The story goes that in 1966 and 1967, the residents of Point Pleasant claimed to have seen a winged, human-like insect with glowing red eyes in the town. He has been nicknamed the “Mothman”.
The Mothman Statue outside the Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
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… to some creative reinterpretations of what the creature would have looked like.
A Mothman decoration at the Mothman Museum.
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There are also newspaper clippings and written testimonies from people who said they saw the creature on display.
Newspaper clippings inside the Mothman Museum.
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The museum also claims to have the world’s largest collection of props used in the 2002 film “The Mothman Prophecies” starring Richard Gere and Laura Linney, based on the events surrounding the events of the late 1960s.
Richard Gere on Park Avenue where he was promoting his movie “Mothman Prophesy” on January 13, 2002 in New York City.
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According to a TripAdvisor reviewer, this is a “hokey little museum, although interesting and absurd, in a secluded place”.
Inside the Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
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Who knows? You might even get a glimpse of the creature, but maybe not with the same fear factor as the portrayal of the 2002 film seen below. Entrance to the museum costs $ 4 for adults and $ 1 for children under 10.
The Mothman in the 2002 film “The Mothman Prophecies”.
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About 45 minutes from Madison, Wisconsin is the Dr. Evermor Sculpture Park in North Freedom, Wisconsin.
Forevertron in North Freedom, Wisconsin.
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This is the brainchild of Tom Every, a retired industrial convenience store who invented the alter ego Dr. Evermor, a Victorian English designer, and built his collection of sculptures as a way to ascend “into the heavens on a lightning force magnetic beam “.
Forevertron in North Freedom, Wisconsin.
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The “professional destroyer†of a lifetime wanted to spend the rest of his life doing the opposite, according to Atlas Obscura.
Forevertron in North Freedom, Wisconsin.
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The sculptures are made from recycled industrial relics, according to PBS Independent Lens.
Forevertron in North Freedom, Wisconsin.
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TripAdvisor reviewers say that visiting is like taking a “trip to another world” and it’s like “Dr. Suess comes to life!”
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But one thing pointed out in many reviews is how difficult it can be to find the sculptures. Reviews say a small sign off of Highway 12 leads you to what looks like an abandoned dirt road, but you’ve come to the right place. Just keep doing it.
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Whether you’re a medical history buff or just a fan of the weird and the unusual, the Mutter Museum might be worth a visit. It is housed at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania.
The Mutter Museum in Pennsylvania.
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Inside is an expansive collection of everything offering a “glimpse into the unknown,” according to a TripAdvisor reviewer.
The interior of the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia.
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There are skeletons, preserved human remains, a menagerie of choked objects extracted from patients’ throats, and other medical abnormalities.
This authentic human head was created in the early 1930s and is on display at the Mutter Museum.
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The plaques feature descriptions of each exhibit, leaving visitors both entertained and informed by giving them context for what they are viewing.
Inside Ark’s meeting in Kentucky.
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For $ 22, visitors can tour the studio, gain insight into Mardi Gras history in New Orleans, and see floats.
The interior of Mardi Gras World in New Orleans, Louisiana in 2011.
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