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Former laboratory of radical psychiatrist Wilhelm Reich
Wilhelm Reich was an esteemed psychoanalyst who studied with Freud in the 1920s. He influenced many writers, such as Saul Bellow and Norman Mailer, as well as the famed psychotherapist Fritz Perls... »
Strange Science, Medical Museums | Edited by John Pittman, M Rebekah Otto and others
Largest Tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere
Located off the coast of downeast Maine, the Old Sow whirlpool has been a well known strange site for hundreds of years.
Though said to be named the "Old Sow" whirlpool because it makes sounds... »
Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders | Edited by MountainMermaid and Dylan
The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of cryptid specimens
Loren Coleman first started pursuing unusual, often inexplicable animals in 1960, and has since become one of the world's foremost experts in the field of cryptozoology. The discipline, as... »
Fascinating Fauna, Museums and Collections, Strange Science, Natural History, Unique Collections, Hunting and Taxidermy, Strange Statues | Edited by littlebrumble, wythe and 2 others
Steam engines and conveyor belts are remnants of a genius system left in the middle of the Maine woods
If you were to stumble on the tracks, or rusted iron wrecks it would certainty be a mystery. But this railway running straight through the forest of Maine, are remnants of a once genius system.... »
Inspired Inventions, Incredible Ruins | Edited by John Pittman and M Rebekah Otto
An 18th-century home taken over by antique automatons and musical machines
The Musical Wonder House of Wiscasset, Maine is indeed a wonder to behold. From perfect trill and warble of clockwork birds, to player pianos, to musical Swiss stereopticons, to towering... »
Unique Collections, Musical Wonders, Amazing Automata | Edited by michelle