black Death in... »

Strange Science, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries, Intriguing Environs, Disaster Areas | Edited by lisa_tc, Mark_Casey and others

Until 1986, Lechuguilla Cave was just a dead-end historical site used briefly for bat guano mining and intermittently visited by enthusiastic cavers. In the 1950’s however, light was shed on this... »

Geological Oddities, Curious Caves, Strange Science, Subterranean Sites | Edited by katiebaker4 and Rachel

Part funhouse part learning center, Camera Obscura and the World of Illusions is five floors of perspective-bending fun. Operating for over 150 years, it is Edinburgh's oldest purpose built... »

Strange Science, Inspired Inventions, Instruments of Science, Optical Oddities, Mazes | Edited by JocksAway, Dylan and others

The Museum of Radiology is located in the waiting room of the Military Hospital of Brussels. While patients wait to receive their medical imaging, visitors to the museum can view posters and... »

Museums and Collections, Strange Science, Medical Museums | Edited by AnnaFiddler, Dylan and others

Orfield Laboratories in South Minneapolis is the home of “the quietest place on earth,” as recorded in the Guinness World Records. (It also happens to share the same building as the recording... »

Strange Science, Inspired Inventions, Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by katiebaker4, Rachel and others

Harold Edgerton possessed a long and impressive list of accomplishments and triumphs in the worlds of science and the arts and may be best recognized in popular culture for his striking Life... »

Strange Science, Inspired Inventions, Instruments of Science, Obscura Day Location | Edited by Rachel and camillabrinkman

The front lawn arboretum of the Indiana Statehouse counts several commemorative and interesting trees among its display, and it's up to visitors to decide just how special they actually are.... »

Extraordinary Flora, Strange Science, Natural History, Unique Collections | Edited by Mark_Casey and Dylan

“Old MacDonald had a farm, ee i ee i oh. And on that farm he had a…pile of dead bodies…?” This will soon be the tune of farmer John O’Laughlin at Grace Lair Farm in Tyrone, Pennsylvania. Mr.... »

Strange Science, Memento Mori, Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by katiebaker4, Dylan and others

Japan is blazing the trail when it comes to developing synthetic humans. Seemingly lacking whatever it is that tends to give Westerners the willies when it comes to human replicas, the Japanese... »

Strange Science, Commercial Curiosities | Edited by Rachel

If you love dinosaurs and theme parks, but hate waiting in line or sharing with other tourists, then Dinosaurs Fairyland is the place for you. The park features dozens of full scale dinosaur... »

Museums and Collections, Strange Science, Natural History, Unusual Monuments, Strange Statues, Intriguing Environs, Ghost Towns | Edited by Dampo and Dylan