Entry No. 50 — the Denver file — filed under: haunted

The Terrorium Shop

Tucked into a little brick storefront in Berkeley, this is the place that makes 'terroriums' — living-plant terrariums grown around ethically foraged Colorado roadkill skulls and bones, so each dome is decay and regrowth happening at once. Beyond the signature pieces there are wet specimens, pinned insects, responsibly sourced skulls, crystals, and a DIY bench, plus hands-on classes in taxidermy preservation and entomology. Everything is collected post-mortem, never killed for the work. It's the kind of shop you stumble into and then struggle to describe to anyone afterward.

The move: Book one of the in-store taxidermy or entomology classes together and walk out with a pinned-insect frame or a bone-and-plant terrorium you built side by side — a date that doubles as a keepsake nobody else will have.

📍 Before you go It's a small brick storefront on Yates St, one block west of Tennyson Street — Berkeley's walkable shopping strip between 38th Ave and Berkeley Lake Park — so park on Tennyson or the side streets and wander over on foot. The shop is compact and can get tight, so a quieter weekday afternoon beats a weekend crowd if you want to browse the wet specimens and bones slowly. The hands-on taxidermy and entomology classes book separately and fill up, so reserve a spot well ahead rather than walking in. Pair it with coffee, a bookshop, or a brewery crawl along Tennyson, or a loop around Berkeley Lake Park.

• 📍 Berkeley
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Low-key
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 4416 Yates St, Denver, CO 80212 (Berkeley neighborhood)

Hours: Mon-Thu 10am-6pm, Fri-Sat 10am-7pm, Sun 10am-6pm (per Yelp, updated 2026). Classes scheduled separately — check theterroriumshop.co for current class dates.

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Further reading: Atlas Obscura · Westword · Official site · denvergazette.com

last checked: 2026-06-07