Over fifteen hundred passengers and crew members lost their lives when the "unsinkable" RMS Titanic collided with an iceberg on the evening of April 14, 1912. It wasn't until seventy-two years... »

Unique Collections, Unusual Monuments | Edited by anhie, Annetta 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

When Nick Dalacu was a 17-year-old physics student at Bucharest University, he began experimenting with scientific equipment. Nicks life as a "hands-on physicist" began at that time and will... »

Strange Science, Unique Collections, Instruments of Science, Electrical Oddities | Edited by wythe, Nick Dalacu and 2 others

The National Center for the History of Electronic Games (NCHEG) is located at the Strong National Museum of Play, the only museum in the world solely dedicated to exploring the history of play and... »

Unique Collections, Retro-Tech | Edited by anhie

Few diseases have had a greater impact on the history of human civilization than smallpox. The bubonic plague certainly wins for its baroque presentation. Malaria and HIV are concurrent with... »

Incredible Ruins | Edited by M Rebekah Otto, ShaneStringer and 2 others

In a sixth floor walk-up in New York City's Lower East Side, a woman in elf ears named Reverend Jen, along with her pet chihuahua, Reverend Jen Jr., give a guided tour of a unique collection of... »

Unique Collections | Edited by amberjol and Dylan

About fifty miles north of New York City, and only a thousand feet from the Hudson River's eastern shore, there is a small, rocky island named Pollepel. Once feared by Native Americans, the island... »

Incredible Ruins | Edited by anhie

Artist Maria Reidelbach's 2006/07 project, "Gnome on the Grange", is designed to celebrate the local farming community. The 10-hole mini-golf course is located on 100-acre Kelder's Farm, which in... »

Strange Statues | Edited by thecolorsrun and A Facebook user

Dean Kamen is largely known as the eccentric inventor of the Segway. When he bought a two acre island off the coast of Connecticut (though officially in New York state) and local governments... »

Micro-Nations, Eccentric Homes | Edited by Sarah and Dylan

The area of the Sacred Grove is located in Palmyra, NY, on what was once the boyhood home of Joseph Smith, Jr. In 1820, when he was 14 years-old, Smith had a vision while praying in the woods that... »

Rites and Rituals | Edited by M Rebekah Otto