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• August 14, 2010 DanielleDW has been to National Museum of Health and Medicine
  

  National Museum of Health and Medicine

  An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln

  Once housed in a grand building on the National Mall, but now relegated to the uptown campus of the Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital, the National Museum of Health and Medicine houses a... »

  Medical Museums | Edited by Dylan, Josh and 3 others

• August 14, 2010 DanielleDW has been to Catacombes de Paris
  

  Paris, France

  Catacombes de Paris

  The Catacombs hold secrets much stranger than the bones stacked within them

  In 2004, Parisian police were assigned to do a training exercise in a previously uncharted part of the Catacombs of Paris beneath the Palais de Chaillot. Entering the catacombs through a drain,... »

  Memento Mori, Ossuaries, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries, Subterranean Sites | Edited by CPilgrim, Dylan and 6 others

• August 14, 2010 DanielleDW has been to Père Lachaise Cemetery
  

  Paris, France

  Père Lachaise Cemetery

  France's Most Famous Cemetery

  A large cemetery by itself wouldn't seem too odd; even one containing famous remains might not be enough to more than raise an eyebrow. Instead, it's the culture and atmosphere that set Père... »

  Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by meelar, Dylan and others

• August 14, 2010 DanielleDW has been to Deyrolle Taxidermy
  

  Paris, France

  Deyrolle Taxidermy

  Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios

  Deyrolle was founded by well-known entomologist Emile Deyrolle in 1831, and has been at its current premises since 1881. Exotic taxidermy, entomology, and natural history collections displayed in... »

  Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by Josh, Dylan and 3 others

• August 14, 2010 DanielleDW has been to The Museum of Jurassic Technology
  

  The Museum of Jurassic Technology

  A modern day curiosity cabinet

  You may be aware when you enter the museum that the appearance of anything that could be considered Technology didn’t occur until about 150 million years after the Jurassic period. You may also... »

  Wonder Cabinets, Strange Science, Outsider Art, Natural History, Unique Collections | Edited by Dylan and Henry

• August 14, 2010 DanielleDW has been to Galco's Soda Pop Stop
  

  Galco's Soda Pop Stop

  Shop selling 500 flavors of soda

  In the age of globalization, when the long tentacles of Pepsi and Coca-Cola have touched even the most remote places in the world, Galco's Soda Pop Stop is an unique place. It is a throwback to... »

  Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by stanestane and Annetta

• August 14, 2010 DanielleDW has been to The Echo Park Time Travel Mart
  

  The Echo Park Time Travel Mart

  Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension

  Have you ever traveled through time and foolishly forgotten your Pastport? Woken up in the morning and realized you're fresh out of dinosaur eggs for breakfast? Discovered that your robot is out... »

  Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by anhie and Annetta

• August 14, 2010 DanielleDW has been to Hollywood Forever Cemetery
  

  Hollywood Forever Cemetery

  Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings

  Hollywood Forever cemetery was founded in 1899 by farmer and businessman, Isaac Van Nuys. Originally called Hollywood Memorial Park Cemetary, the site was one of the first "park-like" cemeteries... »

  Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by anhie

• August 14, 2010 DanielleDW has been to Velaslavasay Panorama
  

  Velaslavasay Panorama

  Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater featuring carnivorous plants

  In the late 1700s and early 1900s a new form of interactive media was invented. Considered lowbrow at the time, it was the 3D movie of its day, a fully engaging visual experience for the masses,... »

  Unique Collections, Optical Oddities, Horticultural Marvels, Obscura Day Location | Edited by anhie and Annetta

• August 14, 2010 DanielleDW has been to The Silent Movie Theater
  

  The Silent Movie Theater

  The last of its kind in the country

  One of the most beloved theaters in the country, the Silent Movie Theater is also the last of its kind. It was opened in 1942 by John and Dorothy Hampton, an Oklahoma couple, at a time when silent... »

  Commercial Curiosities | Edited by Genki

• August 14, 2010 DanielleDW has been to Watts Towers
  

  Watts Towers

  America's most famous piece of self-built architecture

  The Watts Towers in the Watts district of Los Angeles, California, are a collection of 17 interconnected structures, two of which reach heights of over 99 feet (30 m). The Towers were built by... »

  Outsider Architecture | Edited by Dylan, Henry and others

• August 14, 2010 DanielleDW has been to Angels Flight
  

  Angels Flight

  Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world

  After nine years of having to huff and puff up the steep steps of Bunker Hill, Los Angeles pedestrians can relax now that the historic funicular railway, Angels Flight, has reopened its landmark... »

  Inspired Inventions, Retro-Tech | Edited by anhie and Dylan

• August 14, 2010 DanielleDW has been to Skeletons in the Closet
  

  Skeletons in the Closet

  Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office

  Skeletons in the Closet is the name of the improbably placed gift shop squeezed into an office on the second floor of the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office. "Part of you thinks it's in poor... »

  Memento Mori, Commercial Curiosities, Purveyors of Curiosities | Edited by Nicholas Jackson