The Wolfsonian- Florida International University is a museum, library, and research center in the heart of Miami Beach’s Art Deco District with a mission to "illustrate the persuasive power of art... »

Unique Collections, Obscura Day Location | Edited by katiebaker4 and Rachel

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 Tower of Eben-Ezer is a self-built castle constructed in the 1960s by a single man in the isolated Jeker valley of Belgium. The builder, Robert Garcet, was fascinated with the Bible,... »

Curious Places of Worship, Eccentric Homes, Incredible Ruins, Outsider Architecture, Obscura Day Location | Edited by mrobscurity, Dylan and 2 others

Steve Erenberg, aka Radio Guy, has what could only be described as a one-of-a-kind collection. The collection includes anatomical models, armor, scientific instruments, and objects that are... »

Museums and Collections, Wonder Cabinets, Strange Science, Medical Museums, Unique Collections, Obscura Day Location | Edited by Annetta and Nicholas Jackson

Surgery has a sordid past. Through the 16th century, barbers also served the role of surgeon, wielding the amputation saw. Before antiseptics, many patients perished at the hands of their surgeon.... »

Medical Museums, Obscura Day Location | Edited by Dylan, Henry and 3 others

While for most people the words "wooden type" might not cause immediate excitement, once you step into the Hamilton Wood Type museum, that quickly changes. The history of wooden type has seen... »

Museums and Collections, Unique Collections, Obscura Day Location | Edited by nicksherman and Nicholas Jackson

Located at the end of a suburban cul-de-sac and open to the public for only two days a year, the Zymoglyphic Museum houses the cabinet of curiosities created by artist Jim Stewart. Early... »

Wonder Cabinets, Outsider Art, Unique Collections, Obscura Day Location | Edited by Josh, zymoglyphic and 4 others

The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, is on the National Register of Historic Places and has hosted numerous celebrities since opening in 1909, but it remains most famous as the hotel where... »

Intriguing Environs, Obscura Day Location | Edited by Nicholas Jackson and tripandtravel1

Some people wash and wax their cars, making sure that the finish is exactly as clean and shiny as the day they bought it. The art car movement goes in the entirely other direction. While those... »

Museums and Collections, Outsider Art, Obscura Day Location | Edited by Alicekh, Dylan and 2 others

These natural caves, formed underneath a large plateau opposite downtown St. Paul, have been host to numerous activities. Used by native tribes before settlers arrived in the area, in the 1840's... »

Natural Wonders, Curious Caves, Obscura Day Location | Edited by Nicholas Jackson